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Turtle Species Are Essential For Ecosystems Worldwide, But They Are Going Extinct

Turtles survived dinosaurs and have roamed the Earth for more than 200 million years. But today, these long-lived reptiles are among the most endangered animals on Earth, ahead of birds, mammals, fish or even amphibians. The destruction of their habitat,…

October 1, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

New Physics are Hinted by Strange Particle Coming out of the Earth

Somewhere high above Antarctica and really far from any human that should interfere with it stands an antenna which is ideally designed to pick up any high-energy exotic particle that finds its way from space and into the atmosphere of…

September 29, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The Ancient Seismograph and Its Wonders

The seismographs we are using nowadays are some sensitive pieces of equipment. Even if we can’t see a small rumble, this devices can detect them using laser light or even magnets. The globe is impacted with such devices, and each…

September 29, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Critical Building Blocks For Life Might Have Come To Earth From Deep Space With Asteroids and Comets

Without the fundamental building blocks for life, there wouldn’t have been any kind of life form on Earth. Living creatures need these necessary cells and organic matters to thrive. However, scientists are still baffled by phosphates, some crucial elements for…

September 28, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Climate Change Affects The Earth’s Axis, Making it Wobble

Climate change is causing a “lateral overload” on the Earth’s axis of rotation. That is stated in a new study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, which determines that the axis is not stable anymore due to the melting of…

September 27, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Hyper Suprime-Cam to Study the Dark Matter in the Universe

Recently, a worldwide gathering of scientists, even Rachel Mandelbaum from the University of Carnegie Mellon, gave us the most profound wide field guide of the 3D dispersion of matter in the universe (at any point made) and expanded the accuracy…

September 27, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

NASA Makes Small Satellites to See What’s Inside of Storms

Storms happen all the time, but what does it happen when the storms are bigger, but the instruments meant to track them are getting smaller? It seems that NASA is currently testing some small satellites that have the size of…

September 27, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

NASA’s Satellites And ISS Astronaut Alexander Gerst Captured The Recent “Child Of Krakatoa” Volcanic Eruption

The Indonesian volcano Anak Krakatau (In the Indonesian language “Child of Krakatoa”) activity is not uncommon. The eruptions have taken place occasionally in recent years. And before that, it was the scene of the infamous and fatal 1883 volcanic eruption.…

September 26, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

A top Mathematician Claims that he Solved a 160-year-old Problem Worth $1 Million

Sir Michael Atiyah is one of the world’s most renowned mathematicians and he claims that he solved the Riemann hypothesis. During a lecture which took place on Monday he showed how to solve the 160-year-old problem and if his solution…

September 25, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Gene Editing To Wipe Out Entire Mosquito Populations

A recent study conducted by the Imperial College London and published the journal Nature Biotechnology revealed that gene editing could be used to wipe out entire mosquito populations. The scientists tested their new method on Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes which are known to transmit malaria.…

September 25, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Glyphosate-Based Common Herbicide Linked To Bee Deaths, According to A New Study

The most commonly used herbicide might also indirectly kill bees, as reported in a new study carried out by the researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. According…