Massive Impact Crater Bigger Than Paris Discovered Under Ice Sheet In Greenland
A giant crater that was formed when a meteorite smashed into Earth, has been uncovered deep below Greenland’s ice sheets.
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Fish Recognize Their Prey By Electric Colors
Electrolocation by weakly electric fish shows astonishing similarities to vision.
Primates Of The Caribbean: Ancient DNA Reveals History Of Mystery Monkey
Weird evolution revealed in now-extinct monkey which inhabited Jamaica until a few hundred years ago.
Scientists Create Musical Piece From The ‘Sound’ Of Sunrise On Mars (VIDEO)
Scientists have created the soundtrack of the 5,000th Mars sunrise captured by the robotic exploration rover, Opportunity, using data sonification techniques to create a two-minute piece of music.
Bitcoin Alone Can Push Global Warming Above 2°C Degrees In A Couple Decades
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change finds that if Bitcoin is implemented at similar rates at which other technologies have been incorporated, it alone could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures by 2°C as soon as 2033.
Oldest Weapons Ever Discovered In North America Pre-Date Clovis
Texas A&M University researchers have discovered what are believed to be the oldest weapons ever found in North America: ancient spear points that are 15,500 years old. The findings raise new questions about the settlement of early peoples on the continent.
Giant Planets Around Young Star Raise Questions About How Planets Form
Researchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter and Saturn-sized planets in the most extreme range of orbits yet observed around it, the first time that so many massive planets have been detected in such a young system — raising interesting questions about how such a system might have formed.
Biomaterials With ‘Frankenstein Proteins’ Help Heal Tissue
Biomed engineers have demonstrated that, by injecting an artificial protein made from a solution of ordered and disordered segments, a solid scaffold forms in response to body heat, and in a few weeks seamlessly integrates into tissue — allowing them precise control of materials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.