Researchers extract DNA of 9,500-year-old sled dog with surprising results
Sledge dogs are much older and have adapted to Arctic conditions much earlier than previously thought. In a new study from the QIMMEQ project,...
Black holes can produce light when they collide, says new research
When two black holes spiral around each other and ultimately collide, they send out ripples in space and time called gravitational waves. Because black...
Scientists Solve Mystery Of The 66-Million-Year-Old Egg Found In Antarctica
A 66-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica almost ten years ago was recently found to be one of the biggest eggs ever recorded, researchers say.
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Saharan dust plume over the Atlantic seen from space
At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, Colin Seftor, an atmospheric scientist, created an animation of the dust and aerosols from the...
Why moon’s ‘far side’ is so different from ‘near side’ (New Study)
Earth’s Moon has a ‘near side’ that is perpetually Earth-facing and a ‘far side’, which always faces away from Earth. The composition of the...
Study: Coronavirus lockdown reveals human impact on wildlife
Many countries around the world went into lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19. Brought about by the most tragic circumstances, this period of...
Video: Skywatchers wowed by rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
The annular eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the center of the sun, leaving only a shining ring of light around the edge -...
Scientists find the world’s cleanest air at the tip of the planet
Scientists believe they have identified the world's cleanest air, free from particles caused by human activity, located over the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica.
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Scientists find mystery astronomical object in ‘mass gap’
The LIGO-Virgo collaboration has reported a very strange gravitational wave signal. Most of these come from mergers between two black holes or two neutron...
Interstellar object ‘Oumuamua’ Could Be Made of Hydrogen Ice, Researchers Say
The exact nature of the bizarre interstellar object ‘Oumuamua remains a mystery. There’s been no shortage of ideas, but now astronomers at Yale and...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
