earth mystery news

How old is the human race? Age of Homo sapiens causes conflict with scientists 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- October 29, 2019
One report says 200,000 years while another stated 300,000

By David Aragorn
Astronomers have spotted a new type of storm on Saturn 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 29, 2019
The tempests are larger than other squalls but smaller than massive Great White Spots

By David Aragorn
It’s an asteroid! No, it’s the new smallest dwarf planet in our solar system 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 29, 2019
A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet — which could make it the smallest in the solar system — after new research revealed it’s shape, astronomers said on Monday.

By David Aragorn
A lightbulb moment for nuclear fusion?0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 29, 2019
Boris Johnson’s gung-ho claims may be wide of the mark, but scientists pursuing the holy grail of energy generation are taking giant steps

By David Aragorn
Human Mini-brains Created in Lab May Become Sentient and Able to Feel Pain, Scientists Warn 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 29, 2019
In recent years, scientists have made impressive headway with organoids—clumps of tissue or bundles of cells that resemble a miniature version of a human organ. But as the technology continues to progress at rapid speeds, are the ethical considerations playing catch up?

By David Aragorn
Settlement or Colonization in Space, Which One Is More Humanistic?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 28, 2019
In the future, we’re expected to have sites on other planets, and the conflict about it is that if they should be called settlement or colonization.

By David Aragorn
SOFIA Spots Debris from Catastrophic Collision between Two Rocky Exoplanets 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 26, 2019
Astronomers using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have observed an unusually warm, dusty debris disk around BD +20 307, a binary star system located 300 light-years away in the constellation of Aries. Their results suggest that an extreme collision between two rocky planetary bodies is the most likely origin for the warm dust in the BD +20 307 system.

By David Aragorn
Strontium is the first heavy element detected from a neutron star merger 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 26, 2019
The find supports the idea that these smashups create many of the elements heavier than iron

By David Aragorn
Fossil found near Bonavista one of ‘the most important fossils in the world,’ scientist says 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- October 26, 2019
It might just look like the imprint of a bat squashed into a rock, kind of like the imprint an unfortunate bird leaves when it collides with a window. But paleontologist Duncan McIlroy says this unassuming item is an amazing find.

By David Aragorn
Nasa planet hunting spacecraft starts looking for aliens as part of new project 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 26, 2019
‘We’re looking forward to working together as we try to answer one of the most profound questions about our place in the universe: Are we alone?’

By David Aragorn