earth mystery news

A weird cosmic flare called the ‘Cow’ now has company 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 2, 2020
Scientists report two other bursts similar to a luminous, short-lived glow spotted in 2018

By David Aragorn
Heavy Water Has Sweet Taste, New Study Confirms 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 2, 2020
Highly purified heavy water has a distinctly sweeter taste than same-purity normal (light) water, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Czech Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, and the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich.

By David Aragorn
Left-Handed DNA Has a Biological Role Within a Dynamic Genetic Code 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 2, 2020
Once considered an unimportant curiosity, Z-DNA is now recognized to provide an on-the-fly mechanism to regulate how an RNA transcript is edited.

By David Aragorn
SpaceX successfully launches Nasa astronauts into orbit 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 2, 2020
A rocketship named Dragon breathed new fire into America’s human spaceflight programme on Saturday, carrying two astronauts on a much-anticipated adventure.

By David Aragorn
Study: Women with Neanderthal Progesterone Gene Have Higher Fertility 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 2, 2020
A hormone called progesterone is important for preparing the uterine lining for egg implantation and in maintaining the early stages of pregnancy. Almost one in three women with European descent inherited a genetic variant of the progesterone receptor called V660L from Neanderthals. According to a new study, its carriers have higher fertility, more siblings, fewer miscarriages, and less bleeding during early pregnancy.

By David Aragorn
Did Neanderthals draw? This B.C. researcher is going to test DNA in old cave art to find out 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 1, 2020
National Geographic funds UVic paleoanthropologist to solve 40,000-year-old mystery

By David Aragorn
Researchers Create Map of Electric Currents in Magnetosphere of Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 30, 2020
Using five years of magnetic field data obtained by NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft, a team of scientists has created the first-ever map of the electric current systems in the Martian induced magnetosphere. Their results appear in the journal Nature Astronomy.

By David Aragorn
Meteorites might be more likely to strike near the equator 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 30, 2020
A study reveals the amount of debris likely to hit Earth every year and where

By David Aragorn
New human-mouse chimera is the most human yet 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- May 30, 2020
The mouse-human embryo contains up to 4% human cells.

By David Aragorn
Why is the Pentagon interested in UFOs?0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- May 30, 2020
U.S. Navy pilots and sailors won’t be considered crazy for reporting unidentified flying objects, under new rules meant to encourage them to keep track of what they see. Yet just a few years ago, the Pentagon reportedly shut down another official program that investigated UFO sightings. What has changed? Is the U.S. military finally coming around to the idea that alien spacecraft are visiting our planet?

By David Aragorn