earth mystery news

Hundreds of birds suddenly drop dead from the sky in Bali cemetery 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- September 16, 2021
Such a horrible sight.

By David Aragorn
Modern snakes evolved from a few survivors of dino-killing asteroid 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- September 15, 2021
A new study suggests that all living snakes evolved from a handful of species that survived the giant asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs and most other living things at the end of the Cretaceous. The authors say that this devastating extinction event was a form of ‘creative destruction’ that allowed snakes to diversify into new niches, previously filled by their competitors.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers Desperate to Hear Mysterious Radio Signal From Milky Way Again 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 15, 2021
Scientists have detected a mysterious radio signal, described as “very strange,” from the center of our own galaxy—and they’re eager to see if it happens again.

By David Aragorn
Squirrels have personality traits similar to humans, new study shows 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- September 15, 2021
You may think your cat or dog shares a lot of your personality, but there may be another fluffy animal near your home that acts more like you — the squirrel, according to new research.

By David Aragorn
CRISPR startup wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth by 2027 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 15, 2021
You’ve heard of startups building computer chips, delivery drones and social networks. One called Colossal has a very different goal: bringing the woolly mammoth back from extinction by 2027 using CRISPR, a revolutionary gene editing technology.

By David Aragorn
Meet the Scientists Investigating a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 15, 2021
OSIRIS REx scientists talk about asteroid Bennu, one of the most hazardous known space rocks, in the latest episode of Motherboard’s “Space Show.”

By David Aragorn
Travel through galaxies and the dark matter web in this stunning universe simulation 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 14, 2021
It’s a map and time machine rolled into one.

By David Aragorn
‘What I saw that night was real’: is it time to take aliens more seriously?0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- September 14, 2021
The Pentagon has been quietly investigating unidentified flying objects since 2007. The fact that they think they might exist is good news to those who claim to have seen them

By David Aragorn
The Milky Way is Messier than Scientists Thought 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 14, 2021
Astronomers have discovered that gas and dust from different sources in our galaxy, and heavy elements within them, are less evenly distributed than previously believed. Because these are the raw materials for star formation, the finding could force scientists to redefine their understanding of how the Milky Way and other galaxies evolved.

By David Aragorn
Inspiration4: Who are the four civilians joining SpaceX’s pioneering trip to orbit?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 14, 2021
Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Christopher Sembroski and Sian Proctor are to be launched into orbit

By David Aragorn