We intuitively compare large, approximate quantities but cannot grasp such a big, abstract number as a million U.S. COVID-19 deaths.
A molar adds to suspicions that mysterious hominids called Denisovans inhabited Southeast Asia's tropical forests.
As a science reporter covering COVID-19, I knew I should mask up at Disney World. Instead, I conformed, bared my face and got COVID-19.
Where extremely energetic neutrinos originate from is a mystery. A new study supports the idea that “tidal disruption events” are one source.
Severe habitat fragmentation caused by expanding palm oil plantations may have driven two primate species to mate that wouldn’t have otherwise.
Planting trees near crops and pumping water with solar power in India is reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
The mummified remains contained a substance that may reduce anxiety and is found in ayahuasca, a psychedelic ceremonial liquid still drunk today.
The magnitude 5 temblor, detected May 4, will help scientists learn more about the Red Planet’s interior.
A bird’s nest is a special version of a granular material. Lab experiments and computer simulations explain its quirky behavior.
When brought near flickering flames, prehistoric stone engravings of animals seem to move, experiments with replicas and virtual reality show.
Observations from the Event Horizon Telescope reveal the turbulent region around our home galaxy’s black hole, Sagittarius A*, in new detail.
Large earthquakes make speed-of-light adjustments to Earth’s gravitational field. Researchers have now trained computers to detect the signals.
After coronavirus vaccines, antivirals and a monoclonal antibody are the next line of defense, but the treatments may be hard for some people to find.
A meat-heavy diet, with its high climate costs, is the norm in the West. So social scientists are working to upend normal.
Ultrasounds tracking fetal mouth movements in baby marmosets pinpoint the early development of the motor skills needed for vocalization.
An analysis of nearly 3 million pop songs from 1959 to 2010 shows fame is a dance between similarity and innovation.
As the young sun’s radiation evaporated gas from its surrounding disk, it triggered a jumbling of the giant planets’ orbits, simulations suggest.
Researchers have identified what may be the first known case of a mammal mimicking an insect.
Despite the advice of health experts, most people who cook chicken at home wash it. New research offers ways to reduce spreading dangerous germs.
Millet, kelp, Bambara groundnut and cassava are resilient, sustainable and nutrient dense — good options for future dinner plates.
Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on the scale of thousands of years, giving researchers a way to look for examples of supernovae of this model, known as “D6.” Supernovae are important fo
A novel miniature microscope functions as a window into the brain of freely behaving rodents in real time
Astronomers reveal the first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy. It is the first direct visual evidence of a ring-like structure like M87*. Theoretical Physicists of Goethe University Frankfurt were instrumental in interpreting the data. Astronomers have unveiled the first image o
Just 2 kelvins above absolute zero.
Companies market to people who are already vulnerable.
We discover that black holes are not cosmic vacuums. Some even make music!
Physicists at EPFL, within a large European collaboration, have revised one of the fundamental laws that has been foundational to plasma and fusion research for over three decades, even governing the design of megaprojects like ITER. The update demonstrates that we can actually safely utilize more h
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
A trio of researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand, has found that when it comes time to name a newly found species after someone, female honorees tend to be underrepresented. In their paper ...
The image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy isn't only an incredible scientific achievement - it also agrees precisely with predictions.
Sagittarius A* lies in the southern sky, passing directly above South Africa.
Black physicists say efforts to recruit and retain more Black students must concentrate on challenges they face at both Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Primarily White Institutions.
The device hopes to answer the ultimate existential questions. The final piece of an all-new detector has completed the first leg of its journey toward unlocking some of the most enduring mysteries of the Universe. The 41-million-pixel Vertex Locator (VELO) was assembled at the University of Liver
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Germany and multiple institutions in the U.S. has identified a kick velocity large enough for an individual gravitational ...
The global Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration used observations from a worldwide network of eight radio telescopes to take the stunning image of Sagittarius A*.
What goes for moving clocks goes for everything else; physics, chemistry and biology all operate at a slower pace in moving frames of reference.
A team of researchers has built an intelligent sensor—the size of about 1/1000 of the cross-section of a human hair—that can simultaneously detect the intensity, polarization and wavelength of light, ...
Physicists at EPFL, within a large European collaboration, have revised one of the fundamental laws that has been foundational to plasma and fusion research for over three decades, even governing the ...
The discovery of "new physics" could lead us to solve one of the biggest mysteries in cosmology!
Astronomers from the Ohio State University (OSU) and elsewhere have performed a detailed X-ray observational campaign of a mysterious nuclear transient event known as AT2019pev. Results of the study, ...
