Paleontologists finally know what this ancient armored reptile looked like
A lot can happen in 241 million years. Dinosaurs can rise and fall, and so can the Earth itself. Take Switzerland: In the past 241 million years it went from being beachfront property to a mountainous skier's heaven dotted with chalets. In that ground-breaking change, remnants of the past got elevated along with the Alps, stranding seashells and other fossils on mountain peaks and leaving a scattered record for paleontologists trying to piece together what life on Earth used to look like. Not al..>> view originalBummer: Giant Asteroids Not An Immediate Threat
Every few months, a journalist asks a scientist about the looming threat of Armageddon. That scientist's quotes are then predictably blown out of proportion and turned into some iteration of "The End Is Nigh". In light of Asteroid Day, which was yesterday, we'd like to clarify some of the apocalyptic misinformation that's spreading. As badly as we all want an asteroid to strike us squarely in the face at this point, that probably won't be happening any time soon. Image: NASA/JPL Hyperbolic hea..>> view originalPeter Thiel invested in research effort to resurrect the woolly mammoth
Peter Thiel invested in research effort to resurrect the woolly mammoth Last updated 15:28, July 1 2017 123RF Scientists say the long-extinct woolly mammoth could roam again, thanks to DNA advances. Like the woolly mammoth that went extinct 10,000 years ago, tech gazillionaires now bestride the Earth, with their investments reverberating as the mammoths' footfalls once did.The mammoth ..>> view originalQuiz: Mission to the ringed planet
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on June 27, 2017 beamed back a stunning image that shows a sliver of Saturn’s sunlit atmosphere with its icy rings stretched across the foreground as a dark band. The Cassini mission is currently executing a series of daring ring-grazing dives as the mission comes closer to the culmination of its epic journey in space. Take the quiz to know more.>> view originalIndian-origin boy in UK gets top score in IQ test
An 11-year-old Indian origin boy in the U.K. has secured the top possible score of 162 on a Mensa IQ test, two points higher than that of geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, making him one of the brainiest children in the country.Arnav Sharma, from Reading town in southern England, passed the infamously difficult test a few weeks back with zero preparation and had never seen what a typical paper looked like before taking it.His mark in the exam, which primarily measures verbal reasoni..>> view originalThe strangest things people have spotted on Mars
Mars' weird featuresJuly 4 marks 20 years of continuous NASA coverage of Mars.Click through to see the weirdest things people spotted on Mars. Mars' weird features July 4 marks 20 years of continuous NASA coverage of Mars. Click through to see the weirdest things people spotted on Mars. Photo: NASA Martian skeletonSpotted: 14 July 2016 Martian skeleton Spotted: 14 July 2016 ..>> view originalHow We Measure a Kilogram Is About to Be Even More Accurate
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has the job of breaking up time and space into ridiculously tiny pieces in order for us to refine our measurements of the Universe. This time, it has come up with our most precise value yet for Planck's constant – a number that will help the Committee on Data for Science and Technology revise its official definition of the kilogram next year. With final submissions for any input into the new adjustments due by July 1, NIST has gotte..>> view originalPrototype solar array jettisoned as Dragon capsule prepares for trip home
Updated at 10 p.m. EDT June 30 (0200 GMT July 1). VIDEO An experimental solar wing sent to the International Space Station earlier this month was jettisoned from the orbiting lab’s robotic arm after engineers were unable to fully retract the array. The disposal followed an otherwise successful test of the power panel’s novel roll-out deployment technique, which engineers say could help future spacecraft generate more electricity and still fit inside the fairings of existing rockets. Carried to ..>> view originalRussia may launch the brightest 'star' in the sky
Russia is set to launch potentially the brightest artificial object in the night sky, which could outshine everything except for the Moon, starting next month. Mayak, a Russian CubeSat (a type of miniaturized satellite) will be fitted with solar reflectors. According to experts, if the miniature satellite is launched, it could have an apparent magnitude of -10, New Atlas reports whereas the Moon ranks between -13 and -12. Celestial bodies are measured based on their brightness, with the bright..>> view originalNASA Denies Allegation It Is Running A Child Slave Colony On Mars
NASA has been forced to deny a bizarre conspiracy theory allegation by an ex-CIA officer that the agency is running a child slave colony on Mars. NASA issued the denial after former CIA case officer Robert David Steele claimed during an appearance on ...>> view original
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