[ad_1] A new study suggests that former farmers may have had a significant impact on the Earth's climate. By burning forests to pave the way for livestock farming and grazing, early humans …
Read More »Bonnethead identified as the first known omnivorous shark species
[ad_1] The bonnetheads, one of the smallest members of the hammerhead shark family, abound in the shallow waters of the Americas, where they typically feed on crabs, shrimps, snails and bony fish. …
Read More »Mysterious "lunar whirlpools" point to Moon's volcanic and magnetic past
[ad_1] Scientists say the mysterious lunar vortex, one of the most beautiful optical anomalies of the solar system, could be a relic of the ancient volcanic activity of the Moon and an …
Read More »Scientists develop a way to use plastic waste to create automotive fuel [Report]
[ad_1] The discarded plastic could be used to power cars in the future through a groundbreaking process developed by scientists at Swansea University. They managed to turn unwanted plastic into hydrogen, which …
Read More »British physicist awards $ 3 million prize to boost diversity
[ad_1] Jocelyn Bell Burnell, astrophysicist, with her Prudential Lifetime Achievement Award at the Women of the Year Awards 2015 at the InterContinental London. (Photo file) LONDON (AP) – One of Britain's leading …
Read More »Will asteroids become our cosmic service stations? – Videos
[ad_1] If we want to colonize space, we have to find a way to generate a lot of vital resources. The most important being the water. The good news is that traces …
Read More »Huge 10,500-year-old giant elk antlers from lake in Northern Ireland
[ad_1] The fishermen of Northern Ireland have captured in Lough Neagh, the largest lake of the British Isles, a huge pair of old elk antlers. It is estimated that they are about …
Read More »Pluto lost its planet status wrongly, say scientists
[ad_1] By PTI WASHINGTON: Experts now say that Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, suggesting that the frozen dwarf should be a planetary body. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), …
Read More »Mysterious Cosmic Ring of Black Holes or Neutron Stars Spotted by NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory
[ad_1] Once again NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory discovered a strange formation in the deep universe. That is, astronomers have spotted a mysterious cosmic ring in a distant galaxy, and this could be …
Read More »Orca J50 in trouble does not improve, say NOAA scientists
[ad_1] Scientists tracking a troubled Puget Sound Orca J50 say its condition does not seem to improve. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) response teams caught up with the J Pod …
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