New Island Born—Future Tourism Hot Spot?

Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:01 AM EST (National Geographic)

A volcano beneath the Red Sea has given Earth a New Year's gift: a new island about 40 miles (60 kilometers) off the coast of Yemen. The currently unnamed landmass first appeared in NASA satellite photos taken on December 23.

science, geology, islands

Comet Seen Vaporizing in Sun's Atmosphere—A First

Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:58 AM EST (National Geographic)

For the first time, a death-diving comet has been observed as it vaporized in the sun's atmosphere, thanks to new data from a NASA satellite. More than a thousand known comets are so-called Kreutz sungrazers, a family of icy bodies that pass very near to the sun's surface on t …

science, astronomy, sun, solar-system, comets

Tiny amounts of alcohol dramatically extend a worm's life, but why?

Seeded on Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:07 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)

Minuscule amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans, which is used frequently as a model in aging studies, UCLA biochemists report.

science, biology, worms, alchohol

Russian Mars Probe to Crash Sunday

Seeded on Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:30 AM EST (National Geographic)

After circling Earth for more than two months, the failed Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt will make a kamikaze dive into Earth's atmosphere sometime around Sunday, experts say. The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, which has given up hope of recovering the spacecraft, is now co …

science, space, probe

Flatworm flouts fundamental rule of biology

Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2012 7:39 AM EST (EurekAlert!)

A tiny, freshwater flatworm found in ponds and rivers around the world that has long intrigued scientists for its remarkable ability to regenerate has now added a new wrinkle to biology. Reporting in the journal Science today, researchers at the University of California, San F …

science, biology, cells, flatworm, centrosomes

Earth's massive extinction: The story gets worse

Seeded on Fri Jan 6, 2012 3:18 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)

Scientists have uncovered a lot about the Earth's greatest extinction event that took place 250 million years ago when rapid climate change wiped out nearly all marine species and a majority of those on land.

science, extinction, geology, permian

The Compositions of Kuiper Belt Objects

Seeded on Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:31 AM EST (astro-ph updates on arXiv.org)

Objects in the Kuiper belt are small and far away thus difficult to study in detail even with the best telescopes available at earth.

science, astronomy, solar-system, asteroids, kupier-belt

Planetary Rings

Seeded on Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:34 AM EST (astro-ph updates on arXiv.org)

Matthew Tiscareno from Cornell University has published an extensive review article on planetary rings. It covers briefly all recent research and is very readable.

science, astronomy, solar-system, planets

New evidence for complex molecules on Pluto's surface

Seeded on Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:30 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)

The new and highly sensitive Cosmic Origins Spectrograph aboard the Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a strong ultraviolet-wavelength absorber on Pluto's surface, providing new evidence that points to the possibility of complex hydrocarbon and/or nitrile molecules lying on …

science, astronomy, solar-system, pluto

Dawn soars over asteroid Vesta in 3-D

Seeded on Sun Dec 4, 2011 2:08 PM EST (Science Daily)

Glide over the giant asteroid Vesta with NASA's Dawn spacecraft in a new 3-D video. Dawn has been orbiting Vesta since July 15, obtaining high-resolution images of its bumpy, cratered surface and making other scientific measurements.

science

Ancient Saber-Toothed Squirrel Found

Seeded on Tue Nov 8, 2011 4:12 AM EST (National Geographic)

The fossilized skull and teeth of a fanged, shrew-like mammal have been found in Argentina, a new study says. The new species—dubbed Cronopio dentiacutus for its narrow snout and long fangs—was about 8 to 9 inches (20 to 23 centimeters) long and likely used its poi …

science, palaeontology

Computer scientist cracks mysterious 'Copiale Cipher'

Seeded on Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:10 AM EDT (EurekAlert!)

