AvatarVitskapsdamaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo16 hours agoTwo lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary eventverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Michael IrvingLast time this happened, Earth got plants. Scientists have caught a once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event in progress, as two lifeforms have …
AvatarVitskapsdamaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoThe “Big Crunch”: New dark energy data raises questions about Universe’s fatebigthink.com - Stephen JohnsonEvery culture has a story of the eschaton: the end of time. In Norse mythology, the world will end in an epic battle called Ragnarök, with gods …
AvatarVitskapsdamaAvatarAvatar2 days agoInfamous boat-sinking orcas spotted hundreds of miles from where they should be, baffling scientistLive Science - By Harry BakerOrcas that attack and sink boats in southwestern Europe have been spotted circling a vessel in Spain, hundreds of miles from where they should …
AvatarVitskapsdamaAvatarAvatar2 days agoNASA spacecraft snaps awesome view of volcanoes erupting on distant worldverified_publisherMashable - Mark KaufmanHundreds of millions of miles away. There are volcanoes erupting hundreds of millions of miles beyond Earth. And a NASA spacecraft is watching it happen. The space agency's Juno probe, which has orbited Jupiter since 2016, swooped by the gas giant's volcanic moon Io last week, its last close planned …
AvatarVitskapsdamaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoResearchers discover new clues to how tardigrades can survive intense radiationphys.org - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have discovered that tardigrades—microscopic animals famed for surviving harsh extremes—have …
AvatarVitskapsdamaAvatarAvatar3 days agoShocking Study Reveals Many Fast-Tracked Cancer Drugs Offer No Clinical Benefitverified_publisherScienceAlert - Clare WatsonPromising cancer drugs that are fast-tracked through approvals don't always work as hoped. A new study has found around 40 percent of anti-cancer …
AvatarVitskapsdamaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFossil beetles found in a Botswana diamond mine help us to reconstruct the distant pasttheconversation.com - Sandiso MnguniWhen most people think of fossils they probably picture bones. But there’s much more to the global fossil record: plants, shells, minerals and …
AvatarVitskapsdamaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe regenerative feats of endangered axolotlsphys.org - Greta FriarAxolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) are a critically endangered species of salamander. The species has only one natural habitat remaining, a series of …
AvatarVitskapsdamaAvatarAvatarSea Otters Have Helped Bolster California’s Kelp ForestSmithsonian Magazine - Olivia FerrariSea otters are not just cute and lovable—they also help a crucial habitat flourish. These critters have a well-known influence on kelp forest …
AvatarVitskapsdamaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA century of diabetes treatmentscosmosmagazine.com - 360infoNamson Lau UNSWSam Hendricks 360info Leonard Thompson was 14 when he made history. The Canadian teenager was on his deathbed, drifting in and out of a …
AvatarVitskapsdamaAvatarAvatarAll the Citizen Science Projects You Can Participate in During the Eclipseverified_publisherGizmodo - George DvorskyMonday’s eclipse is bringing together a diverse group of citizen scientists, working to collectively enhance our knowledge of the Sun and Earth’s …
AvatarVitskapsdamaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPowering Brain Repair: Mitochondria Key to Neurogenesisneurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience NewsResearchers made a groundbreaking discovery about the maturation process of adult-born neurons in the brain, highlighting the critical role of …