How scientists fixed the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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The 19th-century veterinarian who nearly cracked one of medicine’s oldest mysteries
As far as presenting the case for germ theory, James Law’s 45-page report “Influenza in Horses,” which appeared in the Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the Year 1872 was a tour de force of the medical geography of the Great Epizootic.
More than kinship, social isolation has a greater effect on toad tadpole behavior
Amphibian larvae—often known as tadpoles—exhibit a behavior known as "social aggregation," in which they gather together to avoid predators. These interactions are evidence of their "association preferences," or their tendency to recognize members of their own species.
Tasmanian devils lived with people in outback Western Australia 45,000 years ago, new fossils show
Tasmanian devils are among Australia's most distinctive mammals. Stocky, powerful and famously noisy, wild populations are now restricted to Tasmania. But this was not always the case.
One giant step: first known T rex footprints found in North Dakota
The 23ft-long trackway, consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right, date from 66.5m years ago The first known series of footprints from an adult Tyrannosaurus rex has been found…
One giant step: first known adult T rex footprints found in North Dakota
The 23ft-long trackway, consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right, date from 66.5m years ago The first known series of footprints from an adult Tyrannosaurus rex has been found…
Record August Heat Pushes Global Temperatures Back Above 1.5°C, Western Europe’s Hottest Summer
Record heat in August this year has made it the joint warmest month alongside July 2023. It was also the first month since November 2025 when global temperatures were 1.65°C higher than the pre-industrial level baseline, shooting the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C yet again.