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Evidence of Human-Denisovan Interbreeding Discovered in a Second Part of the Ancient World
Our ancestors mated with another species of ancient hominins, the Denisovans, on at least two occasions. The discovery suggests that Denisovans were widely across Asia, and apparently co-existed happily with modern humans, to the point of having children with them in two different parts of the ancient world. The Denisovans were unknown until 2010, when researchers described a fragment of … Continue reading
Epic Image of Galactic Center Created Using 64 South African Telescopes
You’re looking at the center of our galactic home, the Milky Way, as imaged by 64 radio telescopes in the South African wilderness. Scientists released this image today to inaugurate the completed MeerKAT radio telescope. But these scopes form part of an even more ambitious project: the Square Kilometer Array, a joint effort to build the world’s largest telescope, spanning … Continue reading
Video Shows Car-Like Acceleration of Tesla’s Electric Truck
I happen to find trucks, big rigs or whatever you prefer to call them, very fascinating. I’ve always been awe struck by them since I was younger, and still have the same fascination to this day. Similar to trains, I think part of that fascination is the power. Thanks to Elon Musk, trucks are now taking advantage of the tremendous … Continue reading
Our Brains Move With Every Heartbeat
With every heartbeat, fluid squishes through the brain and jiggles it like a bowl full of jelly. A new twist on magnetic resonance imaging illuminates these pulsing brain ripples, movements so subtle that they had escaped detection by current imaging technology. Abnormal brain motion could signal trouble, such as aneurysms or damage from a concussion. In the new work, scientists … Continue reading
Cosmic Rays from Distant Binary Star System Eta Carinae, Bombarding Earth
For years, Earth has been bombarded by cosmic rays emanating from a mysterious source astronomers couldn’t identify. Now, new research conducted with the help of NASA’s NuSTAR space telescope has finally tracked down the source of these rays: Eta Carinae, a binary star system just 10,000 light-years away. In an event called the Great Eruption of 1838, the system created … Continue reading
Analysis of Meteorite Suggests Mars Had Habitable Conditions 100 Million Years Before Earth
A meteorite that crashed on Earth in the Sahara Desert in 2011 is thought to have originated from Mars! via Sputniknews: Turns out that Mars’ crust formed only 20 million years after the formation of the Solar System, further suggesting it also got a 100-million-year jump on Earth in terms of habitability, according to a new study published in the … Continue reading
Two Asteroids Zipped by Earth Undetected Last Weekend
Two tiny asteroids sneaked safely past Earth last weekend, only to be discovered hours after they’d buzzed our planet. Asteroids 2018 NX and 2018 NW zipped past our blue-green orb at distances of just 72,000 miles and 76,000 miles, respectively. That’s about one-third of the distance from the Earth to the moon. Scientists think the asteroids both stretched between about … Continue reading
Encryption System Found in Genetic Code
Researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark have uncovered a new form of gene regulation that appears to be a form of encryption of genetic information. That idea was not lost on them as they pursued the analogy. From “Encrypted messages in biological processes”: RNA modifications can encrypt the RNA code and are responsible for a very sophisticated control of RNA function. A Danish-German research … Continue reading
Did NASA Locate and Recover First Ever Meteorite from the Ocean
Check this out after you’ve read the article.. perhaps this event was the alleged meteor crashing: Mystery Object Sighted over Washington State Island Just two days into their search for a giant meteorite that crashed off the coast of Washington State, Dr. Marc Fries and the crew of the Nautilus have accomplished their mission: they believe they have successfully recovered … Continue reading
Russian Scientists Warns of Deadly Mutant Space Bacteria
Bacteria returning from space changes and now pose a threat to the existence of life on Earth, and measures must be taken on Earth to contain them, Russian scientists said. – RT via Unexplained-Mysteries: Bacteria that mutate during a trip in to space could become a threat to life on Earth, scientists claim. Extraterrestrial organisms may not be the only … Continue reading
