[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 …
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[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 …
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[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 …
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[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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[ad_1] A huge asteroid named after the “ God of Chaos ” is gaining speed as it travels to Earth, increasing its chances of an impact in 2068 that would be equivalent to 880 MILLION tons of TNT The asteroid Apophis has gained speed as it travels on a path …
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[ad_1] According to a study, global warming is accelerated by the melting of light-colored Arctic sea ice, which exposes the “darker” ocean water to absorb more sunlight. German researchers found that this process forms a “vicious circle” of positive feedback, which could lead to an additional 0.77 ° F (0.43 …
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[ad_1] An apocalyptic climate change prediction that half the world’s beaches will vanish by the end of the 21st century has been swept away by new research. The findings say that global warming will not spell the end of the world’s beaches, which are economically and ecologically vital to coastal …
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[ad_1] A meteorite that stunned the world when it exploded in the sky and crashed into frozen Lake Michigan on January 16, 2018 has been analyzed by scientists. The six-foot-wide rock fragmented and lit up the sky as it traveled at 30,000 miles an hour, with footage of the event …
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