Month: February 2023

Astronomers find a rare galaxy that will lead to a gold-producing explosion

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Astronomers find a rare galaxy that will lead to a gold-producing explosion Astronomers at the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab have made the first confirmed detection of a galaxy that will form a kilonova one day, an ultra-powerful and gold-producing explosion created by merging neutron stars. Researchers said Tuesday they used data from the SMARTS 1.5-meter …

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A 319 million year old brain has been discovered. It could be the oldest of its kind

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A 319 million year old brain has been discovered. It could be the oldest of its kind Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN — A scan of the skull of a 319 million year old fossil fish led to the …

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Neanderthals hunted and slaughtered giant elephants

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Neanderthals hunted and slaughtered giant elephants Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN — Some 125,000 years ago, huge elephants weighing as much as eight cars each wandered into what is now North Europe. Known scientifically as Palaeoloxodon antiquus, the towering …

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Faulty fossil rewrites the history of the Indian subcontinent for the second time

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Faulty fossil rewrites the history of the Indian subcontinent for the second time What first looked like a Dickinsonia fossil (left) had decayed and within a few years began to peel off the rock (right), a sign that it was something much more modern. Credits: Gregory Retallack/Joe Meert In 2020, amid the first pandemic lockdowns, …

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Accurate new map of all matter in the universe released

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Accurate new map of all matter in the universe released A team of scientists, made up of experts from the University of Chicago and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, has made a groundbreaking announcement with the release of one of the most accurate measurements yet of the distribution of matter in the universe. Analysis combines Dark …

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Scientists inject fish with alligator DNA to create mutated creatures that live longer

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Scientists inject fish with alligator DNA to create mutated creatures that live longer SCIENTISTS have put alligator DNA into catfish to make them live longer. Millions of fish are harvested every year around the world, but nearly half die due to disease. 1 Scientists put alligator DNA into catfish to help them live longerCredits: Jam …

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Scientist accidentally discovers the oldest brain of all vertebrates: ScienceAlert

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Scientist accidentally discovers the oldest brain of all vertebrates: ScienceAlert Paleontologist Matt Friedman was surprised to discover a remarkably detailed 319-million-year-old fish brain fossil while testing micro-CT scans for a wider project. “It had all these features and I said to myself, ‘Is this really a brain I’m looking at?’” say Friedman of the University …

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How and When to See the Green Comet from Florida in 2023 – NBC 6 South Florida

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How and When to See the Green Comet from Florida in 2023 – NBC 6 South Florida A comet last appeared in the solar system about 50,000 years ago should be visible in the Florida sky with a telescope this week, NASA reports. The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), a name that NASA acknowledges is a …

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Asteroids made of “debris” can be very, very hard to destroy, astronomers say

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Asteroids made of “debris” can be very, very hard to destroy, astronomers say While it’s a common premise in science fiction, the prospect of a large asteroid hitting Earth isn’t fiction at all, but rather a guarantee. Asteroids with extinction events occur periodically, just like the tides or the full moon; just ask the dinosaurs. …

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