Animal mummies unwrapped with hi-res 3D X-rays

Cortez Deacetis

Three mummified animals from historic Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers, working with high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented depth about the animals’ lives – and deaths – about 2000 several years back. The three animals – a snake, a chook and a cat – are from […]

A 3D study of a tiny beetle that attacks the fruits of coffee reveals details of its anatomy and secret life that can help fight this pest

Cortez Deacetis

Scientists from the College of Granada (UGR), belonging to the Department of Zoology, have delivered new facts on Hypothenemus hampei, a very small beetle of just over a millimeter in measurement that is recognised as ‘the coffee berry borer’, mainly because it attacks coffee berries digging tunnels with cameras in […]