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KRAKÓW, POLAND—According to a Science in Poland report, analysis of satellite images and geophysical surveys of the Małopolska region of southern Poland have nearly doubled the number of known prehistoric defensive settlements there. It...Thursday, January 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: History & Archaeology
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA— Live Science reports that conservators from the Getty Conservation Institute and the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities have completed a decade-long project to restore the 3,000-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun and...Thursday, January 24, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: History & Archaeology
VELIKO TARNOVOA, BULGARIA— Archaeology in Bulgaria reports that the remains of a baby or very young child have been found in a clay pot among 50 other burials under the floor of a large fourteenth-century church in north-central...Thursday, January 24, 2019 from Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places
In 1897, a courthouse was built in Eastland, Texas . There was a huge ceremony kicking off the construction that included the creation of a time capsule. This time capsule was to be the cornerstone of the courthouse and contained a bible...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
Some U.S. researchers knew of a Chinese scientist’s intentions to implant edited embryos but were unable to stop him. Now scientific institutions are trying to devise global safeguards.Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Universe Today
An almost unimaginably enormous black hole is situated at the heart of the Milky Way. It’s called a Supermassive Black Hole (SMBH), and astronomers think that almost all massive galaxies have one at their center. But of course,...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places
Right up there with love and partying, places are one of the most popular subjects for musicians to write songs about. Songs about cities, neighborhoods, and even individual streets have a way of transporting, and connecting with...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Universe Today
Elon Musk indicates that the SpaceX Starhopper has been damaged after being toppled in 50 mile-per-hour winds. This will take a few weeks to repair. I just heard. 50 mph winds broke the mooring blocks late last night & fairing was...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places
For over 200 years this Neoclassical building in the heart of Copenhagen has been a hub of medical education. Built in 1787, it was the home of the Royal Academy of Surgery, where dissections were carried out in the central auditorium...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
An extra fertility treatment previously touted to save women the misery of miscarriages actually has no benefit at all, researchers say.Endometrial scratching, or "womb scratching" is among a mix of add-on procedures that clinics...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now
Science Here's what you should know about genetically engineered meat. Avian flu has the chops to cause the next pandemic, but geneticists say there's a potential loop-hole: creating chickens that can’t get the flu at all.Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
Google, Facebook And Microsoft Sponsored A Conference That Promoted Climate Change Denial http://huffp.st/Ktek6Nz Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers report impaired NK-cell function during long-duration space travel.Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from New Atlas
It's an unfortunate fact that many people in developing nations don't get enough protein in their diets. What they often do get a lot of, however, is rice. With that in mind, scientists have improved upon a type of rice that has over 50...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
What was first thought to have been a big East Coast earthquake actually turned out to be two others that struck elsewhere and within minutes each other, confusing GeoNet's automated system.GeoNet first reported a single earthquake...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Top Science Tweets
In 'The Demon in the Machine', Paul Davies argues that information is central to understanding life itself. https://go.nature.com/2sJlJRG Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places
We all have a cousin like the hagfish, right? One who uses a prickly tongue to skin its prey, and fends off its enemies by suffocating them with slime? Depending on which hypothesis you subscribe to, these ancient, eel-like assailants...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Top Science Tweets
Lumber party! http://pops.ci/lumberjack Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Top Science Tweets
Some scientists thought young emperor penguins didn’t have the know-how to swim under Antarctica’s winter sea ice. They were wrong. http://ow.ly/6Tpq30nqypb Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Latest Headlines | Science News
Young emperor penguins learn survival skills on their own, including how to navigate Antarctica’s icy winter ocean.Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
From # Miami to # Jakarta , sea-level rise is affecting cities around the globe – in more ways than one http://bit.ly/2UbT5nL?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com …...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Top Science Tweets
Hayabusa 2 aims to grab about 0.1 grams of dust from the asteroid Ryugu — the weight of about three grains of rice. @ OSIRISREx aims to grab 2 kilograms, roughly the size of a small Chihuahua, from Bennu. # longreads...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Top Science Tweets
Check out the brightest quasar ever discovered in the early universe. This actively feeding supermassive black hole is not only as bright as 600 trillion suns, it's also located a whopping 12.8 billion light-years from Earth....Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Top Science Tweets
In a star's final death throes, it ejects gas from its outer shell, creating a beautiful planetary nebula like the one seen here....Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Top Science Tweets
