[ad_1] The rediscovered volcanic mouse, considered extinct. Credit: (c) Danny Balete, Field Museum A little mouse rediscovered on a volcano that erupted 30 years ago gives hope for the conservation of wildlife in the Philippines. In June 1991, Mount Pinatubo, a volcanic peak on the Philippine island of Luzon, literally blew up its peak. It … Read more
[ad_1] Curious planetary working to make Earth changes visible, accessible and usable. Planet is booming in the new year with 48 SuperDoves, our Flock 4s, set to fly on SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission. This carpooling mission launched from the Cape Canaveral space station in Florida will deliver Flock 4s in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude … Read more
[ad_1] A rinkhals spits a flood of venom in self-defense. © The administrators of the Natural History Museum, London; Callum Mair By Mitch LeslieJan. 21, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Spitting cobras protect themselves by throwing jets of venom into the eyes of their attackers. A new study suggests that over millions of years, all three … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: University College London The Sun’s extremely hot outer layer, the corona, has a very different chemical makeup than the cooler inner layers, but the reason has baffled scientists for decades. One explanation is that in the middle layer (the chromosphere), magnetic waves exert a force that separates the plasma from the Sun into … Read more
[ad_1] Deimos and Phobos SpaceX bought two huge oil rigs to convert them into floating space ports for its Starship spacecraft bound for Mars. Named Phobos and Deimos, after the two Martian moons, SpaceX predicts that the massive structures will support launches of very large carriers. Thanks to recently captured photos, we can now see … Read more
[ad_1] Life reconstruction of the early Pederpes tetrapods showing the bones of the forelimbs under the skin. Credit: Image copyright 2021 Julia Molnar. When tetrapods (four-limbed vertebrates) started moving from water to land around 390 million years ago, this triggered the rise of lizards, birds, mammals, and all land animals. that exist today, including humans … Read more
[ad_1] “After the long commissioning process, the best performing 34 meter antenna in DSN is now talking to our spacecraft,” said Bradford Arnold, DSN project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “While the pandemic restrictions and recent weather conditions in Spain have been significant challenges, the staff in Madrid have persevered, and … Read more
[ad_1] The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink satellites is launched from Station 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. On October 6, 2020. Photographer: Paul Hennessy / NurPhoto / Getty Images Photographer: Paul Hennessy / NurPhoto / Getty Images Elon Musk became the richest person in the world this month … Read more
[ad_1] A new study reveals a curious relationship between Saturn’s moon, Rhea, and its neighbor, Titan. The second largest A planet in the solar system, Saturn is adorned with icy rings and orbits a veritable swarm of some 80 moons. These satellites have their own unique properties, some so unusual and intriguing that they stand … Read more
[ad_1] The frozen desert serves as a scientific haven for more than 1,000 researchers around the year, who monitor climate change and study Earth’s history. Its barren landscape gives them access to an unspoiled world, where they can complete their research, despite temperatures dropping down to -90 ° C. Conditions in some parts of the … Read more