Researchers say the American alligator is 6 MILLION years older than previously thought
The sharped-toothed, scaly predators that roam Florida may be much older than previously thought, finds new research. A study suggests that the American alligator is up to 6 million years older, and has remained virtually untouched by major evolutionary changes for at least 8 million years.Experts say that besides certain sharks, very few living vertebrate species have such a long duration in the fossil record with so little change.Scroll down for video A study suggests that the American alliga..>> view originalJane Goodall: Witness to war and messenger for peace
His name is Flint and he reaches out with tiny fingers to a woman who’s been watching him and his family for weeks.In the 1960s, British scientist and famed environmentalist Dr Jane Goodall changed the way we see and understand Chimpanzees and other primates. Now Fifty years on, she’s also a United Nations Messenger of Peace and believes that conflict affects animals and the environment just as much as people – and it’s something we all need to be concerned about.In 2016 chimpanzees face ..>> view originalNasa isn't changing our star signs – but the zodiac is still wrong
Nasa isn’t changing everyone’s star signs. But that hasn’t stopped everyone thinking it. Fear, anger and confusion erupted this week when reports, apparently originating with Cosmopolitan, suggested that Nasa was going to be changing the star signs around. What’s more, it said, because of a change in the Earth’s placement, 86 per cent of people’s star signs were wrong. The trouble is that Nasa doesn’t decide on star signs, and actually has very little interest in astrology at all. What’s more, ..>> view originalIs there alien life on Europa? Nasa to reveal a 'surprising' discovery about the icy moon's subsurface oceans
Jupiter's sixth-closest moon Europa is one of the most interesting bodies in our solar system when it comes to the hunt for alien life.The moon, which lies 500 million miles from the sun, has an ocean lying beneath its surface which makes it one of the most likely places in the solar system for life to thrive.Now Nasa has released a cryptic message saying 'surprising' evidence about the moon, related to the ocean, will be announced on Monday.Scroll down for video Jupiter's sixth-closest moon Eu..>> view originalSea ice record retreat has Antarctic experts worried for wildlife, climate
Sea ice record retreat has Antarctic experts worried for wildlife, climate Updated September 21, 2016 19:19:16 Scientists fear a sharp reduction in Antarctic sea ice in recent weeks will impact marine life and climate systems. Key pointsAntarctic sea ice retreating earlier than usualInstability of ice affecting access to research stationsImpacts expected on marine life, climate, research New daily records have been set for measuring the retreat of sea ice around Anta..>> view originalNASA sees sun's edge thanks to STEREO-A and STEREO-B twin spacecrafts; Solar winds' origins unveiled
NASA sees sun’s edge thanks to STEREO-A and STEREO-B twin spacecrafts; Solar winds’ origins unveiled NASA is indeed the frontline of humanity when it comes to space exploration. Now, with the help of STEREO-A and STEREO-B twin spacecraft, humanity has just learned a great deal of our own sun and how we can thorough our learning of a possible interstellar travel. By Jose Mari Franz Teves | Sep 21, 2016 04:54 AM EDT 379099 02: The sun's coronal loops are shown in this photo, released September ..>> view originalScientists Finally Figured Out Why Tardigrades Are So Indestructible
Tardigrades, also known as “water bears”, are microscopic animals capable of withstanding some of the most severe environmental conditions. Researchers from Japan have now created the most accurate picture yet of the tardigrade genome, revealing the neat tricks it uses to stay alive. A scanning electron microscope image of the incredible tardigrade. (Credit: Tanaka S, Sagara H, Kunieda) In a new study published in Nature Communications, geneticist Takekazu Kunieda and his colleagues from the U..>> view originalArctic Ocean Update: Will An Increased Atlantic Water Heat Be Felt Following The Melting Of Sea Ice?
First Posted: Sep 21, 2016 04:07 AM EDT During the past months, the Arctic region has been making headlines due the melting of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean. The happening had numerous effects on different animals and even humans. And now, an important question is being discussed: Will the Arctic water heat increase following the retreat of sea ice? According to Phys.org, the Arctic region has significantly warmed up, and one evidence that proves such happening is the melting of sea ice c..>> view originalTowards quantum Internet: Researchers teleport particle of light six kilometres
Wolfgang Tittel, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary. Credit: Riley Brandt, University of Calgary. What if you could behave like the crew on the Starship Enterprise and teleport yourself home or anywhere ...>> view originalStudy warns that science as we know it is evolving into something shoddy and unreliable
There's no shortage of warnings from the scientific community that science as we know it is being drastically affected by the commercial and institutional pressure to publish papers in high-profile journals – and now a new simulation shows that deteroriation actually happening. To draw attention to the way good scientists are pressured into publishing bad science (read: sensational and surprising results), researchers in the US developed a computer model to simulate what happens when scientists..>> view original
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