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Scientific discovery news in Portugal
Latest news and stories about scientific discovery in Portugal for expats and residents.
Latest news and stories about scientific discovery in Portugal for expats and residents.
A fossil discovered in Portugal shows evidence of a baby dinosaur that was partially consumed by a predator during the Late Jurassic period.
Researchers have discovered ancient human DNA dating back more than two millennia within cave systems located in the Iberian Peninsula.
Researchers have discovered ancient human DNA dating back more than two millennia within cave systems located in the Iberian Peninsula.
A Portuguese team participated in the first global discovery of ancient human DNA preserved on the walls of prehistoric caves, with the Escoural Cave in Montemor-o-Novo providing some of the most relevant samples for the study released this week.
Researchers have identified a previously unknown plant species from a fossil discovered in Portugal, dating back 300 million years.
Biologist Pedro Cardoso, who is coordinating the research on the new Alentejo spiders, says he is certain they are species previously unknown to science, with identification currently underway.
A tuna vertebra dating back approximately 20 million years has been discovered in Portugal; it is the first time a find of this significance has been located on the European side of the Atlantic. The vertebra was discovered in the Cape Espichel region, where the bones of a new dinosaur species were also found.
Home News Portuguese scientists discover a “surprising ally” in brain repair Portuguese scientists discover a “surprising ally” in brain repair Researchers at the Champalimaud Foundation ( FC) have concluded that molecules long considered the “villains of the brain,” associated with ageing and ne
