Gil Caparas
320 posts
New Study Details How Flowering Plants Ushered In an “Evolution Revolution”
As the pandemic swept the world and brought social activities close to a full stop, people looked to…
January 27, 2022
UK Scientists Dig Up One of Its Biggest Ichthyosaurs Yet
It hasn’t been that long since we last heard of ichthyosaurs in online science discourse; just a few…
January 26, 2022
Australia’s Miocene Fossil “Trove” Reveals Its Tropical Past
A fossil “treasure trove” located within New South Wales recently revealed its findings, with stunning specimens of fossilized…
January 25, 2022
Tendons See Potential New Hydrogel Repair Tech Inspired By Slug Slime
Athletes and workers who undergo regular physical stress will be the first to tell you the dangers of…
January 23, 2022
China’s “Artificial Sun” Tokamak Breaks Plasma Confinement Records
2022 kicks off with yet another new plasma confinement record for a nuclear fusion project somewhere around the…
January 19, 2022
Ancient Montana Was Plagued By a Massive Marine Reptile—And It Probably Looked Like a Dolphin
Ask anyone to picture what an “underwater reptile” looks like and they’d be likely to bring up images…
January 18, 2022
This New Film Can Help Food Stay Fresh Longer—And It’s Made Out of Corn
The circumstances circling the simple act of storing your food plagues kitchens the world over. Diners and chefs…
January 17, 2022
New Biodegradable, Thin Battery Has a “Heart” Made of Cellulose
Batteries remain a constant source of innovation for science, as our increasingly-mobile future with devices demands improvements upon…
January 13, 2022
James Webb Telescope—Now Fully Deployed—Sets Its Sights To the Stars
December 25, 2021, 7:20 a.m., UTC -5. Aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) heavy-lift space launch vehicle Ariane…
January 11, 2022
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Dipped Through the Sun’s Atmosphere For the First Time
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe seems to be on a roll lately, as it’s been consistently delivering several firsts…
January 10, 2022