Quantum simulator provides insights into the dynamics of complex quantum systems. At first glance, a system consisting of 51 ions may appear to be easily manageable. But even if these charged atoms are only switched back and forth between two states, the result is more than two quadrillion (1015) d
Physicists at QinetiQ are developing systems that combine and control high-energy laser beams to provide a powerful and cost-effective countermeasure against drones and other uncrewed objects
This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image spotlights the giant elliptical galaxy, UGC 10143, at the heart of galaxy cluster Abell 2147, about 486 million light-years away in the head of the constellation ...
Astronomers reveal the first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy. It is the first direct visual evidence of a ring-like structure like M87*. Theoretical Physicists of Goethe University Frankfurt were instrumental in interpreting the data. Astronomers have unveiled the first image o
The new facility, LCLS-II, will soon sharpen our view of how nature works on ultrasmall, ultrafast scales, impacting everything from quantum devices to clean energy. Nestled 30 feet underground in Menlo Park, California, a half-mile-long stretch of tunnel is now colder than most of the universe.
Much of the "excess heat" stored in the subtropical North Atlantic is in the deep ocean (below 700m), new research suggests.
The recent precise measurement of the W boson mass produced by the non-dead CDF collaboration last month continues to be at the focus of attention by the scientific community, for a good reason - if correct, the CDF measurement in and of itself would be the conclusive proof that our trust in the Standard Model of particle physics when producing pre
With a grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark, a team of researchers and experts from industry and Aarhus University will try to solve the fundamental problem that the speed of light simply is not fast enough for the Internet of Skills. Human skills will be digitalized and democratized in t
Jan Lagendijk wins ESTRO’s 2022 Breur Award in recognition of his major contribution to radiotherapy
The behavior of microscopic quantum magnets has long been a subject taught in lectures in theoretical physics. However, investigating the dynamics of systems that are far out of equilibrium and watching ...
A half-mile-long tunnel under Menlo Park, California, just became colder than most of the universe.
Time isn't the same for everyone, even on Earth. Flying around the world gave Einstein the ultimate test. No one is immune from relativity.
Western Sydney University researchers, together with an international team of experts, have discovered a mysterious circular ring near our neighboring galaxy that could be the first known case of an intergalactic Supernova Remnant – remains of an exploded star that could be up to 7,000 years old.
The Event Horizon Telescope team has captured the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Imagine walking through a dense, hazy fog in the middle of the night, seeing patches of light from cars and towns shimmering in the distance. It's nearly impossible to tell if the lights are deep in the ...
Whether you need a new villain or an old Spider-Man, your sci-fi movie will sound more scientifically credible if you use the word multiverse. The Marvel multiverse puts multiple different versions of our universe “out there,” somewhere. In these films, with the right blend of technology, magic, and
New experimental work establishes how quantum properties of mechanical quantum systems can be measured without destroying the quantum state. Systems in which mechanical motion is controlled at the level of individual quanta are emerging as a promising quantum-technology platform. New experimental
Sagittarius A* is a massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Now that astronomers have imaged it, they can begin to learn more about black holes within other galaxies across the universe.
Physicists worldwide are continuing their search for dark matter, an elusive type of matter that does not absorb, reflect or emit light and is believed to make up most of the matter in the universe. A ...
Polymer scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced in the journal Nature Communications that they have solved a longstanding mystery surrounding a nanoscale structure, formed ...
n a new study, investigations led by Francesca Ferlaino and Russell Bisset show how to cool an atomic gas into a supersolid with a circular, 2D shape. The method will allow researchers to further study ...
The technological advancement of optical lenses has long been a significant marker of human scientific achievement. Eyeglasses, telescopes, cameras, and microscopes have all literally and figuratively ...
Though her experiments defied long-held laws about symmetry in the physical world, Wu was not regarded as a peer of those whose work she enabled.
Astronomy is, for the most part, the realm of spectacular images but NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory team has been titillating our hearing by turning the
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This is a sonification — translation into sound — of the latest image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way called Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). Using a radar-like scan, the sonification begins at the 12 o'clock position and sweeps clockwise.
Quantum simulator provides insights into the dynamics of complex quantum systems. At first glance, a system consisting of 51 ions may appear to be easily manageable. But even if these charged atoms are only switched back and forth between two states, the result is more than two quadrillion (1015) d
With a grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark, a team of researchers and experts from industry and Aarhus University will try to solve the fundamental problem that the speed of light simply is not fast enough for the Internet of Skills. Human skills will be digitalized and democratized in t
The tooth is one of the few physical remains known of Denisovans, a sister lineage to Neanderthals who until now had been known only from scrappy dental and bone fossils from a single site in Siberia and one in the Himalayas.
