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Comet Atlas Might Have Needed 5,000 Years for a Revisit

Scientists suspect that a comet coming within 23 million miles of our Sun about 5,000 years ago assured a spectacular celestial show for the Earth’s early inhabitants. The even more outstanding aspect is that comet Atlas (C/2019 Y4), which appeared…

August 20, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Feel Old Yet? Calculator Shows How Young You Would Be on Different Planets From the Solar System

Hopefully, we all know how old we are. That’s because we have a precise idea of what a year means here on Earth. A full rotation of our planet around the Sun will last for exactly one year, or 365…

August 20, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Smoke From Faraway Wildfires Can Still Damage Your Health, Study Shows

Huge wildfires, similarly to what we saw last year, are producing enormous clouds of smoke that are big enough to develop their own micro-climate and turn skies grey. Smoke is emerging from fires in the western US, Canada, Greece, Turkey,…

August 20, 2021 · by Irina Aurelia Tit · 0

Our Milky Way Galaxy Features a Mysterious Splinter That Measures 3,000 Light-Years

Our Milky Way galaxy is unfathomably big, as pretty much any other galaxy in the Universe. Having a diameter of roughly 100,000 light-years across, the galaxy that hosts us all stretches across much larger distances in the Cosmos than any…

August 20, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Rattlesnakes Have an Unexpected Method to Convince Humans That Danger is Closer Than They Believe

Rattlesnakes had always fascinated researchers for their unusual traits, such as “hearing” with the help of sensing vibrations. But these creatures never cease to amaze us, and a new discovery confirms it. According to the BBC, scientists discover that rattlesnakes…

August 19, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Mysterious Radio Waves are Reaching Earth From Space

Astronomers always thought that extraterrestrial beings could have a mysterious way of “waving” at us from very far away. They could hold the key for unlocking many conundrums of the Cosmos. Would they be willing to teach us? Would they…

August 19, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Cuttlefish And Its Apparently Permanent Memories

Do you often recall having trouble memorizing even some of the most basic details of your life? Like when or what you ate last time? However, in contrast to humans, cuttlefish seem to be the first-ever discovered animal that doesn’t…

August 19, 2021 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Early Mammals Evolved Unexpectedly Fast After the Dinosaurs Went Extinct

Common sense tells you that after a devastating impact such as the Chicxulub asteroid that collided with Earth 66 million years ago, our planet became a complete wasteland for a very long time. The impact created a giant crater of…

August 19, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

These Marine Creatures Can Form Complex Memories Just as Humans Do

Remember when everybody was telling you that humans are able to do a lot of fascinating stuff that animals aren’t capable of? We’re not here to contradict the idea. Instead, we want to remind you that animals are also capable…

August 18, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

See How Yucatan’s Ancient Climate Reveals Key Data About Present Global Climate

Recent work in the scientific field reveals some intriguing changes in hurricane and tides activity had a role in upending the Maya civilization centuries ago. Practically, changes to the water throughout the famous Yucatan peninsula affected the Maya and now…

August 18, 2021 · by Georgia Nica · 0