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A ‘wobble’ in the moon’s orbit could result in record flooding in the 2030s, new study finds 0
- Earth Mysteries
- July 13, 2021
The entire US coastline is in for a one-two punch from the lunar cycle and climate change.

By David Aragorn
Do We Live in a Multiverse?0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 13, 2021
As far as we currently know, there is a single expanding blob of spacetime speckled with trillions of galaxies – that’s our Universe. If there are others, we have no compelling evidence for their existence.

By David Aragorn
103-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bone Discovered in ‘Fossil Hotspot’0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 13, 2021
An archaeological dig has unveiled a rare, 103-million-year-old dinosaur fossil, leaving researchers hopeful that it belongs to one of only two fossilized specimens found in Oregon since 2015.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Have Created a New Bendy And Flexible Form of Ice 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 13, 2021
Water ice isn’t exactly known for its flexibility. In fact, it’s quite the opposite: rigid and brittle, easily fracturing and snapping. It’s why avalanches and sea ice fragmentation occur.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers Detect Unusual Amount of Methanol in Comet 46P/Wirtanen 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 13, 2021
Using the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSPEC) instrument at the Keck II telescope, astronomers conducted near-infrared spectroscopic observations of the hyperactive Jupiter-family comet 46P/Wirtanen during its long-anticipated close flyby to Earth in December 2018.

By David Aragorn
Number of City-Sized Asteroids That Smashed Into Ancient Earth Underestimated: Study 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- July 12, 2021
Scientists may have significantly underestimated how often the early Earth was struck by asteroids, new research suggests.

By David Aragorn
Kazakhstan’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’: Magic or Science? Uncovering the Real Story Behind the Two Villages That Fell Asleep 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 12, 2021
In 2015, residents from two villages in Kazakhstan dubbed as “sleepy hollow,” were relocated after 25% of the population suffered a mysterious sleeping disease for three years already.

By David Aragorn
Mars helicopter Ingenuity spotted a ‘heart’ in Perseverance rover’s tracks on 9th flight 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 9, 2021
Is there something going on between Perseverance and the Mars helicopter Ingenuity?

By David Aragorn
Mystery Behind Jupiter’s Spectacular X-ray Auroras Has Been Solved 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 9, 2021
Four decades since their discovery we finally understand what’s powering the spectacular X-ray auroras of Jupiter. These light shows are bright, brief, and happen regularly every few minutes. And yet, they release hundreds of gigawatts of power, enough to power our whole civilization for a few instants.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Accidentally Discover Huge Galactic Structure in Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 9, 2021
Astronomers have accidentally discovered a huge and previously undetected galactic structure that could change the way we think about how stars are made.

By David Aragorn