Paleoanthropologists have found a permanent lower molar of a young, likely female, hominin individual at the Tam Ngu Hao 2 limestone cave in the Annamite Mountains, Laos.
Denisovans, a cousin of Neanderthals, about which very little is known, lived between 164,000 to 131,000 years ago and were recently believed to be extinct
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A live broadcast of the launch is available online starting 15 minutes before liftoff.
Here are eight more astronomical events to look forward to for the rest of the year, including meteor showers and another total eclipse of the moon.
Dusty solar panels and darker skies are expected to bring the Mars lander mission to a close around the end of this year. NASA’s InSight Mars lander is progressively losing power and will likely end science operations later this summer. InSight’s team expects the lander to become inoperative by D
Astronomers reveal the first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy. It is the first direct visual evidence of a ring-like structure like M87*. Theoretical Physicists of Goethe University Frankfurt were instrumental in interpreting the data. Astronomers have unveiled the first image o
The moon shines like a red beacon over the bright city lights.
The International Space Station (ISS) is preparing for the targeted arrival of Boeing’s Starliner crew ship on the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission. Meanwhile, the Expedition 67 crew is continuing its ongoing life science research while maintaining orbital lab systems. Weather fore
NASA’s InSight Mars lander mission will likely conclude by the end of the year as power levels for the spacecraft continue to decline.
You can watch the launches live in the FOX 35 News App.
A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday it will keep using the spacecraft’s seismometer to register marsquakes until the power peters out, likely in July.
NASA revealed that Insight's science operations are coming to a close later this summer. By December, they say, the lander will "become inoperative."
SpaceX is set to launch its 47th Starlink mission with the Starlink Group 4-18 mission.…
Were you lucky enough to capture the blood moon this week? The full lunar eclipse should have been visible from Earth in North and South America, and parts of Europe, and Africa. It’s a pretty cool spectacle, especially this month when it was combined with a supermoon as well. But here’s an image of the […]
A young girl's tooth excavated from a cave wall in northeastern Laos is providing new insight into the mysterious extinct human species called Denisovans and revealing their resourcefulness in adapting to both tropical and chilly climes. The tooth is one of the few physical remains known of Denisovans, a sister lineage to Neanderthals who until now had been known only from scrappy dental and bone fossils from a single site…
This "Blood Moon" effect occurs because blue and green light are more easily scattered by the atmosphere's dust particles. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday it will keep using the spacecraft’s seismometer to register marsquakes until the power peters out, likely in July. Then flight controllers will monitor InSight until the end of this year, before calling everything off. “There really…
After the InSight lander studied the strongest marsquake ever detected, scientists gave the space robot a negative prognosis because of its dwindling solar power.
Liftoff is scheduled for Wednesday (May 18) at 6:20 a.m. EDT (1020 GMT).
A total lunar eclipse created a spectacular "blood moon" in the Colorado night sky – and as usual, the photographers in our Discover Colorado | Through Your Photos Facebook group were there to capture it. Here are some of our favorites.
A handful of days after a pair of Falcon 9 rockets launched 106 Starlink satellites in less than 23 hours, SpaceX has already raised another Falcon 9 rocket vertical for another Starlink mission – set to be the fourth this month. That mission – Starlink 4-18 – will see SpaceX launch another batch of 53 […]
The InSight lander will collect Mars science data as long as possible before power dwindles away by summer's end.
The lander is nearing the end of its expected lifespan.
New find supports a wide range for this ancient human ancestor
Physicists at EPFL, within a large European collaboration, have revised one of the fundamental laws that has been foundational to plasma and fusion research for over three decades, even governing the ...
The global Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration used observations from a worldwide network of eight radio telescopes to take the stunning image of Sagittarius A*.
OFT-2's launch readiness review is in the books.
NASA Administrator declares the SLS rocket will launch this year "in August."
The International Space Station is gearing up for the targeted arrival this weekend of Boeing’s Starliner crew ship on the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission.
Nature Communications - Evidence for the presence of Homo during the Middle Pleistocene is limited in continental Southeast Asia. Here, the authors report a hominin molar from Tam Ngu Hao 2 (Cobra...
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A young girl's tooth excavated from a cave wall in northeastern Laos is providing new insight into the mysterious extinct human species called Denisovans and revealing their resourcefulness in adapting to both tropical and chilly climes. The tooth is one of the few physical remains known of Denisovans, a sist...
It was the longest total lunar eclipse in 33 years.
