Scientists say convergent evolution is much more common than previously thought.An evolutionary tree, or phylogenetic tree, is a branching diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among various… [+4678 chars]
Ancient volcanoes on Earths moon may have created water, a new study found. Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, engulfing hundreds of thousands of square m… [+2499 chars]
“We have found a giant, exceptional relic of a disrupted galaxy,” says observational astronomer Noah Brosch at The Florence and George Wise Observatory at Tel Aviv University, about the 2018 discove… [+3442 chars]
Gigantic asteroids have smashed into the Earth beforeRIP dinosaursand if were not watching out for all those errant space rocks, they could crash into our world again, with devastating consequences. … [+3005 chars]
Mud and sponges probably dont feature highly on most scuba divers bucket lists. But scientist and explorer Professor Brian Murphy, based at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has his sights set o… [+10343 chars]
ByJet Propulsion LaboratoryJune 5, 2022 If a large asteroid struck the Earth, it could have devastating consequences. Over 100 participants from 18 countries including NASA Established in 1958, th… [+11770 chars]
For many of us, the past two years have delivered a lesson in not taking things for granted. The chaos of the pandemic disrupted relationships, trade and the privileges we often enjoy without a secon… [+11875 chars]
When Juno reached that point just 2,050 miles above the surface of Jupiter's atmosphere, it was traveling at 131,000 miles per hour. In a post, NASA provided comparisons to contextualize what an incr… [+758 chars]
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Dark matter doesnt really do much of anything in the present-day universe. But in the early days of the cosmos, there may have been pockets of dark matter with high enough density that they provide… [+3494 chars]
This article is an installment of Future Explored, a weekly guide to world-changing technology. You can get stories like this one straight to your inbox every Thursday morning by subscribing here. A… [+7250 chars]
ByAalto UniversityJune 5, 2022 Illustration of Andreev reflection between a superconductor and an atomically sharp metal tip. Credit: Aalto University / Jose Lado New technique helps researchers un… [+4068 chars]