The manuscript seems straight out of fiction: a strange handwritten message in abstract symbols and Roman letters meticulously covering 105 yellowing pages, hidden in the depths of an academic archive. Now, more than three centuries after it was devised, the 75,000-character " …

science, manuscript, cipher

Einstein On Steroids: Dirac, The Higgs, And Speeding Neutrinos

Seeded on Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:21 AM EDT ()

So what is the deal with this 'cosmic speed limit'? Is it really unthinkable that neutrinos move faster than light?

science, physics, speed, einstein, neutrinos

Impact study: Princeton model shows fallout of a giant meteorite strike

Seeded on Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:25 AM EDT (PhysOrg.com)

Seeking to better understand the level of death and destruction that would result from a large meteorite striking the Earth, Princeton University researchers have developed a new model that can not only more accurately simulate the seismic fallout of such an impact, but also he …

science, impact, geology, meteorites

Hubble snaps dark matter warping spacetime • The Register

Seeded on Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:50 AM EDT (The Register (UK))

The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a 19-hour snapshot of galaxies that appear to be warped by the presence of the baffling interstellar substance known as "dark matter" residing in an intervening galactic cluster. The image, released Thursday, shows the cluster – known …

science, astronomy, dark-matter

2011 Sea Ice Minimum : Image of the Day

Seeded on Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:40 AM EDT (nasa.gov)

In September 2011, sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record. Satellite data from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) showed that the summertime ice cover narrowly avoided a new record low.

science, sea-ice

Giant kraken lair discovered

Seeded on Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:25 AM EDT (EurekAlert!)

Long before whales, the oceans of Earth were roamed by a very different kind of air-breathing leviathan.

science, palaeontology, kraken

Humans are just modified fish

Seeded on Thu Oct 6, 2011 3:16 AM EDT (Science Daily)

A study into the muscle development of several different fish has given insights into the genetic leap that set the scene for the evolution of hind legs in terrestrial animals.

science, evolution, fish, humans, palaeontology

Ancient Toothy Fish Found in Arctic—Giant Prowled Rivers

Seeded on Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:02 AM EDT (National Geographic)

Fossils of a new species of carnivorous fish that prowled ancient rivers have been discovered in the Canadian Arctic, a new study says. The 6-foot-long (1.8-meter-long) Laccognathus embryi was "the kind of fish that was waiting to lunge out to grab whatever was in front of it, …

science, palaeontology

First observational test of the 'multiverse'

Seeded on Wed Aug 3, 2011 10:19 AM EDT (EurekAlert!)

The theory that our universe is contained inside a bubble, and that multiple alternative universes exist inside their own bubbles – making up the 'multiverse' – is, for the first time, being tested by physicists. Two research papers published in Physical Review Lette …

science, astronomy, universe, cosmology

Spectacular Three-Cat Monolith Unearthed in Mexico

Seeded on Tue Aug 2, 2011 2:01 AM EDT (National Geographic)

With a little help from archaeologists, three giant cats have slunk into view after spending thousands of years underground in central Mexico. Carved in a vaguely Olmec style into a stone monolith, the seated jaguars—or possibly mountain lions—may have been part of a …

science

Unique volcanic complex discovered on Moon's far side

Seeded on Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:26 AM EDT (Science Daily)

Analysis of new images of a curious "hot spot" on the far side of the Moon reveal it to be a small volcanic province created by the upwelling of silicic magma.

science, astronomy, moon, solar-system, volcanism

New Thalattosaur Specimen from the Late Triassic of Alaska

Seeded on Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:05 AM EDT ()

A significant fossil discovery in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska should help scientists better understand events that took shape early in the time of dinosaurs. The entombed bones and vertebra are almost certainly part of a Thalattosaur, an enigmatic marine reptil …

science, dinosaurs, palaeontology

First Pictures: Wild Fish Uses Tool

Seeded on Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:08 AM EDT (National Geographic)

A blackspot tuskfish off Australia has its mouth full as it carries a cockle to a nearby rock, against which the fish was seen repeatedly bashing the shellfish to get at the fleshy bits inside. A recent study in the journal Coral Reefs says the picture—snapped at a depth o …

science, biology, fish

"Extinct" Rainbow Toad Found After 90 Years

Seeded on Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:06 AM EDT (National Geographic)

A colorful, toxic toad that was last seen 87 years ago—and never photographed—has been rediscovered in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Called the Sambas stream toad or Bornean rainbow toad, the elusive amphibian was last spotted by European explorers in 1924. The toad …

science, biology, toads

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