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Comets May Have Aided in the Forming of Earth’s Atmosphere According to a Study of 3 Billion-Year-Old Minerals
Scientists have revealed that some of Earth’s atmosphere may have been brought to the planet by comets billions of years ago. The mystery of how the Earth’s atmosphere was formed has long baffled scientists. Some researchers think comets might have originally brought some of the water, organic and atmospheric molecules to Earth that now make up its life. Now a … Continue reading
Beyond VR, This Ambitious UK Group Wants to Build the Matrix
Improbable just became the UK’s latest $1billion tech startup. The inside story of its insanely ambitious plan to built virtual worlds, change the way we make decisions, and maybe one day build the Matrix. It might not be as well known as VR headset developer Oculus or AI company DeepMind, but Improbable’s goals are perhaps the most ambitious of them … Continue reading
64 Nearby Stars Have ‘Alien Megastructures’ Around Them and May Be Visible From Earth
Two years ago astronomers discovered a star, known as KIC 8462852 or Tabby’s Star, which mysteriously brightened and dimmed. The phenomenon baffled experts and several theories emerged including one that suggested the “blinking” may have be cause by a rotating alien megastructure, known as a Dyson Sphere, which intermittently blocked the star’s light. Professor Zaza Osmanov, from the Free University … Continue reading
Evidence of Clouds and Water Vapor Found on Distant Exoplanet
Astronomers have been analyzing the atmosphere of a Neptune-sized planet located 430 light years away. Known as HAT-P-26b, this distant, tidally locked world, which has been referred to as a “warm Neptune” by scientists, was observed using NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes. The atmosphere is thought to be dominated by hydrogen and helium to a much greater extent than … Continue reading
Unbelievably Well Preserved 110 Million Year Old Armoured ‘Nodosaur’ Found in Alberta, Canada
The world’s best-preserved dinosaur was found in Alberta, Canada in 2011. The discovery came as a surprise, as it was found by a heavy-equipment operator named Shawn Funk who was working at the Millennium Mine, a vast pit 17 miles north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The fossil, dubbed the ‘four legged tank’ is a newfound species of nodosaur, which lived … Continue reading
‘Thor’ Drills to a Record 4.7km Beneath Iceland
Iceland gets a quarter of its energy through geothermal plants. A new experimental project is aiming to generate electricity by harnessing the power of volcanoes. Debuted back in August of last year, the rig, which is named after the Norse god of thunder, managed to reach a record-breaking depth of 4,659 meters within the space of six months. The project’s … Continue reading
Study Indicates Plants Seem to Be Able to Detect Sounds
Pseudoscientific claims that music helps plants grow have been made for decades, despite evidence that is shaky at best. Yet new research suggests some flora may be capable of sensing sounds, such as the gurgle of water through a pipe or the buzzing of insects. In a recent study, Monica Gagliano, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Western Australia, … Continue reading
Researchers Update the Distance at Which a Supernova Would Lead to Mass Extinctions on Earth
Lawrence — In 2016, researchers published “slam dunk” evidence, based on iron-60 isotopes in ancient seabed, that supernovae buffeted the Earth — one of them about 2.6 million years ago. University of Kansas researcher Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy, supported those findings in Nature with an associated letter, titled “Supernovae in the neighborhood.” Melott has followed up since … Continue reading
Fast Radio Burst Mystery Returns; Astronomers Unable to Explain the Most Recent Signal
If you’ve been keeping track of these, you might remeber that every so often a new set of FRB (Fast Radio Burst) were detected and at first scientists couldn’t explain them but after some time they offered up “normal” or “natural” occurrences as the source, you may recall one of the more recent ones were attributed to microwave ovens right … Continue reading
We’re Getting Closer to Flying Like the Jetsons
Lilium’s Funky ‘Jet’ Could Make Flying Car Dreams a Reality The Lilium personal jet is the latest entry in a growing field of what are essentially flying cars. The electric vehicle could soon be ferrying passengers using distributed propulsion. Watch the video below to learn more! wired.com IF YOU ENJOY THIS SITE PLEASE TELL OTHERS ABOUT US…SHARING IS CARING Start … Continue reading
