earth mystery news

Australian scientists map millions of galaxies with new telescope 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 2, 2020
Australian scientists say they have mapped a million new galaxies using an advanced telescope in the desert.

By David Aragorn
Galaxy survives a ravenous black hole by birthing 100 stars a year 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 2, 2020
The most active type of black holes are believed to consume so much material surrounding them that they could eventually eliminate their entire host galaxy. The process of consuming matter around the black hole is intense enough that, in some instances, it creates a highly energetic object called a quasar that is one of the brightest objects in the universe. Researchers have discovered a galaxy that survives the ravenous black hole at its center by creating new stars.

By David Aragorn
Mystery Utah monolith vanishes after visitors trash the secret site 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- December 1, 2020
We were not worthy.

By David Aragorn
DeepMind develops AI solution to 50-year-old protein challenge 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 1, 2020
In a major scientific advance, the latest version of DeepMind’s AI system AlphaFold has been recognised as a solution to the 50-year-old grand challenge of protein structure prediction, often referred to as the ‘protein folding problem’, according to a rigorous independent assessment. This breakthrough could significantly accelerate biological research over the long term, unlocking new possibilities in disease understanding and drug discovery among other fields.

By David Aragorn
Runaway stars may create the mysterious ultraviolet glow around some galaxies 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 1, 2020
The bright, young stars are located in regions where gas is too tenuous for new stars to form

By David Aragorn
Newly-Discovered Long-Necked Dinosaur Survived Early Jurassic Global Warming 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- December 1, 2020
Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a new species of eusauropod (true sauropod) dinosaur that lived 179 million years ago, just after the mysterious disappearance of non-eusauropod sauropodomorphs.

By David Aragorn
Genetic research reveals Neanderthals could tolerate smoke, plant toxins 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- December 1, 2020
The idea that modern humans displaced Neanderthals because they were better protected against toxins from smoke is now under fire. An earlier study that put forward this suggestion has now been refuted by genetic research by scientists from Leiden and Wageningen. This new research was published in Molecular Biology and Evolution on 24 November.

By David Aragorn
ESA Is Going To Spend $102 Million To Remove a Single Piece of Space Junk 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2020
How much would you be willing to spend to remove a piece of space debris? Does $102 million sound like enough? That is how much a contract between the European Space Agency (ESA) and a Swiss start-up named ClearSpace SA is worth, and the entire contract is to simply remove a single piece of space debris.

By David Aragorn
Amateur astronomer narrows down the culprit star of SETI’s famous 1977 Wow! signal 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2020
An astronomical mystery dating back to the year when director Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released might be one giant leap closer to being solved.

By David Aragorn
Atom smasher unearths surprises hidden with 2000-year-old mummy 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 28, 2020
Thanks to a bit of help from a particle accelerator, scientists have discovered an unusual amulet interred with a 2000-year-old mummy.

By David Aragorn