Rhino story revealed in DNA study

[ad_1] Artist’s interpretation of a woolly rhinoceros. Picture: Beth zaiken New research details the evolutionary history of rhinos, exposing a surprising lack of genetic diversity throughout their long history. Since all living rhino species are currently threatened and face their own genetic bottlenecks, the new research could improve conservation efforts. At a scientific meeting held … Read more

As the ISS enters its final years, politics takes center stage

[ad_1] There was a time when the idea of ​​an international space station would only have been seen as a fantasy. After all, the human spaceflight programs of the United States and the Soviet Union were started largely as a Cold War race to see which country would be the first to arm low earth … Read more

Traversable wormholes are possible under certain gravity conditions

[ad_1] Traveling through a wormhole might be possible under certain conditions of gravity. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Interested in traversing a wormhole, the ultimate cheat code through space and time? Maybe you would like to jump from star system to star system across the universe without breaking a sweat? But first, you’d better make sure your … Read more

What is a Blue Moon? | Doppler 10 Futurecasters – WBNS 10TV

[ad_1] What is a Blue Moon? | Doppler 10 FuturecastersWBNS 10TV Stunning blue moon in GreeceGreek journalist Greek sites remain open to honor the full moon of “Sturgeon”Reuters A rare blue “Sturgeon” moon over North Texas on SundayCBS Dallas / Fort Worth In photos: a breathtaking “blue moon” and Jupiter soar in the twilight skies … Read more

Grand Canyon time gap is about to be explained

[ad_1] Over a billion years of geological history is lacking in parts of the Grand Canyon and, according to some geologists, much of the rest of the world. A new investigation into this mysterious time shift, which has puzzled geologists for 152 years, attributes it to the collapse of the supercontinent Rodinia, 700 million years … Read more

When the Big Bang was just a theory

[ad_1] CREATIVE LIGHTSGeorge Gamow, Fred Hoyle and the Big Bang DebateBy Paul Halpern The universe is changing. But scientists didn’t realize it a century ago, when astronomers like Edwin Hubble and Henrietta Leavitt discerned that other galaxies existed and that they were moving away from the Milky Way at incredible speeds. This monumental discovery sparked … Read more

With nothing able to eat them, the cane toads eat each other

[ad_1] Enlarge / Does this look like the face of someone who started out as a cannibal? Why yes, it does. The cane toad can be the poster animal for invasive species. Native to South America, it has been introduced to many other ecosystems in the hope that it would reduce agricultural pests. Instead, the … Read more

World’s first detector designed by dark matter researchers records rare events

[ad_1] A quartz crystal bulk acoustic wave resonator. A revolutionary detector that aims to use quartz to capture high-frequency gravitational waves was built by researchers at the ARC Center of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics (CDM) and the University of Western Australia. During its first 153 days of operation, two events were detected that … Read more