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Mapping Martian meteorites: Tracing origins on the red planet

Researchers have identified the specific locations from which most of the approximately 200 Martian meteorites originate. They've traced the meteorites to five impact craters within two volcanic regions on the red planet called Tharsis and Elysium. T.....»»

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3D fossil scans investigate the origins of bipedal locomotion in human evolution

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of bipedalism. Knowing the type of locomotion used by many fossil species—walking upright on the ground or climbing from bran.....»»

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Making quantum physics easier to digest in schools: Experts encourage focus on two-state systems

A team of physics educators from Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Germany is focusing on a new approach to teaching quantum physics in schools. Traditional classroom teaching has tended to focus on presenting the history of the origins of quantum physics.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Falcons exposed to heavy metals are a red flag for environmental health

Exposure to heavy metals compromises immune functions and reduces reproductive success in the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), according to a new paper by researchers working with the Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) at Temple Universit.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Analysis confirms identity of specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years

A tiny skeleton, unearthed from Triassic-aged rocks in a quarry near Bristol, is at least 205 million years old and the oldest modern-type lizard on record......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Dynasty Warriors: Origins’ free demo is already winning me over

While I've mostly played Musou spinoff games before, Dynasty Warriors: Origins seems like it will make me a fan of the main series......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Astronomers discover a "hot Neptune" in a tight orbit

A Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, makes a scorchingly close orbit around its host star. Only the fourth object of its kind ever found, the planet could reveal clues as to how planets such as these form......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

Magnetically driven vortices may be generating Earth-size concentrations of hydrocarbon haze at Jupiter"s poles

While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, University of California, Berkeley, astronomers have discovered equally large spots at the planet's north and south poles that appear and disappear seemingly at r.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

A 4.45 billion-year-old crystal from Mars reveals the planet had water from the beginning

Water is ubiquitous on Earth—about 70% of Earth's surface is covered by the stuff. Water is in the air, on the surface and inside rocks. Geologic evidence suggests water has been stable on Earth since about 4.3 billion years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Herodotus" theory on Armenian origins debunked by first whole-genome study

Armenians, a population in Western Asia historically inhabiting the Armenian highlands, were long believed to be descendants of Phrygian settlers from the Balkans. This theory originated largely from the accounts of the Greek historian Herodotus, who.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Concern as climate talks stalls on fossil fuels pledge

The failure of UN climate negotiations to double down on a global pledge to move away from planet-heating fossil fuels on Sunday was decried by experts as a "worrying" setback to global progress on curbing warming......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Earth bids farewell to its temporary "mini moon" that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon

Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a "mini moon" for the past two months......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Chimps are upping their tool game, says study

"Planet of the Apes" may have been onto something......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 24th, 2024

Oldest direct evidence of hot water activity on Mars found

New Curtin University-led research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its past......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

Niagara fireball event leads to discovery of tiniest known asteroid

In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a pioneering, integrative approach for studying near-Earth asteroids based largely on a November 2022 fireball event that dropped meteorites in the Niagar.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control

Panspermia is the hypothesis that life can survive the transfer between planetary bodies as a secondary path for life to get started on planets throughout a solar system. The discovery of extraterrestrial life on asteroids or within meteorites would.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Scientists construct first complete energy spectrum of solar high-energy protons in Martian space

Scientists have constructed the first complete proton energy spectrum observed during an eruptive solar event in Martian space, deepening our understanding of the radiation environment around Mars......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

More than 40% of coral species face extinction, according to new research

Following a global assessment, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has revealed that 44% of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction. The announcement was made at the ongoing COP29 UN climate conference......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Introducing "UFO" galaxies—the Milky Way"s dustier cousins

In a new study, a team of astrophysicists led by CU Boulder has set out to unravel the mysteries of UFOs—not the alien spacecraft, but a class of unusually large and red galaxies that researchers have nicknamed Ultra-red Flattened Objects, or UFOs.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Neanderthal adhesive manufacturing site found in Gibraltar cave

Cut into a Gibraltar cliff face overlooking the Alboran Sea, a cave opening leads back in time to one of the earliest manufacturing sites on the planet—a Neanderthal-built tar distillation oven hidden for 65,000 years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Red squirrels are very flexible in shifting their daily routines to avoid urban threats, researchers find

Scientific investigations before and during the COVID-19 lockdown in Berlin in 2020 show that urban red squirrels are extremely flexible in adjusting their diurnal activities to the presence of humans, domestic dogs, domestic cats, and predators such.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024