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Nasa announces uncrewed flights around the Moon to begin in February 2022
The Orion capsule will be launched on the Space Launch System, paving the way for the resumption of people to walk on Earth’s satellite again…
Hundreds of rare three-eyed crustaceans found in Arizona desert after a storm
The Arizona Daily Sun reports that hundreds of tiny three-eyed crustaceans called triops were recently found near the desert in the aftermath of a rare…
Pig kidney successfully transplanted to human body
Surgeons in New York successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a human subject, reports The Economist. The kidney, experimentally attached for three days ito a…
Fauci says FDA data shows J&J vaccine should have been two shots
President Biden’s chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine likely should have been a two-dose shot instead…
Lucy in the sky: Spacecraft will visit record 8 asteroids
NASA is set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system’s most enticing space rocks. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/lucy-spacecraft-will-visit-record-8-asteroids-rcna3075…
Wreck of legendary naval cutter USS Bear found off coast of Boston
The Bear served in two world wars, carried out daring Arctic rescues and was the first government ship with a Black captain The wreck of…
Most People Shouldn’t Take Baby Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks, U.S. Experts Say
A low dose of aspirin a day may not do as much good for the aging heart as we’ve previously hoped. This week, an independent…
Solving the mystery of the boom that rocked New Hampshire on Sunday morning
On Sunday morning, residents of New Hampshire and parts of Massachusetts were rocked by a massive boom that shook homes in the region and understandably…
Two Scary Deer Illnesses Are Spreading in the U.S.
It’s a perilous time right now for deer in America. On Monday, Minnesota officials enacted an emergency order to stop the local travel and importation…
Consternation in New Zealand as native bat included in bird of the year poll
Winged mammal is the first non-bird to be included in the beloved annual poll, which has been running for 16 years New Zealand’s bird of…
New carnivorous plant discovered, right under our noses
Ever since Darwin first wrote on carnivorous plants, in his still-fun-to-read 1875 book Insectivorous Plants, there have only been 11 independent origins for plants that…
The first Arab mission to Mars is delivering some interesting science
Enlarge / New whole-hemisphere image of Mars captured by the UAE “Hope” probe. (credit: Emirates Mars Mission) Since arriving at Mars eight months ago, the…
A Huge Subterranean ‘Tree’ Is Moving Magma to Earth’s Surface
Deep in the mantle, a branching plume of intensely hot material appears to be the engine powering vast volcanic activity. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/a-huge-subterranean-tree-is-moving-magma-to-earths-surface/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
New species of tardigrade discovered in ancient amber
When it comes to preserving ancient specimens like bugs and other small creatures, amber is one of the best methods. Amber completely encapsulates and protects…
Exoplanet WASP-76b may be more hellish than we thought
In 2016, scientists discovered an exoplanet called WASP-76b. The exoplanet is considered an ultra-hot Jupiter. The planet is so hot that iron is vaporized on…
Scientists gain new insight into the atmosphere of Pluto
In the middle of August 2018, the dwarf planet Pluto passed in front of the star giving astronomers an ideal opportunity to learn more about…
New Triceratops Relative Found on Ted Turner’s Ranch in New Mexico
The reanalysis of a fossil found more than 20 years ago in New Mexico has resulted in the discovery of an entirely new species of…
‘Volcanoes are life’: how the ocean is enriched by eruptions devastating on land
Lava is destroying much of La Palma but the last eruption in the Canaries appears to have ‘fertilised’ the surrounding seas The eruption of the…
“Unbreakable” glass developed, say researchers
McGill University researchers say they’ve developed an “unbreakable” glass inspired by the inner layer of mollusk shells. As resilent as plastic yet as hard as…
What we lose when spaceflight goes private
Listen to the new season of Axios’ How it Happened: The Next Astronauts here. The new era of private spaceflight — heralded by the all-civilian…
1 in 8 acres in California has burned in last decade
About one in every eight acres of California land has been burned by wildfires in the past decade, according to an analysis published this week.An analysis…
Rare one-in-30-million orange lobster rescued from grocery store tank
The manager of the Ontario store noticed the carroty crustacean was being ‘picked on’ and took it to the Toronto aquarium An extremely rare orange…
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