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Why It’s So Tough to Keep Antibiotics Out of Your Turkey 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 22, 2017
The many turkeys that will be placed on tables across American Thanksgiving tables will have antibiotics….but why?

By David Aragorn
Tiny Slowdown in Earth’s Rotation Could Unleash Major Earthquakes 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 22, 2017
A tiny slowdown in Earth’s rotation next year could trigger more earthquakes than usual, new research suggests.

By David Aragorn
One of the Oldest and Most Distant Objects in the Universe Has Been Discovered 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2017
A star-forming galaxy 12.8 billion light-years away offers insight into the early days of our universe after the Big Bang roughly 13.7 billion years ago.

By David Aragorn
Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor Dazzles Scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2017
Astronomers recently scrambled to observe an intriguing asteroid that zipped through the solar system on a steep trajectory from interstellar space—the first confirmed object from another star.

By David Aragorn
Space dust may transport life between worlds 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 21, 2017
Life on our planet might have originated from biological particles brought to Earth in streams of space dust, a study suggests.

By David Aragorn
Origami in Orbit: Ancient Art Inspires Efficient Spacecraft 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 21, 2017
The ancient art of origami has inspired designs for numerous pieces of hardware on NASA missions, allowing scientists to pack more technology into smaller space-bound packages.

By David Aragorn
Skull found in China could re-write ‘out of Africa’ theory of human evolution 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- November 21, 2017
The beginning of modern humans could be a far more complex, spread out thing than we ever thought before

By David Aragorn
This is the Most Detailed Map of the Universe to Date 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 20, 2017
This map of the universe spans more than 500 million light-years and contains more than 100,000 galaxies.

By David Aragorn
We just sent a message to try to talk to aliens on another world 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 19, 2017
Are you there, aliens? It’s us, Earth. Astronomers have sent a radio message to a neighbouring star system – one of the closest known to contain a potentially habitable planet – and it’s nearby enough that we could receive a reply in less than 25 years.

By David Aragorn
UFO sightings visualization competition held by data crunchers 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- November 19, 2017
UFO sightings visualization competition held by data crunchers

By David Aragorn