ATLAS Telescope Discovers First-Of-Its-Kind Asteroid
An extraordinary asteroid with comet-like features has researchers puzzled.
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‘Once Upon A Virus’: Chinese State Media Mocks U.S. Coronavirus Response in Lego-Like Animation (VIDEO)
China’s state media outlet Xinhua has published a short animation titled ‘Once Upon a Virus’ mocking the US response to the COVID-19 crisis using Lego-like figures to represent the two countries.
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Local TV Anchor Upstaged By His Cat’s Anus During Home Live Cast (VIDEO)
While WKBM-27 morning host Dan Martin delivered his live morning newscast from home under COVID-19 quarantine lockdown, his cat Duke decided that showing the audience how to thoroughly clean one’s own anus was much more important than his owner’s news report.
What Is An Individual? Information Theory May Provide The Answer
Despite the near-universal assumption of individuality in biology, there is little agreement about what individuals are and few rigorous quantitative methods for their identification. A new approach may solve the problem by defining individuals in terms of informational processes.
Antimatter Physicists Designed a Ventilator for Coronavirus Patients
Particle physicists at the Large Hadron Collider are joining the fight against Covid-19 with a new, low-cost design for scarce life-saving medical equipment.
NASA’s Plan to Turn the Moon Into a Telescope Looks Like the Death Star
A newly funded concept envisions a kilometer-wide radio telescope built inside a crater on the far side of the Moon.
Am I A Cat or A Human? (VIDEO)
Meju is a cat who seems to think she is a human.
New Feathered Dinosaur Was One Of The Last Surviving Raptors
Dineobellator notohesperus lived 67 million years ago.
A Weird X-Ray Signal Is Coming From Nearby Galaxies and Nobody Knows Why
For years, scientists debated whether the glow was a telltale sign of dark matter. A new study refutes that theory, but that only deepens the mystery.
700 Cats Living in One House (VIDEO)
The Cat House is home to 700 cats, taking up 12 acres of land.
‘Little Foot’ Skull Reveals How This Human Ancestor Lived More Than 3 Million Years Ago
Micro-CT scanning of “Little Foot” skull reveals new aspects of the life of this more than 3-million year-old-human ancestor.
Illinois TV Station Accidentally Broadcasts State Primary Results Day Before Election (VIDEO)
A local TV station accidentally airs results of the future Illinois primary, scheduled to happen the following day, during a Monday broadcast of ‘The Price is Right’.
Soldier Ants Reveal That Evolution Can Go In Reverse
Turtle ant soldiers and their oddly-shaped heads suggest that evolution is not always a one-way street toward increasing specialization.
New Minor Planets Found Beyond Neptune
Using data from the Dark Energy Survey, researchers have found and cataloged more than 300 minor planets beyond Neptune, including more than 100 new discoveries. This updated catalog of trans-Neptunian objects, and the methods used to find them, could aid in future searches for undiscovered planets in the far reaches of the solar system.