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Massive alien ring system is much larger than Saturn’s, and may contain exomoons

Massive alien ring system is much larger than Saturn’s, and may contain exomoons

Astronomers this week announced yet another mind-boggling finding: a ring system which orbits a distant giant planet has been found to be much larger...
Gargantuan guinea pig ancestor was a tusk fighter

Gargantuan guinea pig ancestor was a tusk fighter

Dr. Philip Cox, of the Centre for Anatomical and Human Sciences at the University of York in Britain, and colleagues reported an analysis of...
Do Pluto and Charon share the same atmosphere?

Do Pluto and Charon share the same atmosphere?

Atmospheres are, of course, a common feature of planets and even some moons. Most of the planets in our solar system and a few...
First true venomous frogs found in Brazil

First true venomous frogs found in Brazil

Two species of frogs that produce venom that is as deadly as the venom produced by pit vipers and have a specialized head structure...
Sweetgrass mosquito repellent found that is as good as DEET

Sweetgrass mosquito repellent found that is as good as DEET

Sweetgrass, Hierochloe odorata, has been known to repel mosquitoes for centuries. Native Americans first used the plant as an insect repellent. The chemicals that...
New mass grave in Germany shows extreme Neolithic violence

New mass grave in Germany shows extreme Neolithic violence

Many anthropologists and archaeologists argue that the beginning of farming as a way of life may have increased the inherent tendencies of man toward...
Modern baboons emerged in South Africa two million years ago

Modern baboons emerged in South Africa two million years ago

Baboons that are anatomically identical to modern baboons dwelt in South Africa between 2 million years ago and 2.4 million years ago according to...
Physicists get closer to the particle nature of dark energy than ever before

Physicists get closer to the particle nature of dark energy than ever before

Dark energy is thought to make up 68 percent of all the energy in the known Universe and is responsible for the continual expansion...
Scientists find huge black hole that challenges cosmological theories

Scientists find huge black hole that challenges cosmological theories

A team of astronomers announced that they have found a supermassive black hole that is about 12 billion times more massive than the Sun...
Alliance for Space Development to push reusable spacecraft and space settlements

Alliance for Space Development to push reusable spacecraft and space settlements

The Alliance for Space Development, consisting of a number of space advocacy groups such as the National Space Society, the Space Frontier Foundation, and...

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