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[ad_1] In the dusty desert town of Woomera in the South Australian desert, scientists are preparing. On 6 December 2020, after six years in space, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 probe will finally return to Earth. It carries with it an incredibly rare, precious and hard-won cargo: at least …

[ad_1] Illustration of the conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn. Courtesy photo The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is a rare phenomenon towards the end of this year. For those of you who like to see the beauty of the evening sky after dark, you will see two objects that are …

[ad_1] Scientists accidentally discovered that a species of mushroom-growing ant is growing its own armor using biominerals, something never before seen in insects. Leaf cutter ants are an extremely unusual evolution of the ant line, as over the past 60 million years they have evolved alongside the mushrooms they grow …

[ad_1] A respectable new sunspot has come into view on the face of the sun, which would still be interesting given that the sun has been very quiet for years. But what makes it even more extraordinary is that solar scientists predicted that this would happen, even when this point …

[ad_1] RIGHTS OF THE PORTAL – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency has stated that on November 30, 2020 there will be a Penumbra Lunar Eclipse (GBP). BMKG noted that there were 4 lunar eclipses in 2020 and GBP this month will also be the last lunar eclipse in 2020. …

[ad_1] Illustration of the Jurassic thyreophoran Scelidosaurus harrisonii. Credit: Jack Mayer Wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time. The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been …

[ad_1] November 25, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Scientists have built tiny microbial factories based on droplets that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in the air. The findings of the international research group based at the University of Bristol and Harbin Institute of Technology in China, are published …

[ad_1] Aurich Lawson / Getty Images In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church offered indulgences, allowing people to exchange donations for slips that promised a reduction in time in purgatory after their death. Less controversial, today someone who indulges too much in the office tea supply may feel compelled to …

[ad_1] This site can earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Mars is a mostly dry and dusty planet these days, but the more we study it, the more we learn about its watery past. Very watery, it would seem. New discoveries from the Curiosity …

[ad_1] “Of course, we found a lot of bacteria related to the skin microbiome,” says Piñar. “So when you touch it, you leave your microbiome there.” You might be thinking: So does this mean that we now know what was crawling on Da Vinci’s hands when he was drawing these …