[ad_1] Asteroids will pass in front of our home world every few hours on Saturday, November 10th. NASA predicts that the first asteroid, dubbed Asteroid 2018 VS1, will overtake the Earth at …
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[ad_1] Catshark hatchling rostrum scales SEM. Credit: Rory Cooper – University of Sheffield A system proposed by world war two codebreaker Alan Turing more than 60 years ago can explain the patterning …
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[ad_1] (Jonathan Bartlett / For the Washington Post) This story is part of a series on human spaceflight in the United States. The space – with its bulky combinations and microgravity – …
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[ad_1] Abstract Vertebrates have a large array of epithelial appendages, including scales, feathers, and hair. The developmental patterning of these various structures can be theoretically explained by Alan Turing's reaction-diffusion system. However, …
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[ad_1] NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover sent this snapshot on Tuesday (November 6, 2018). Image via NASA. The 2019 lunar calendars are here! Order yours before they’re gone. Makes a great gift. NASA’s …
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[ad_1] A new study from MIT suggests that we have laser technology and flip the switch to blast a laser beam into space, we just might be attracting the attention of aliens. …
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[ad_1] About a year ago, scientists using the Pan-STARRS1 telescope in Hawaii noticed what appeared to be a particular asteroid crossing our solar system. The speed of travel was so fast, at …
Read More »Two new studies reveal the secrets of the early evolution of dinosaur and mammalian teeth
[ad_1] <a href = "https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/gfx/news/hires/2018/chewonthistw.jpg" title = "A thin section showing a partially worn tooth changchunsaurus and the unique position of his developing tooth. Credit: University of Toronto Mississauga "> A thin …
Read More »‘Inspirational’ bear video reveals dark side of filming animals with drones
[ad_1] If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That was the angle many news outlets took this week with a viral video of a brown bear mother and cub. Shot …
Read More »Astronomers find peers at the centers of merging galaxies
[ad_1] These images reveal the final stage of a union between two galactic nuclei in the messy core of the merging galaxy NGC 6240. The image at left shows the entire galaxy. …
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