One is known to produce “fireballs” while the other has bright shooting stars with “lingering trails”. Fellow astronomers, rejoice! November is a good month to keep your head up, as long as…
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Volcanic activity and episodes of low ocean oxygen linked to global warming and rapid ice melt during the last ice age
Credit: public domain CC0 A chemical analysis of sediment cores from the North Pacific Ocean shows a consistent pairing of volcanic ash and hypoxia, a low ocean oxygen condition spanning thousands of…
Bumblebees like to play with toys: see what it looks like
Bumblebees blocking the way from your house to your car? No problem. New research suggests an interesting and hugely entertaining way to ward them off. Give the creatures a little…
When an asteroid closes in on Earth, we have a rare opportunity to learn what it’s made of
Gravity calculations can provide a lot of information about a variety of phenomena. Everything from Einstein’s rings to the rocket equation depends at least partially on gravity. Now an undergraduate student and…
Meteorite impacts on Mars reveal new information about the planet’s crust
Data from two meteorite impacts on Mars recorded by NASA’s InSight spacecraft provides new insights into the structure of the Martian crust. NASA’s InSight mission collected data on two meteorite impacts on…
LOFAR antennae reveal the giant glow of radio emission surrounding the cluster of galaxies
Composite image of galaxy cluster Abell 2255. Blue corresponds to X-ray data from ROSAT. These show hot gases between the galaxies. Yellow and purple are LOFAR radio data. The purple glow is…
Ancient DNA reveals previously unknown aspects of human evolution
Ancient DNA from human remains around 45,000 years old has given scientists new insights into human evolution. It allowed them to conclude that human populations have adopted favorable genetic variants fairly quickly….
Exploring “chemical space” with Anatole von Lilienfeld
It’s not hard to be drawn to the unprecedented beauty and detail of the photographs captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Not only are the images pleasing to the eye, but…
Ten-year dataset provides vital clues to support Ireland’s precious pollinators
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Ecologists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered vital clues about how best to support Ireland’s precious pollinators after interrogating a decade-long dataset containing information from 119 sites across…
Ten-year dataset provides vital clues to support Ireland’s precious pollinators
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Ecologists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered vital clues about how best to support Ireland’s precious pollinators after interrogating a decade-long dataset containing information from 119 sites across…