The “Hobbit” at 150
- Ancient Archeology, Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- November 23, 2019
A shocking discovery made a decade and a half ago is changing our understanding of human evolution
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Extraterrestrial Sugar Found in Space Rocks Show that Meteorites May Have Led to Origin of Life on Earth0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 22, 2019
In a first, an international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites.
NASA’s adorable underwater rover might be the first to discover alien life0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 22, 2019
NASA is about to put a rover to the test in Antarctica, and it’s unlike any robot the agency has ever shot into space.
Meet Hector, the massive thunderstorm that shows up every day0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- November 22, 2019
Meteorologists give names to large storms with wide impacts — like tropical cyclones and, in some cases, massive winter storms — to help make communication easier. If you have several active tropical storms, for instance, you want to be sure everyone knows which one you’re discussing.
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Could Find More of Earth’s Transient Moons0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 22, 2019
It is a well-known astronomical convention that Earth has only one natural satellite, which is known (somewhat uncreatively) as “the Moon”. However, astronomers have known for a little over a decade that Earth also has a population of what are known as “transient Moons”. These are a subset of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) that are temporarily scooped up by Earth’s gravity and assume orbits around our planet.
Scientists catch glimpse of a fifth force of nature0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 22, 2019
The fifth force could also potentially help researchers explain and spot black matter, which is theorized to account for 85 per cent of the universe
Earth’s magnetic song recorded for the first time during a solar storm0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 22, 2019
Data from ESA’s Cluster mission has provided a recording of the eerie “song” that Earth sings when it is hit by a solar storm.
How to watch over 400 meteors shoot through the sky for an hour Thursday night0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2019
The night sky could light up with hundreds of shooting stars for an hour on Thursday thanks to a spectacular celestial event.
Advocates promote planetary defense mission ahead of ESA ministerial0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2019
A group of planetary defense advocates is asking European governments to fund a mission to a near Earth asteroid, three years after a similar mission failed to win approval.
2 Infants Were Buried Wearing Helmets Made from Kids’ Skulls. And Archaeologists Are Puzzled.0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- November 21, 2019
Two infants were buried some 2,100 years ago wearing “helmets” made from the skulls of other children, archaeologists have discovered.
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