“Pulsing like a heartbeat”: The rhythmic mantle plume rises under Ethiopia creates a new ocean
New research shows that rhythmic pulses of molten rocks are rising under Eastern Africa. The pulsating plume of the hot mantle beneath Ethiopia is driven by plate tectonics, slowly pulling away from the region, forming a new ocean near the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, researchers reported June 25 in the journal Nature […]
This super-large black hole is eating too quickly – and “burp” at the speed of light
Astronomers have witnessed distant, super-large black holes eating away at the surrounding material so quickly that they “burn” excess mass at almost a third of the speed of light. The discovery comes when researchers studied the ultra-large black hole-mounted active galactic nucleus (AGN) of the Seifert galaxy, about 1.2 billion light-years away. The black hole, […]
Harlequin: A rare genetic disorder that causes severe “scales” to babies
Illness name: Also known as Harlequin Fish Disease, Fetal Fish Disease and Harlequin Baby Syndrome Affected Population: This genetic condition affects an estimated 1 person in 300,000 births worldwide. In the United States, according to the National Rare Disability Agency, it is estimated that it occurs at about one person at the time of 500,000 […]
Thunderstorm’s “Fire Ring” erupts around Andrea, a tropical storm named in the Atlantic Ocean, called “Heat Dome”
The thunderstorm “Ring of Fire” erupted along the edge of the giant “Heat Dome” that now suffocates much of the eastern half of the United States. And if it wasn’t sufficient wild weather, the first named tropical storm of the season also appeared in the Atlantic. The heat dome is caused by a high-pressure area […]
The “God King” born from an incest in ancient Ireland was neither a god nor a king, new research discovers
The ancient DNA of a man buried in a monumental stone age tomb in Ireland revealed that he was born from incest five,000 years ago. However, this fact does not mean that, according to new research, he was, as he previously argued. “There is nothing in the Neolithic Irish archaeological record that indicates that there […]
The mystical “Rogue” objects discovered by James Webb Telescope may not actually exist, new simulation tips
New research suggests that the mystical “rogue” pair of Jupiter-sized objects discovered by James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are only a small part of what was originally formed. This finding suggests that these enigmatic entities, called “Jumbos,” are rarer than previously thought, and raise questions about their very existence. Jumbos, short for “Jupiter-Mass binary object,” […]
The 40,000-year-old Mammoth Task Boomerang is the oldest in Europe – and perhaps the world
The rare mammoth fang boomerang discovered in a Polish cave is 40,000 years old. New research finds Europe’s first example of this complex tool and perhaps the oldest boomerang in the world. “The Ivory Object has all the features of the boomerang used by Aboriginals in Queensland today,” co-author Paweł Valde-Nowak, an archaeologist at Jagielonian […]
James Webb’s telescope discovers its first planet. The “Shepherd” of the red hot Saturn-sized Saturn still shines from that layer
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captures the first direct image of the planet with a remote solar system, and is lighter than previously seen. The planet named TWA 7B is a gas giant of a size comparable to the size of Saturn. With a star that was only over 6 million years old in orbit, […]
Zombie NASA satellite emits powerful radio pulses after 60 years of silence
Last year, scientists detected a mysterious and powerful burst of radio waves that emerged from within our galaxy. Now, astronomers believe it was caused by a long-dead NASA satellite, but they don’t know how it happened. Relay 2 exploded in 1964, but in 1967 the communications satellite went offline after two onboard transponders failed. Almost […]
Scientists invent photosynthetic “living” material that sucks out CO2 from the atmosphere
Swiss scientists have created new “living” materials, including blue-green algae, which they say can be used in buildings one day to combat climate change. Thanks to blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, the new material is photosynthesis. This means that carbon dioxide (CO2), sunlight and water can be chemically converted to oxygen and sugar, which promotes growth. […]