A team of archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) has uncovered keratin ‘teeth’ of lamprey at a site near Mansion House station in London, the United Kingdom. Lamprey in Sala Maremagnum of Aquarium Finisterrae in Corunna, Galicia, Spain. Image credit: Drow Male / CC BY-SA 3.0. Lampreys are …

It is no secret that climate change and environmental negligence have been worsened by human activity and accelerated industrialization over the past century, and that wildlife greatly suffers as a result. A recent study published by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) analyzes the most recent data of animal populations worldwide, …

Inaccessible Island, the westernmost of three islands in the Tristan Archipelago, is located about 2,250 miles (3,600 km) east of Porto Alegre, Brazil, and about 1,750 miles (2,800 km) west of Cape Town, South Africa. Formed by a now-extinct volcano 3 to 6 million years ago, the island is the …

A Mediterranean diet supplemented with two fatty fish meals per week might be a potential strategy for reducing airway inflammation in childhood asthma. Eating fish such as salmon, trout and sardines as part of a healthy diet can reduce asthma symptoms in children. Image credit: Dana Tentis. Childhood asthma is …

A newly-identified natural compound called nitrophenyl psoralen could be used as a treatment to reduce paralysis induced by botulism, a rare illness caused by toxins that attack the nervous system. Mechanism of action of botulinum toxin: the light chain of (BT-A) cleaves SNAP-25 (synaptosome-associated protein of 25 KDa) and consequently …

NASA’s Juno orbiter has detected ‘wave trains’ — massive structures of moving air that appear like waves — in the atmosphere of Jupiter. Three waves can be seen in this image, which is an excerpt of a JunoCam image taken on February 2, 2017, during Juno’s fourth flyby of Jupiter. …

Korean AI startup Skelter Labs is expanding to Southeast Asia after it pulled in undisclosed funding from Singapore-based VC firm Golden Gate Ventures. Skelter Labs was founded in 2015 by founded by Ted Cho, the former engineering site director at Google Korea. It started out developing apps and services that made …

The Stanford product became the third homegrown player to win the award and the first player at the club to do so Real Salt Lake forward Corey Baird has been named the 2018 MLS Rookie of the Year. Bairds eight goals was the most among MLS rookies and finished tied …

An eight-game slate highlighted Fridays NBA action as the Minnesota Timberwolves looked to upset the Golden State Warriors out West, while Dwight Howard made his Washington Wizards debut back East. The Warriors held the Wolves to just 12 fourth-quarter points in the win. Golden State Warriors 116, Minnesota Timberwolves 99 …

He hit 586 homers in 15 seasons, and in those years, San Francisco opened a new ballpark and usually ranked among the MLB leaders in attendance – home and road. Sources say that Johnson was all-in on the idea of adding Stanton, who had a full no-trade clause and turned …