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[ad_1] The broken parts of the tiny genitals of a small insect from the Cretaceous period were recently restored after spending more than a decade apart. Researchers have described a new species of killer bug from a remarkably well-preserved fossil dating from around 50 million years ago. When the fossil was discovered in Colorado in … Read more

[ad_1] Why do some people and not others say that they are receiving communications from “the dead”? It’s horrible. Right? But why does this happen? A new study from Durham University explains the reason. The study found that spiritualistic mediums may be more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences early in life. … Read more

[ad_1] Joe Biden’s reign as US president is set to get off to a rocky start – a barrage of asteroids is set to make “close approaches” to our planet as the Democrat is sworn in on Wednesday. NASA has identified six asteroids that will set Earth ablaze on inauguration day. The space agency has … Read more

[ad_1] Found in Colorado, this fossil is a species now called Aphelicophontes danjuddi. A small scarab also appears with the larger assassin bug. Daniel Swanson / Paleontological Association Maybe the phrase should be “snug like an insect in a rock”. Daniel Swanson, an entomology graduate student at the University of Illinois, was able to see … Read more

[ad_1] Every day you walk around with your brain moving gently inside your skull. A bit like a soft egg yolk floating in a cloud of clear egg whites. All it takes is a sudden jerk or bang, and your brain is pushed aside with surprising speed. Whether it’s hitting the skull or making a … Read more

[ad_1] A Martian “mole” will stop its valiant attempts to dig on the red planet. After landing in 2018, NASA’s InSight spacecraft’s thermal probe, or “mole,” processed friction issues as investigators scrambled to learn more about the internal heat sources powering Mars. However, when the mole burrowed, it bounced off the regolith (or the ground) … Read more

[ad_1] Now, experts have found that the insects “flap” their wings together – and their wings are perfectly evolved for better propulsion. Biologists at the Swedish University of Lund set out to test a 50-year-old theory that butterflies “flap” their wings together, pushing the trapped air to create a jet and push the animal in … Read more

[ad_1] © Slobevgeniya According to Durham University, mediums who “hear the dead” may have a history of unusual hearing experiences – they are more likely to experience absorption, which is linked to altered states of consciousness. In the past, we’ve talked about how science explains romantic attraction and what science has to say about the … Read more

[ad_1] For the past For 15 years, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been touring the Red Planet to study its climate and geology. Each day, the orbiter returns a treasure trove of images and other sensor data that NASA scientists used to find safe landing sites for the rovers and to understand the distribution of … Read more