Read more about the article New Flash Of Deep Space Could Be Massive Star Explosion
Picture shows a star ripped apart by tidal forces as it approaches a massive black hole, in an artistic composition. Scientists captured the first example of an extremely bright and rapidly evolving astronomical event in the distant universe. (CSIC, Kavli IPMU/Newsflash)

New Flash Of Deep Space Could Be Massive Star Explosion

Scientists have discovered an ultra-bright phenomenon in the distant universe that could have come from a star destroyed by a black hole. The fleeting phenomenon evolves much faster than a…

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Read more about the article Europe’s Oldest Human Named After Pink Floyd
Presentation of the remains of the first European human being found in Atapuerca archaeological site, Burgos, Spain, July 2022. It has been named as Pink Floyd, like the British band. (Fundacion Atapuerca/Newsflash)

Europe’s Oldest Human Named After Pink Floyd

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Spanish archaeologists have named the oldest hominid ever found in Europe ‘Pink’ after the legendary English rock band Pink Floyd. Remains of man's ancient ancestor - dating back 1.4 million…

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Read more about the article High-Speed Storage Of CO2 Discovered In Bacteria Could Help Fight Climate Change
The filaments of the enzyme HDCR, which produces formic acid from gaseous hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2), are wound around each other like a plait. Undated photo. (Verena Resch, luminous-lab.com/Newsflash)

High-Speed Storage Of CO2 Discovered In Bacteria Could Help Fight Climate Change

An international team of scientists has discovered a new way of high-speed storage of carbon dioxide in a bacterial enzyme that could eventually help fight climate change. The accumulation of…

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Read more about the article Zookeepers Step In To Hand Rear Cute Baby Porcupines After Mum Abandons Them
The two porcupines born in bioparc Valencia, July 2022. (Bioparc Valencia/Newsflash)

Zookeepers Step In To Hand Rear Cute Baby Porcupines After Mum Abandons Them

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Spanish zookeepers have stepped in to hand-rear two baby porcupines after their mother abandoned them. The two little South African porcupines, also known as Cape porcupines, were born at Valencia…

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Read more about the article Prehistoric Farmers Were Bugged By Insects And Mice, Says Study
Lower jaw and front limb bones of wood mice (Apodemus cf. sylvaticus) evaluated by the University of Basel in Switzerland. (Raul Soteras, AgriChange project/Newsflash)

Prehistoric Farmers Were Bugged By Insects And Mice, Says Study

Stone Age farmers in southern France were fighting mice and insects feasting on their supplies 4,000 years ago, a new study has revealed. An international team of archaeologists led by…

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Read more about the article Oldest Known E. Coli Sample Dating Back To 16th Century Extracted From Italian Mummy
Researchers reconstruct the genome of E. coli, using fragments from gallstone of 16th century mummy. (Division of Paleopathology of the University of Pisa/Newsflash)

Oldest Known E. Coli Sample Dating Back To 16th Century Extracted From Italian Mummy

The oldest known sample of an E. coli bacteria has been extracted from a 16th-century Italian mummy by an international team of researchers. Modern E. coli bacteria is often found…

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Read more about the article Mysterious ‘Blue Blobs’ In Space Herald New Kind Of Star System
UArizona astronomers have identified a new class of star system. The collection of mostly young blue stars are seen here using the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys. (Michael Jones/Newsflash)

Mysterious ‘Blue Blobs’ In Space Herald New Kind Of Star System

An international team of astronomers have discovered a new type of star system thanks to data from the Hubble Space Telescope. The star systems, which the experts said look like…

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Read more about the article New Species Of Bear-Dog Dating Back Millions Of Years Named After Large, One-Eyed Giant
A representation of the newly discovered species of large predators belong to a group of carnivores that could weigh around 320 kilogrames, appeared 36 million years ago before becoming extinct around 7.5 million years ago, found in Sallespisse, France. (Denny Navarra/Newsflash)

New Species Of Bear-Dog Dating Back Millions Of Years Named After Large, One-Eyed Giant

An international team of scientists has identified a new species of ancient predator that was part bear and part dog and roamed Europe millions of years ago. The new genus…

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