[ad_1] Thermal maps of the universe reveal that cosmic gases are 10 TIMES hotter today than they were 10 billion years ago As the universe expands, it pulls matter into new stars and galaxies Cosmic gases around objects increase in temperature along the way The average temperature of those gases …
Read More »Whales, dolphins and seals are “highly susceptible” to coronavirus infection
[ad_1] Experts warn that whales, dolphins and seals are “ highly susceptible ” to COVID-19 infections that could cause life-threatening liver and lung damage in endangered animals The researchers examined how much various marine mammals are at risk for the coronavirus Many found may be more susceptible to infections than …
Read More »Leonid meteor shower to light up the night sky next week with 15 shooting stars every hour
[ad_1] The Leonid meteor shower will light up the night sky next week with 15 shooting stars visible every hour around the world The Leonid meteor shower will peak November 16-17 This is an annual event, but this year it will be more visible than last year The moon is …
Read More »Jupiter’s moon Europa has discovered that it “glows in the dark” due to radiation
[ad_1] Jupiter’s icy moon Europa found itself ‘glow in the dark’ on its far side due to being hit by relentless radiation from its parent planet NASA has announced that Jupiter’s moon Europa may actually glow in the dark They found that the farthest side covered in darkness glows white …
Read More »First evidence of twins found in the grave with two infants who lived around 30,000 years ago
[ad_1] The first evidence of twins was discovered in a tomb containing two babies who lived around 30,000 years ago in what is now Austria DNA analysis shows that two sets of skeletal remains belonged to a pair of twins They date back to about 30,000 years ago and are …
Read More »The Milky Way holds at least 300 MILLION habitable planets, says NASA
[ad_1] There are approximately 300 million planets that exist outside our Solar System but within the Milky Way that could potentially host life, according to NASA. Four of them are located just 30 light-years from Earth, with the closest just 20 light-years away, the space agency says. The researchers came …
Read More »Extinct human species evolved rapidly to survive a period of climate change 2 million years ago
[ad_1] A species of ancient human that lived two million years ago was forced to evolve and change its physical traits to survive climate change. The emergence of Paranthropus robustus occurred around the same time that the more primitive hominid species Australopithecus went extinct. This period of rapid change in …
Read More »Rivers and oceans are treated as “open sewers” by water companies, the charity claims
[ad_1] Oceans and rivers are being treated as “open sewers” with more than 3,000 sewage pollution incidents discovered in the past year, activists say. The Surfers Against Sewage campaign group’s annual water quality report monitored wastewater discharges into public bathing waters across the UK in 2019 and 2020. The charity …
Read More »Horses and rhinos both evolved from a strange animal with hooves the size of a sheep
[ad_1] Hoofed creatures like horses and rhinos evolved from a strange sheep-sized animal that looked like a cross between a pig and a dog, the researchers say. Johns Hopkins University experts have uncovered the remains of the strange creature in Indian and say it dates back to about 55 million …
Read More »Magma “conveyor belt” fueled supervolcanoes in the Indian Ocean for 30 MILLION years
[ad_1] Magma ‘conveyor belt’ has fueled supervolcanoes in the Indian Ocean for 30 MILLION years by creating displacements in the seabed, allowing molten rock to flow freely The Indian Ocean was home to long-erupting volcanoes 120 million years ago The eruptions last 30 million years due to a magma conveyor …
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