[ad_1] The Cat’s Paw Nebula is a star-forming region within our Milky Way galaxy. It’s located some 4,200 to 5,500 light-years away, in the direction of what we see as the constellation …
Read More »Wasp-inspired 40x drone drags
[ad_1] Called FlyCroTug, its operation was partially inspired by wasps. "Wasps can fly quickly to a piece of food, and then the thing is too heavy to take off, they drag it …
Read More »New species of "missing link" between dinosaurs and identified birds
[ad_1] Credit: University of Manchester Nicknamed "The Icon of Evolution" and the "missing link" between dinosaurs and birds, Archeopteryx has become one of the most famous fossil discoveries of paleontology. Today, within …
Read More »Supercool brines on Mars may contain enough oxygen to support aerobic life
[ad_1] Enlarge / There is a debate going on as to whether we have seen any direct evidence of brines on Mars. Atmospheric oxygen allows complex life and is a characteristic of …
Read More »A 15,500-year-old weapon is oldest found in North America, study says
[ad_1] Researchers at Texas A&M University excavate a site in central Texas.(Photo: Texas A&M University) Ancient spear points discovered near Austin, Texas are believed to be the oldest weapons ever found in …
Read More »These adorable baby octopuses were rescued from a plastic bin off Hawaii.
[ad_1] Marine biologists inspecting coral reefs off Hawaii have rescued two tiny octopuses that they found floating among plastic garbage, reported the Associated Press. The researchers collected the tiny cephalopods from their …
Read More »Scientists find tiny octopus baby floating on Hawaii trash
[ad_1] This Aug. 1, 2018 photo provided by the National Park Service shows a baby octopus next to a woman's finger inside a plastic container at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park in Kailua-Kona, …
Read More »These small drones inspired by wasps can open a door 40 times their weight and could one day be used in disaster areas.
[ad_1] The researchers built tiny microdrones capable of opening a door 40 times their weight. They were inspired by predatory wasps, which can cause large prey on the ground. One researcher said …
Read More »Weird Rectangular Iceberg Is not Alone in Antarctica, NASA Photos Show
[ad_1] Weirdly rectangular icebergs are not that weird. The world recently got a glimpse of a "tabular iceberg" in a photo snapped by NASA scientist Jeremy Harbeck. Taken during an Oct. 16 …
Read More »NASA spacecraft on mission to 'touch the sun' looks back to take shot of Earth
[ad_1] <p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on an epic mission – it's going …
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