[ad_1] ‘Godzilla wasp’ discovered in Japan can swim underwater and inserts its parasitic larvae into unsuspecting prey It is the first example of a species of wasp that deliberately dives under water The wasp does this to attack the caterpillars from below to catch them off guard Researchers found the …
Read More »The planet between Saturn and Uranus was ‘kicked out of the solar system’
[ad_1] The planet between Saturn and Uranus was “ ejected from the Solar System ” in its infancy, displacing the ice giants in new orbits around the sun US researchers have run 6,000 models of the evolution of the solar system They identified the pattern that best explained the orbital …
Read More »Astronomers claim to have found the Moon’s “ long lost twin ”
[ad_1] According to a new study, the Moon’s long-missing twin has been spotted behind Mars. The 3,280-foot-wide asteroid named (101429) 1998 VF31 was first identified 22 years ago and new analysis reveals it is “strikingly similar” to the moon. Scientists from the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) in Northern Ireland …
Read More »Paleontology: A 75-million-year-old den contains fossil rodents huddled together
[ad_1] The cuddles may go further than we thought, as scientists have unearthed the remains of a 75.5-million-year-old lair containing fossils of cuddled rodents. US paleontologists made the discovery – the oldest evidence of social behavior among mammals – at a well-known dinosaur nesting site called Egg Mountain in Montana. …
Read More »A deer crashes into a car as mating season reaches its peak in Richmond Park
[ad_1] Fear of the deer! Deer crashes into the side of the car after locking horns with a rival as mating season reaches its peak in Richmond Park Two deer have been spotted locking their antlers to fight in Richmond Park, west London Sensing defeat, one of the deer escapes …
Read More »The complete brain of a fox-sized dinosaur is being reconstructed by scientists for the first time
[ad_1] A complete dinosaur brain was first reconstructed by scientists after a “perfect skeleton” was found and the brain weighed less than a pea. Paleontologists from the Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil used computer images to reveal the size and inner workings of the Buriolestes brain. The team …
Read More »NSW University of New England researchers discover opalized fossilized dinosaur teeth at Lightning Ridge
[ad_1] The incredible opalized dinosaur teeth found in the Outback shed new light on how three giant beasts weighing 90,000kg and 40m coexisted in Australia Fossilized dinosaur teeth have been found in Lightning Ridge in northwestern NSW The researchers said the area has produced a rich abundance of fossils over …
Read More »NASA’s Perseverance rover reaches halfway through its 314 million-mile journey to Mars
[ad_1] ‘Next stop, Jezero crater’: NASA’s Perseverance rover reaches the middle of its 314 million-mile journey to Mars, where it will look for signs of life NASA launched the Perseverance rover to Mars on July 30 at 7:50 am ET The aircraft carrying the rover has reached halfway from Earth …
Read More »The fossils found in Antarctica belonged to the ‘bony-toothed’ bird 50 MILLION years ago
[ad_1] Fossils recently analyzed from Antarctica could represent an extinct species of giant bird with a wingspan of over 20 feet. By comparison, the largest modern bird, the wandering albatross, has a wingspan of just 11 feet six inches. Called pelagorniths, the ancient birds flew over Earth’s oceans more than …
Read More »Arctic methane is released into the atmosphere, scientists say
[ad_1] According to the researchers, ancient reserves of methane, a greenhouse gas trapped in ice for millions of years in the Arctic Ocean, are released into the atmosphere. Deposits of methane and other gases, called hydrates, were formerly dubbed the “sleeping giants of the carbon cycle”. An international research team …
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