By Robert Bernstein Here are a few photos I took of the total lunar eclipse last night! The Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit (SBAU) is our local astronomy club, which is also affiliated with the Santa
Sagittarius A* lies in the southern sky, passing directly above South Africa.
BOONE — Residents in Boone and the High Country were treated to a spectacular sight Sunday night when the moon turned red.
Starliner is carrying more than 500 pounds of cargo on OFT-2, most of it food and other provisions.
On the evening of May 15, 2022, Earth passed between the Sun and the Moon blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the lunar surface. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti witnessed this lunar eclipse from the International Space Station and captured it in a series of photographs. During a lunar
Astronomers reveal the first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy. It is the first direct visual evidence of a ring-like structure like M87*. Theoretical Physicists of Goethe University Frankfurt were instrumental in interpreting the data. Astronomers have unveiled the first image o
People watch a full moon, known as the "Flower Moon", rising behind the Temple of Poseidon, before a lunar eclipse in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
New chemistry ‘forensics’ indicates that the stone named Hypatia from the Egyptian desert could be the first physical evidence found on Earth of a supernova type Ia explosion. These rare supernovas are some of the most energetic events in the universe. This is the conclusion of a new research stu
A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The celestial action unfolds Sunday night into early Monday morning. The moon will be bathed in the reflected red and orange hues of Earth's sunsets and sunrises for about 1 1/2 hours. It will be one of the longest totalities of the decade and the first so-called…
A total eclipse of the moon.
Longer and more frequent napping was correlated with worse cognition. Could there be a connection between cognitive decline and excessive daytime napping? New research from... The post Alzheimer’s Disease and Daytime Napping Linked in New Research appeared first on SciTechDaily.
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Prescription of steroids upon discharge from hospital for Covid-19 should become standard, argue authors. Evidence is growing that ‘long Covid’, that is, continued negative health... The post Steroids After COVID-19 Recovery May Cut “Long COVID” Risk of Death by Up to 51% appeared first on SciTechDaily.
Dusty solar panels and darker skies are expected to bring the Mars lander mission to a close around the end of this year. NASA’s InSight... The post Days Are Numbered: Power Levels Diminishing for NASA’s Marsquake Hunting InSight Lander appeared first on SciTechDaily.
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UC San Diego researchers describe an imbalance of opposing cell signals that cause deadly disease, and how a novel monoclonal antibody therapy might treat or... The post Preventing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – An Incurable Disease appeared first on SciTechDaily.
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A new research study using data from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter may explain why Martian frost can be invisible to the naked eye and why... The post Solving the Baffling Mysteries of Invisible Frost and Dust Avalanches on Mars appeared first on SciTechDaily.
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A Single Hormone Directs Body’s Responses to Low-Protein Diet. Mice live longer and lose weight while eating more when the hormone FGF21 is present. A... The post Reducing Protein in Diet Improves Health and Extends Lifespan appeared first on SciTechDaily.
NIH discovery sheds light on tissue targeted by age-related macular degeneration and other diseases Researchers have identified distinct differences among the cells comprising a tissue... The post Using AI To Cure Blinding Eye Diseases appeared first on SciTechDaily.
To help researchers model climate effects, NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission will measure the composition of minerals that become airborne dust. Blown... The post NASA’s EMIT Mission Will Map Tiny Dust Particles To Study Big Climate Impacts appeared first on SciTechDaily.
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According to a paper published in the journal Cell Reports Methods by Cell Press on May 16th, 2022, researchers devised a CRISPR-Cas9 technique to enable... The post CRISPR Gene Editing Now Possible in Cockroaches appeared first on SciTechDaily.
