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Electric eels work together to zap prey
The electric predators work in groups to herd and “zap” their prey in unison, scientists shocked to discover. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55652672 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Rare Planet With Three Suns Has a Super Weird Orbit
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a triple-star exoplanet located 1,800 light-years from Earth. Planets parked in multi-star systems are rare, but this object is…
Snakes Invented an Incredibly Creepy Way to Climb Trees
Jaw-dropping footage taken in Guam shows a previously unknown climbing strategy employed by brown tree snakes. Read more… Source: https://gizmodo.com/snakes-invented-an-incredibly-creepy-way-to-climb-trees-1846033451 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Chronic vaping may cause leaky gut and chronic inflammation
Vaping may lead to a condition called leaky gut, the ramifications of which are chronic inflammation and related diseases. The findings come from the University…
White House task force warns case surge could be due to new US virus variant
The White House coronavirus task force warned in a report to states this week that a rapid increase in cases this winter could be the…
The Rate of Earth’s Spin Appears to Be Accelerating
The year 2020 will be remembered for many things, most of them unpleasant, but it will also be remembered for being one of the fastest…
Scientists Discover Short-Legged Corgi Giraffes
Being extremely tall is sort of a giraffe’s whole thing. So when scientists recently spotted two wild giraffes with relatively short legs—nearly halving their adult…
Uranus is leaking
Gas from Uranus is being expelled into space at a shocking rate, according to Voyager 2 data compiled by NASA. As Cosmoknowledge explains in this…
Scientists investigate radio beam from the direction of a nearby star
Astronomers scanning the skies for signals at the Parkes telescope in Australia picked up an unusual radio beam last spring. They’ve been analyzing it since…
The Biggest Science News of 2020
[Yelling into a cavernous chamber as supernovae explode in the dark and a gust of hot wind comes whistling through] SCIENCE!!!! Read more… Source: https://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-science-news-of-2020-1845972904…
Virtual reality is effective training for lucid dreaming, according to scientific study
A lucid dream is one in which you’re aware of the fact that you’re dreaming and can often control what happens. It’s a powerful skill…
Scientists Just Dropped a Bunch of New Animals
There are some 8.7 million known species on Earth. But it’s always exciting to know when scientists find some mysterious creature they didn’t know existed…
Solar System ‘superhighway’ could speed up space travel
Future deep space missions might not take as long as you’d think. Researchers have discovered a Solar System “superhighway” network of routes that would let…
Stuff made by humans now outweighs all life on Earth
The totality of stuff made by humans and currently in-use, from forks to cars to buildings, is likely to now outweigh all of the plants,…
Astronomy: ‘Odd radio circles’ in the sky a ‘genuine mystery’
A new high-powered telescope has discovered inexplicable ghostly circles in the sky. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/55212727 Proactive Computing found this story and shared it with you. The…
Alaska May Be Hiding a Huge Volcanic System
As if we needed more upsetting right news right now, geologists have reason to suspect that a cluster of Alaskan islands is actually part of…
Neutrinos from our Sun hold the secrets to nuclear fusion
Most people realize our Sun is producing light and heat from the fusion of hydrogen into helium. However, the process of merging together hydrogen nuclei…
Galaxy survives a ravenous black hole by birthing 100 stars a year
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….
Mysterious monolith in rural Utah has vanished, officials say
“We have received credible reports that the illegally installed structure, referred to as the ‘monolith’ has been removed,” officials said in a statement. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mysterious-monolith-rural-utah-has-vanished-officials-say-n1249272…
Exposure to Outer Space May Accelerate Aging, New Evidence Suggests
A fascinating batch of new research papers are highlighting the various health risks associated with long-duration space missions, including troublesome observations having to do with…
Geology at the Martian equator suggests a massive flood in the distant past
Researchers have been looking at the field geology on the equator of Mars and found that it suggests an ancient flood of an unimaginable magnitude…
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