‘Wonderchicken’ is the earliest known modern bird at nearly 67 million years old0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 19, 2020
The animal is a common ancestor of today’s ducks and chickens
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NASA Fixed Mars InSight Lander by Making It Hit Itself With Shovel0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 19, 2020
NASA told its InSight lander to thwack its shovel free of the Martian soil, and it worked.
For the first time ever, travelers can join an expedition to the deepest spot in the oceans0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 19, 2020
Once upon a time, reaching the highest peak on Earth was considered a feat achievable only by a select few.
There’s a conspiracy theory that the CIA invented the term ‘conspiracy theory’ – here’s why0
- Another Point of View, From Around the Web
- March 19, 2020
Conspiracy theories have a long history, but the actual term “conspiracy theory” emerged much more recently. It was only a few decades ago that the term took on the derogatory connotations it has today, where to call someone a conspiracy theorist functions as an insult.
‘Little Foot’ skull reveals how this more than 3 million year old human ancestor lived0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 18, 2020
High-resolution micro-CT scanning of the skull of the fossil specimen known as “Little Foot” has revealed some aspects of how this Australopithecus species used to live more than 3 million years ago.
Humans Really Are Made of Stardust, and a New Study Proves It0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- March 18, 2020
For decades, science popularizers have said humans are made of stardust, and now, a new survey of 150,000 stars shows just how true the old cliché is: Humans and their galaxy have about 97 percent of the same kind of atoms, and the elements of life appear to be more prevalent toward the galaxy’s center, the research found.
The asteroid Ryugu has a texture like freeze-dried coffee0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 18, 2020
This porous space rock could reveal details of how planets formed
Scientists Have Discovered the Origins of the Building Blocks of Life0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 18, 2020
Rutgers researchers retraced the evolution of enzymes over billions of years
How common are Tatooine worlds?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 18, 2020
Luke Skywalker’s home planet is not so sci-fi after all.
Ancient mantis-man petroglyph discovered in Iran0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 17, 2020
A unique rock carving found in the Teymareh rock art site (Khomein county) in Central Iran with six limbs has been described as part man, part mantis. Rock carvings, or petroglyphs, of invertebrate animals are rare, so entomologists teamed up with archaeologists to try and identify the motif. They compared the carving with others around the world and with the local six-legged creatures which its prehistoric artists could have encountered.
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