[ad_1] A vicuna wanders at the foot of the Chimborazo volcano, in the central Andes of Ecuador; the species was likely prey to ancient hunters according to a new study WASHINGTON – A new study says a woman’s home may never have been her home. Scientists said Wednesday they discovered …
Read More »This extremely intense planet is basically hell – BGR
[ad_1] Astronomers have identified a distant exoplanet that is so incredibly extreme, life as we know it wouldn’t last there for a second. Temperatures of over 3,000 ° C, oceans of lava and supersonic winds terrorize the planet’s surface, while intense heat vaporizes the rock which then rains down from …
Read More »By looking at this herbicide in the lab, researchers pinpoint the chemical interactions at play and how they go wrong – ScienceDaily
[ad_1] Dicamba has been the subject of lawsuits across the country, with landowners claiming the herbicide, when used by neighboring growers, was run over by their properties, killing valuable non-hardy crops. Dicamba is sprayed in a formulation that contains an amine, a chemical agent that is supposed to hold the …
Read More »ULA postpones the launch of the US spy satellite.
[ad_1] The United Launch Alliance postponed the launch of an unknown type of spy satellite for the US Department of Defense from Florida on Wednesday due to a problem with the rocket’s power system. The company had planned to launch the satellite at 5:54 PM EST aboard an Atlas V …
Read More »Ancient Slayer Lance Kills Myth of “Natural Sexual Inequality” – The Times
[ad_1] The spear of the ancient huntress kills the myth of ‘natural sexual inequality’Times [ad_2] Source link
Read More »Physicists create microscopic USS Voyager that can actually fly – TrekMovie.com
[ad_1] | 4 November 2020 | Edited by: TrekMovie.com Staff 8 comments so far Star Trek: Voyager celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and the show still inspires fans, including some Dutch physicists who have recreated what is arguably the smallest ever model of the USS Voyager. Voyager gets small …
Read More »Wednesday night is an NRO-go for the Atlas V launch [Updated]
[ad_1] Atlas V on SLC-41 after being flushed due to unexpected system response from remotely operated ground system liquid oxygen valves. Trevor Mahlmann for Ars An Atlas V 531 rocket with the NROL-101 payload on the launch pad was seen on Monday before returning to the vertical integration facility for …
Read More »ULA interrupts the launch of the US spy satellite: eternal delay?
[ad_1] The United Launch Alliance (ULA) halted the planned launch of an Atlas V rocket into space on Wednesday, according to reports a tweet from the company. The company will be ready to do so try again in 48 hours – which presumably means Friday 6 November, but no explicit …
Read More »New species of ancient Cynodont, 220 million years old – HeritageDaily
[ad_1] Fossil fragments of the jawbones of a mouse-like creature found in Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona last year by a PhD from Virginia Tech College of Science. Candidates are indeed a recently discovered species of cynodont or mammalian stem of 220 million years, a precursor of modern mammals. …
Read More »The powerful radio signal detected in our galaxy is officially a fast radio burst
[ad_1] Astrophysicists first detected an explosion of cosmic radio waves within our galaxy and identified its source, according to research published Wednesday that sheds new light on one of the Universe’s mysteries. The origin of the powerful fast radio bursts (FRBs) – intense bursts of radio emission that last only …
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