
GeekSpin - 1 day 19 hours ago
Bennu is currently hurtling through space on an orbit that crosses Earth’s own path, earning it a spot on NASA’s list of potentially hazardous asteroids. Yet if this mountain of space rock ever headed our way, deflecting it might look very different from what scientists once imagined. You could push a finger through the surface […] Read the original article here: Study finds asteroid Bennu's surface is 50 times weaker than ground coffee...

The Atlantic - 1 day 20 hours ago
Contraceptives are kinder than poison.

Smithsonian - 1 day 21 hours ago
Earth has changed dramatically since the Age of Dinosaurs, from its climate to geography and animal life...

The Conversation - 1 day 23 hours ago
Getting Loss and Damage Fund money would be worth a lot more than the $20 million Nepal is asking for. The foreign minister calls it a demand for justice and legal and moral liability.'...

The Conversation - 1 day 23 hours ago
One Google response asked for my medical history. Another answered a personal health question without asking who I was. Both replies came across as authoritative advice.

Newser - 1 day 23 hours ago
Using fossilized teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex's temperature and it wasn't too different from our own. Readings from three teeth revealed an average body temperature of about 97 degrees Fahrenheit, per the AP . That's similar to modern elephants and close to the average body temperature of humans,...

GeekSpin - 1 day 23 hours ago
There's a brand-new infant in the cosmic nursery, and it is officially breaking all the records as we know them. Astronomers using data from NASA-funded archives have confirmed the existence of a world called Elias 2-24 b. Coming in at less than one million years old, this new giant is the youngest exoplanet ever detected, […] Read the original article here: NASA astronomers discover youngest planet ever found...

Science Alert - 2 days 50 min ago
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Last Word On Nothing - 2 days 2 hours ago
Sometimes we change our minds about big life choices: where we live, what career we pursue, who walks beside us. I’ve been pretty consistent so far, especially when it comes to what follows. A friend of mine wants to be donated to a body farm so she can “live again” by being prodded and measured […] The post Make Me Like a Tree, and Leave Me appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

Science Alert - 2 days 9 hours ago
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Australian Geographic - 2 days 10 hours ago
The Dawson's burrowing bee spends most of its life peacefully underground. But when it's time to head to the surface, it's a big old mess. The post Everything's happy underground appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Nature - 2 days 11 hours ago
Affected Chinese companies adjusted their sources of knowledge to stay competitive.

Nature - 2 days 11 hours ago
The European Union is easing its reliance on US space infrastructure and is seeking to grow its satellite and launch operations.

Nature - 2 days 11 hours ago
Gene-targeting treatments could be used to treat other people with rare forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).