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Two Asteroids Flew Safely Past Earth This Week 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 13, 2018
2018 CC and 2018 CB — two small asteroids recently discovered by NASA-funded astronomers — safely flew past our planet this week.

By David Aragorn
Dinosaur-killing asteroid caused molten rock to burst from ocean floor – study 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- February 13, 2018
Scientists believe asteroid set off chain of cataclysmic eruptions Violent eruptions occurred on floor of Pacific and Indian oceans

By David Aragorn
This Mutant Crayfish Clones Itself, and It’s Taking Over Europe 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 13, 2018
Frank Lyko, a biologist at the German Cancer Research Center, studies the six-inch-long marbled crayfish. Finding specimens is easy: Dr. Lyko can buy the crayfish at pet stores in Germany, or he can head with colleagues to a nearby lake. Wait till dark, switch on head lamps, and wander into the shallows. The marbled crayfish

By David Aragorn
Spectacular ‘UFO’ spotted in Los Angeles streaking across night’s sky leaves viewers speechless 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- February 12, 2018
Many in California were left stunned by the “amazing” sight on Friday evening

By David Aragorn
The first planets beyond the Milky Way may have been discovered 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 10, 2018
The “rogue” worlds are said to be located 3.8 billion light-years away.

By David Aragorn
Mangiferin, a compound found in mangos, exhibits inhibitory activity on Helicobacter pylori-induced inflammation in human gastric carcinoma AGS cells 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 10, 2018
Researchers have discovered that mangiferin, a polyphenol found in the bark, fruits, and leaves of the Mangiferin indica L. (commonly known as the mango tree), was able to reduce inflammation caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria in cancer cells.

By David Aragorn
Meet the scientists who want to harness the power of the Sun 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 10, 2018
Fusion is the power source of the future, according to science fiction, but did you know that scientists have been working on this for decades, and are drawing ever closer to harnessing the power of the Sun?

By David Aragorn
Spider-like Creature With a Scorpion’s Tail Found Trapped in Amber 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- February 10, 2018
The Cretaceous-era arachnid had the front end of a spider and a scorpionlike tail appendage, but more specimens are required to find its place on the evolutionary tree.

By David Aragorn
This month’s rare Black Moon is the first of its kind in 19 years 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 9, 2018
In our case, a February Black Moon occurs about every 20 years, when there is either no new moon or no full moon over the course of the month.

By David Aragorn
Dinosaurs ‘too successful for their own good’0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- February 9, 2018
A study mapping how dinosaurs spread across the world shows they may have been a victim of their own success.

By David Aragorn

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