Scientists have found that microbes inside a dead ichthyosaur, an extinct marine reptile that lived during the age of dinosaurs, actively created the mineral structure that preserved its skeleton in three dimensions.
That result reframes…
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Volcanoes emit faint but detectable signals before they erupt
Researchers have identified a subtle seismic signal emitted by volcanoes before most eruptions occur, marking the moment magma begins breaking through surrounding rock.
The finding reframes the final phase before an eruption as a detectable…
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Scientists find evidence for theorised gargantuan star explosions – Dawn
- Scientists find evidence for theorised gargantuan star explosions Dawn
- Evidence of the pair-instability gap from black-hole masses Nature
- Forbidden Range Of Gravitational Waves Hints At Supernovae So Powerful That They Can’t Form Black Holes
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Saturn’s magnetic field is twisted and scientists just figured out why
Saturn’s magnetic field does not form a balanced, symmetrical bubble like Earth’s. Instead, it is noticeably uneven, according to new research involving scientists from University College London (UCL). The study suggests this distortion is caused…
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Saturn’s magnetic field is twisted and scientists just figured out why
Saturn’s magnetic field does not form a balanced, symmetrical bubble like Earth’s. Instead, it is noticeably uneven, according to new research involving scientists from University College London (UCL). The study suggests this distortion is caused…
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Fruit flies could help us better understand cellular recycling and human fertility
Researchers have compiled evidence showing that the humble fruit fly could help us learn more about human fertility through a cellular recycling process called autophagy. Researchers from the Agharkar Research Institute and Savitribai Phule Pune…
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ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket to launch its heaviest payload ever with next Amazon Leo mission – Spaceflight Now
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset. This will be ULA’s fifth launch for the Amazon Leo broadband satellite constellation. United Launch Alliance is preparing to…
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Jurassic Ichthyosaur Fossil Found in Cuba
Deep inside a limestone cave in western Cuba, paleontologists have found the most complete ichthyosaur skeleton yet found on the island.
Ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs. Image credit: Dmitry Bogdanov / CC BY 3.0.
The ichthyosaur skeleton was…
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Biochar in soil significantly reshapes the social lives of ants
At first glance, biochar seems like an easy win. Turn plant waste into charcoal, mix it into soil, and you get healthier ground that holds more water and supports better plant growth. But soil isn’t just dirt – it’s a living system.
A new…
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Over 11,000 New Asteroids
Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids, including hundreds of trans-Neptunian objects and 33 previously unknown near-Earth asteroids.
A model of the inner Solar System showing the asteroids…
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