Fossils reveal dinosaur-killing asteroid affected Antarctic creatures too
But a new analysis suggests that the dinosaur-killing asteroid also annihilated many marine animals in Antarctica. Scientists at the University of Leeds and the British Antarctic Survey on Seymour Island in the Antarctic Peninsula recently completed testing to determine the age of more than 6,000 marine fossils. They dated from 65 to 69 million years ago -- meaning the creatures died around the same time a powerful asteroid struck Earth.The research, published in the journal of Nature Communicat..>> view original1st Inflatable Habitat for Astronauts All Pumped Up on Space Station
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module is seen fully inflated on the International Space Station after being successfully expanded to its full size on May 28, 2016. The Bigelow Aerospace-built BEAM is a prototype space habitat for future space stations, moon colonies and moon bases. Credit: NASA TV Houston, you have an epic balloon room in space. NASA has inflated the first-ever expandable room for astronauts on the International Space Station, a round module that made occasional popcorn..>> view originalThis ancient Aussie marsupial dined on snails, say scientists
Scientists have an addition for the list of weird extinct animals found in Australia: a snail-munching marsupial."Malleodectes mirabilis was a bizarre mammal, as strange in its own way as a koala or kangaroo," University of New South Wales professor Mike Archer, the lead author of a study published Friday in the journal Scientific Reports, says in a press release. New fossil evidence suggests the animal was a cousin of contemporary animals such as the Tasmanian devil, but roamed the earth aroun..>> view originalOnly Hood Canal will open for coho
By Tristan Baurick of the Kitsap Sun The question of how to divvy up Puget Sound's paltry coho salmon runs proved a major sticking point in this year's negotiations between state and tribal fishery managers. The one bright spot for coho, and the people who like to catch them, appears to be Hood Canal. It's the only area recreational coho fishing will be allowed, according to the management plan approved Thursday. Federal regulators are expected to OK the plan in the coming weeks. "It appears th..>> view originalSkywatch: Celestial shows leading up to the summer solstice
Mars relays magic, Saturn supplies summer cheer and Jupiter furnishes fun through June’s night sky. As night falls, find Jupiter very high in the south-southwest at negative-2.1 magnitude (quite bright) near the lion’s rear legs in the constellation Leo. The waxing, first-quarter adolescent moon cavorts with Jupiter on June 11. This gaseous globe sets around 2 a.m. now, but in mid-June it sets in the west about 1 a.m. and by month’s end sets around 12:15 a.m. Magnificent and marvelous Mars — ..>> view originalSchrödinger's cat just got even weirder (and even more confusing)
Everyone’s heard of Schrödinger’s cat, and if you’re not a physicist or a liar, you can probably admit that you don’t really get it. Well, hold onto your hats: A new study pushes the thought experiment into even stranger territory. Scientists have given Schrödinger’s kitty a second box to play in. If the infamous imaginary cat can be both alive and dead at the same time, they argue, it can also be both dead and alive simultaneously in two locations at once. “People are generally very interested..>> view originalThe 'Young Man Of Byrsa' Actually Had European Heritage
(Photo : Getty Images/ Bo Zaunders) DNA analysis of the 2,500-year-old remains of the “Young Man of Byrsa” has found that he has European heritage. DNA analysis of the 2,500-year-old remains of the "Young Man of Byrsa" has found that he has European heritage. The remains of the ancient Phoenician, named Ariche, were found in 1994 in a burial crypt across the National Museum of Carthage. The French and Tunisian excavators that found the bones sent them to France for further research. DNA sequ..>> view originalZion Canyon: Sculpted by a colossal rock avalanche
Zion is arguably one of the finest national parks to grace the United States, a sweeping flat-bottomed valley with a river bubbling through its center, great cliffs of red Utah rock arching into the skies on either side.It is a landscape that appears almost alien, and of those who ponder how such breathtaking beauty could come to be, few would likely hit upon the answer.In a new study, scientists have dived into a colossal landslide thought to have been instrumental in shaping the landscape, ha..>> view originalGoogle Selling Robotics Division Boston Dynamics To Toyota
Google is close to a deal to sell robotics division Boston Dynamics to Toyota. Alphabet executives did not believe that Boston Dynamics will be able to create a consumer product within the next few years, prompting the sale. ( Boston Dynamics | YouTube ) Alphabet, Google's parent company, was reported to be looking to unload robotics division Boston Dynamics back in March. It would seem that this has been achieved, with sources telling Tech Insider that the deal is almost finali..>> view originalSpace probe confirms chemicals of life in comet's halo
BERLIN (AP) — Scientists have found further evidence supporting the theory that some of the building blocks for life might have come to Earth from outer space. Using instruments aboard the European space probe Rosetta, researchers detected glycine and phosphorus in the dusty halo around a comet. BERLIN (AP) — Scientists have found further evidence supporting the theory that some of the building blocks for life might have come to Earth from outer space. Using instruments aboard the ..>> view original
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