Scientists find first dinosaur tracks on Arabian Peninsula

Scientists examine this ornithopod trackway in Yemen. Photo by: Nancy Stevens


The sophisticated sex lives of sea squirts

Aug 26, 2008
Styela plicata larvae. Image courtesy of Bronwyn Galletly

Photocatalyst

Aug 26, 2008
A manganese-oxo complex with a cubic {Mn4O4}7+ core catalyzes the electrooxidation of water when suspended within the aqueous channels of a Nafion membrane (see picture). Illumination with visible light under an applied potential ...

hES Cells on Matrigel Alone

Aug 20, 2008
hESCs grown on Matrigel in defined culture media. The mesh-like structure in the background is Matrigel. Credit: Sato lab, UC Riverside

Biomarkers reveal our biological age

Aug 19, 2008
The telomeres (dyed red) form the end pieces of the chromosomes. As they age, they become shorter and some chromosomes eventually lose their ends completely. As a result, the cells are no longer able to divide. Image: K. ...

Duck-billed dinosaurs outgrew predators to survive

Aug 06, 2008
Hypocrasaurus grew three to five times faster than predators such as tyrannosaurs. Art by: Drew Lee/Ohio University