The stunning remnants of an exploded star include elements that helped build life on Earth pic.twitter.com/29pXEHW80LWednesday, January 23, 2019 from Top Science Tweets
Quick picks: Watch as this # ambidextrous # robot efficiently grasps objects from piles, using # machinelearning programs from @ UCBerkeley scientists: https://fcld.ly/zysa23s @ SciRobotics pic.twitter.com/EjlqAezM5WWednesday, January 23, 2019 from Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places
Monuments to Nikola Tesla, a pioneer in electricity and wireless information, abound throughout the world. This one in the heart of Silicon Valley houses a time capsule to be opened in 2043 on the 100th anniversary of the inventor's...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
Two months after disaster struck, the recovery in Paradise, Calif. is harder for some than for others https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/01/camp-fire-wildfire-worse-for-poor/580936/ …Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Universe Today
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) Marco is a self-declared Asteroid/Comet whisperer. He’s dabbled in citizen science for years, and...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Top Science Tweets
We could all use more words in our lives. https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/welcome-to-science-diction/ …Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places
How do you find connections in a deeply segregated city? For the Chicago photographer and activist Tonika Lewis Johnson , the answer was simply to fold it in half. For her “Folded Map” project, Johnson photographed corresponding...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
Researchers have found that in noisy parts of the ocean, dolphins communicate using less-complex, higher-frequency whistles than in quieter areas....Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
New science uncovers how an unlikely culprit, Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) -- the bacterium commonly associated with chronic gum disease -- appears to drive Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology.Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Top Science Tweets
Over nearly 70 years, 32 aliases and nine passports, in a trajectory worthy of the Ocean’s film franchise, she traveled the world and stole over $2 million worth of jewels. https://histv.co/2CHDQvV Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Science - Google News
Northern lights: Where is the best place to watch the aurora borealis tonight CBS News Skygazers in some U.S. states and Canada may get a rare glimpse of the aurora borealis.Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
Make sure to tune in tomorrow – former Vice President @ AlGore will be interviewed on @ wabenews ' Morning Edition at 7:45 am EST!...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places
This grand castle looks like the star structure of a medieval Irish estate. Except, it isn’t in Ireland —it’s in Texas . That isn’t the only unusual thing about it, as this stately abode is home to a pack of llamas. ShangriLlama gives...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
Ryan Zinke leaves unfinished business at the Interior Department https://bit.ly/2AYdhTg via @ highcountrynews pic.twitter.com/4ows9xEoAtWednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
It's like the scene from Annie Hall with Kevin Williamson as the pretentious moviegoer in line with Woody Allen. Don’t know what I’m talking about? The post Michael Behe’s Marshall McLuhan Moment appeared first on Evolution News .Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
A record number of Americans now grasp that climate change is happening and that it poses a present danger.Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
The Ancient Greeks took it as a sign that Alexander the Great was a god. A New Zealand researcher says it's actually an important clue into the ruler's demise. Dr. Katherine Hall explains that upon Alexander's death in 323BC, it was...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from New Atlas
Have you ever wondered what the world looks like to birds? Well, Swedish scientists have created a camera that will show you. Amongst other things, it has revealed that birds see tree foliage as much more than just a uniform "wall of...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
As coral species die off, they may be leaving a death spiral in their wake: Their absence could be sapping life from the corals that survive. In a new study, when isolated from other species, corals got weak, died off or grew in fragile...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
Scientists have discovered the relaxation dynamics of a zero-field state in skyrmions, a spinning magnetic phenomenon that has potential applications in data storage and spintronic devices.Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
First, California came for the plastic bags. Then plastic straws. Could paper receipts be next?Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Science (2)
Plants and soil absorb carbon dioxide, which helps mitigate climate change. But global warming will degrade that ability, scientists say.Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Discover Top Stories
High blood pressure in adulthood may extend all the way back to before birth, according to new research in sheep. Scientists found not getting enough oxygen to tissues during pregnancy led to offspring with high blood pressure as...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Science - Google News
Where is Earth's submoon? Phys.org This simple question—asked by the four-year old son of Carnegie's Juna Kollmeier—started it all. Not long after this initial bedtime query, Kollmeier was ...Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from Phys.org - spotlight science and technology news stories
"Can moons have moons?"Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from BREAKING NEWS: Nature, Environment, Climate Change, Ecology, Ecosystems
Colorful diagrams help us understand how much of which foods we should be eating.