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A team of scientists from Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, the Federal University of Rondônia and the Federal University of Bahia has discovered two distinctive, undescribed species of the crenuchin genus Poecilocharax living in the tributaries of the Rio Aripuanã drainage, a large tributary of the Rio Madeira, Amazon Basin. “It was exciting to
Paleoanthropologists have found a permanent lower molar of a young, likely female, hominin individual at the Tam Ngu Hao 2 limestone cave in the Annamite Mountains, Laos. The close morphological affinities with the Xiahe specimen from China indicate that the specimen belongs to the same taxon and most likely represents a Denisovan. The Middle Pleistocene
The reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) is a globally threatened species and an iconic tourist attraction for visitors to Komodo National Park, an Indonesian UNESCO World Heritage Site. The reef manta ray is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae, one of the largest rays in the world. They are typically 3 to 3.5
Binary systems have received much attention as possible progenitors of Type Ia supernovae, but long-term gravitational effects in tight triple or quadruple systems could also play a key role in producing stellar explosion of this type. In new research, a team of astronomers from Europe and New Zealand studied properties of HD 74438, a 2+2
A multinational team of scientists has performed a genome-wide association meta-analysis of clinically diagnosed and self-reported hearing impairment on 723,266 individuals and identified 48 significant genes, 10 of which are new to science. Their results cast doubt on the understanding that age-related hearing impairment originates mainly from sensory hair cells. They argue that the stria
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured the brilliance of a globular cluster called NGC 6558. Globular clusters are dense systems of very ancient stars, gravitationally bound into a single structure about 100-200 light-years across. The word globulus, from which these clusters take their name, is Latin for small sphere. Globular clusters are
A team of researchers in Paraguay have described a beautiful new species of the snake genus Phalotris from the Paraguayan department of San Pedro. Phalotris is a group of small to medium-sized, semi-fossorial snakes in the family Colubridae. First described in 1862, these snakes are noted for their striking coloration with red, black, and yellow
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of UGC 10143, a giant elliptical galaxy located in the center of the galaxy cluster Abell 2147. UGC 10143 lies approximately 486 million light-years away in the constellation of Serpens. Also known as LEDA 56784 and Arp 324, this galaxy is the
Using neutron and X-ray tomography, a team of planetary researchers from Lund University and elsewhere examined a section of Miller Range (MIL) 03346, a nakhlite meteorite from Miller Range in Antarctica. Nakhlites are a group of igneous Martian meteorites that are rich in minerals called pyroxene and olivine. One key finding in these meteorites is
GOES-18 (also known as GOES-T) is a new next-generation weather satellite of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). GOES-T launched on March 1, 2022, at 4:38 p.m. EST, lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The satellite launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41.
Humans and other animals learn to extract general concepts from sensory experience without extensive teaching. This ability is thought to be facilitated by offline states like sleep where previous experiences are systemically replayed. However, the characteristic creative nature of dreams suggests that learning semantic representations may go beyond merely replaying previous experiences. “The importance of
The Hubble team has released a beautiful image of part of the Little Sombrero galaxy (also known as NGC 7814). NGC 7814 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located approximately 47.6 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. Otherwise known as the Little Sombrero, LEDA 218, UGC 8, Caldwell 43 and IRAS F00006+1552, the galaxy
Using samples brought back from NASA’s Apollo 11, 12, and 17 missions, University of Florida biologists showed that a model terrestrial plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, can successfully germinate and grow in diverse lunar regoliths. “For future, longer space missions, we may use the Moon as a hub or launching pad. It makes sense that we would
Scientists have created a bio-photovoltaic energy harvester system using a species of photosynthetic blue-green algae called Synechocystis on an aluminum anode that can power an Arm Cortex M0+, a microprocessor widely used in Internet of Things applications. Sustainable, affordable and decentralized sources of electrical energy are required to power the network of electronic devices known
IC 342 resides approximately 8.9 million light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. IC 342 was discovered in 1892 by the British astronomer William Frederick Denning. Also known as UGC 2847, LEDA 13826 and Caldwell 5, it is one of the brightest galaxies in the IC 342/Maffei group. Although IC 342 is bright, it sits
Blueberry supplementation has neurocognitive benefit in middle-aged individuals with insulin resistance and elevated risk for future dementia, according to a new study published in the journal Nutrients. Nearly six million older adults live with dementia in the United States. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for up to 80% of dementia cases, and it is projected that there
The new image produced by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration shows the area close to the event horizon of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the 4.3-million-solar-mass black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. “We were stunned by how well the size of the ring agreed with predictions from Albert Einstein’s theory of
Scientists from West Virginia University have found ancient cells of prokaryotes and eukaryotes within fluid inclusions in halite crystals from the Neoproterozoic Browne Formation in central Australia. “As halite crystals grow in saline surface waters, it traps parent water in primary fluid inclusions,” said Sara Schreder-Gomes and her colleagues from the Department of Geology and
On May 4, 2022, NASA’s InSight lander detected a magnitude 5 quake on Mars — the strongest ever detected on another planet. The largest previously recorded marsquake was an estimated magnitude 4.2 detected on August 25, 2021. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a lander designed to give
To test their hypothesis that the eastern moa (Emeus crassus), an extinct flightless bird from New Zealand, survived the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in a single glacial refugium in the southern South Island, a team of researchers from the University of Otago and the Université de Toulouse has analyzed ancient mitochondrial DNA extracted from several
University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has developed a more accurate, less invasive technology that allows amputees to
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Globally-known international hacker group ‘Anonymous’ has hacked more than 300 websites associated directly or indirectly with Russian government
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