Artist’s reconstruction of Gangtoucunia aspera as it would have appeared in life on the Cambrian seabed, approximately 514 million years ago. The individual in the foreground has part of the skeleton removed…
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‘Planet-killer’ asteroids detected after being hidden by sun glare
Astronomers have detected three asteroids near Earth, two of which pose a potential threat as “planet killers” due to their larger and dangerous size, but don’t worry, says a NASA expert, they…
Scientists find new clues about the impact of atmospheric particles on climate and health
Newswise – MUNICH – Looking inside common air particles provides important clues about their effects on climate and health, according to a new study by chemists at the University of British Columbia….
NASA spacecraft records new, larger meteor strikes on Mars
Two NASA spacecraft recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters on Mars than ever before. One of the spacecraft is on the surface of Mars. The other is orbiting the planet….
Large meteor impacts on Mars: seismic waves observed on the surface of a planet other than Earth for the first time
Wave field simulation. The first observation of surface waves on Mars reveals details about the planet’s crust. Credit: ETH Zurich, Doyeon Kim, Martin van Driel and Christian Boehm What seismic waves reveal…
How solar farms in space could transmit electricity to Earth – EcoWatch
An illustration of solar energy transmitted by an orbiting satellite. Mmdi/Digital Vision/Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental journal, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated…
New technique makes large-scale gene editing possible in animals, shortening labor time by years
Green fluorescent worm. Credit: University of Oregon Working on tiny worms, scientists can now test the effects of thousands of genetic mutations at once. A new gene-editing technique developed by researchers at…
More Than One Way to Build a Black Bird: The Evolutionary Oddities of Outlying Islands
This Chestnut-bellied Flycatcher has developed the all-black plumage found on the small satellite islands north and southeast of Makira Island in the Solomon Islands. Credit: Al Uy, University of Rochester When it…
Astronomers discover a fluffy planet with the density of a marshmallow
Artist’s impression of an ultra fluffy gas giant orbiting a cool red dwarf. Astronomers have found a planet with the average density of a marshmallow. As well as being a big softie,…
The test predicts the effects of the DART impact
A sequence of high-speed camera impact photographs (left to right, top to bottom). The first is two frames before impact, where with higher sensitivity it is possible to distinguish the incoming sphere…