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Stanford Scientist Explains Why We Haven't Found Aliens Yet: 'Maybe We're One of the First'

A Stanford scientist's model suggests many small rocky planets can't sustain atmospheres, potentially explaining the scarcity of alien life and positioning Earth as one of the first habitable planets.

International Business Times UK · Jun 24

A 650-foot mega tsunami struck Greenland, and scientists detected something even stranger afterward

In September 2023, a massive Greenland mega-tsunami sent mysterious vibrations through Earth for nine days. Scientists have now uncovered how a mountain collapse, trapped waves, and advanced satellites revealed one of the strangest natural events ever recorded.

The Economic Times · Jun 24

41 Surprising Facts About Our World That Are Truly Incredible

The world is a big place, and there’s far more happening on it than any of us could ever keep track of. New creatures are discovered, landscapes change, and mind-blowing discoveries keep reminding us how much there still is to learn. The Instagram page Earth Explained collects interesting facts about…

Bored Panda · Jun 24

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Game of stones: how paintings of marble reveal a world of magical medieval mysticism

From trippy swirls to blood-soaked slabs, a new book mines gothic and renaissance art for the supernatural significance of the precious rock

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24

'Everybody wanted to be the first': Apollo astronauts were more competitive, Artemis 2 pilot says

NASA's Artemis moon program differs from Apollo in many ways, including the attitudes of its astronauts.

Space · Jun 24

Scientists explain how crocodiles survived the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs — the curious case of ‘living fossils’

Crocodiles remarkably survived the dinosaur-ending asteroid impact due to their ability to endure long periods without food and their presence in less-affected habitats. These ancient reptiles possess slow metabolisms and survive for extended durations without sustenance. Their evolutionary adaptability also enabled them to thrive in diverse environments.

The Economic Times · Jun 24

Lost world of birds and frogs: Scientists open a million-year-old cave time capsule in New Zealand, where 12 bird species and four frogs reveal a lost world reshaped by volcanoes and climate long before humans arrived

A remarkable fossil discovery in a New Zealand cave has unveiled a lost world of ancient birds and frogs, dating back one million years. This find, dubbed a "missing volume" of natural history, reveals a dramatically different avian landscape before human arrival. Scientists unearthed remains of extinct takahē ancestors and…

The Economic Times · Jun 24

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Solar storms can cause rapid changes to the Earth’s atmosphere, new study suggests

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The Independent UK · Jun 24

Millions of stars light up largest and most detailed shot of Milky Way’s centre

The glittering image, taken by the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope, heralds a new age of planetary discovery

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24

Breakthrough study confirms solar storms can alter weather on Earth within hours

Even discrete solar storms can cause intense and rapid changes to our planet’s atmosphere

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Tallest waterfall in the world: The 979-metre wonder hidden above the rainforest

Waterfalls are often measured in different ways. Some are known for the volume of water they carry, others for their width, and a few for the sheer distance water travels before reaching the ground. Because of those differences, deciding which waterfall deserves the title of the world's tallest is not…

The Times of India · Jun 24

This 5-Star-Rated, Quick-Drying Cutlery Caddy Makes So Much Sense for Handwashing Utensils, Protecting Surfaces, and Keeping Clutter at Bay

This clever utensil rack makes use of one of our favorite innovative materials for the most convenient and speedy drying process

Livingetc · Jun 24

‘El Niño is a distraction’: Why Europe’s deadly heatwave isn’t down to a natural weather phenomenon

Europeans are sweltering under the latest heatwave, which experts say is being “amplified by long-term warming” – not El Niño.

Euronews · Jun 24

Earth’s oldest asteroid impact crater may just have been found

Researchers date North Pole Dome in Australia’s Pilbara region to over 3 billion years ago

The Independent UK · Jun 24

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The Economic Times · Jun 24

QOSMIC raises $3.3 million from Prosus, Accel, South Park Commons to solve space’s growing data bottleneck

Bengaluru-based QOSMIC has secured $3.33 million in seed funding to tackle a growing bottleneck in space: getting vast amounts of satellite data back to Earth. The newly raised capital will be used to scale manufacturing, integration and testing capabilities, while expanding engineering teams across optics, mechanical systems and electronics.

The Conversation · Jun 23

Earth’s oldest crater really is over 3 billion years old, new study confirms

In the Pilbara of Western Australia, some of Earth’s oldest rocks lie beneath the sky, as they have for billions of years. They are dark, weathered volcanic rocks, close to 3.5 billion years old, cut by veins and stewed by deep time.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23

Scientists in Australia find ‘smoking gun’ evidence of world’s oldest meteorite strike

Curtin University researchers use innovative techniques to date three-billion-year-old impact crater in Western Australia’s Pilbara region

AAP · Jun 23

Unravelling the mystery: crater formed by a big bang

Clever detective work by scientists has uncovered the Earth's oldest known asteroid impact crater in the outback, dating back three billion years.

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LiveScience · Jun 23

'Unequivocal evidence' of Earth's oldest impact crater turns out to be off by half a billion years

A new study updates the age of Earth's oldest known meteorite impact crater, the North Pole Dome crater, which scientists previously claimed was 3.47 billion years old.

Space · Jun 23

What is Starfall? A look at SpaceX's mysterious new return capsule

SpaceX just launched its Starfall return capsule for the first time. What does the company plan to do with the new vehicle?

The Conversation · Jun 23

We discovered a new rock type containing garnet inside a meteorite fragment from Mars

On Earth, garnet is best known as the fiery red January birthstone — popular in jewellery since the Bronze Age and valued highly by ancient Egyptians.

The Conversation · Jun 23

The US is leading the new space race – but other countries are close behind

When NASA administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled the crew of the Artemis III mission at Johnson Space Center in Houston earlier this month, he was ebullient.

LiveScience · Jun 23

NASA satellite captures wave of warm water hundreds of miles long that signals a devastatingly strong El Niño

This year's El Niño is on track to be among the strongest ever recorded.

LiveScience · Jun 23

We've spent decades looking for the wrong type of alien radio signals, new paper claims — and there's an easy way to fix it

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth could be overlooking prime evidence of alien intelligence.

Space · Jun 23

NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan 'raises serious concerns for ocean health'

NASA's plan to deorbit the International Space Station in coming years has stirred up a wave of reaction by a leading ocean conservation organization.

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