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It Looks Like Nothing Else: Meet the Bizarre Frog That Shouldn’t Exist - SciTechDaily

It Looks Like Nothing Else: Meet the Bizarre Frog That Shouldn’t Exist - SciTechDaily

The Leyte Chorus Frog is a rare, non-reproducing hybrid caused by deforestation-driven overlap between two frog species, finally identified using modern genomics and decades-old museum specimens. Evolutionary biologists working in the Philippines have long be…

Earth's Crust Is Dripping Under Midwest US, Scientists Discover - ScienceAlert

Earth's Crust Is Dripping Under Midwest US, Scientists Discover - ScienceAlert

Beneath the American Midwest, on the continent of North America, the underside of Earth's crust is dripping into the planetary interior.

“Astounding” – Astronomers Reveal Hidden Monster Black Hole Lurking in Our Galactic Backyard - SciTechDaily

“Astounding” – Astronomers Reveal Hidden Monster Black Hole Lurking in Our Galactic Backyard - SciTechDaily

Astronomers have discovered strong evidence of a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Astronomers have found compelling evidence for the closest known supermassive black hole outside the Milky Way. This e…

Motion Sickness Hits Hard as Space Tourists Describe Polar Orbit Adventure - Gizmodo

Motion Sickness Hits Hard as Space Tourists Describe Polar Orbit Adventure - Gizmodo

After adjusting to microgravity—and getting through a few bouts of vomiting—the astronauts got to work in polar orbit.

NASA’s Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won’t hit Earth in 2032 - AP News

NASA’s Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won’t hit Earth in 2032 - AP News

NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list. Discovered late last year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 was predicted at one point to have a 3% chance of smacking Earth in 2032. Additi…

Chinese astronauts light a match aboard their space station—and the result is surprising - Glass Almanac

Chinese astronauts light a match aboard their space station—and the result is surprising - Glass Almanac

In a groundbreaking experiment conducted aboard China’s Tiangong space station, astronauts recently performed a task that many would consider impossible in space: they lit a match. ... Continue Reading →

Your brain starts eating itself during a marathon, study finds - Live Science

Your brain starts eating itself during a marathon, study finds - Live Science

Under extreme metabolic conditions, like a marathon, the brain may turn to cellular fat stores to maintain function, according to a new study.

Footprints show giant carnivorous dinosaurs and their plant-eating prey drank from same Scottish watering hole - CNN

Footprints show giant carnivorous dinosaurs and their plant-eating prey drank from same Scottish watering hole - CNN

Tyrannosaurus rex ancestors and their plant-eating dinosaur prey would have congregated to drink water from a lagoon in what is now Scotland, new research suggests.

Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft - Space.com

Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft - Space.com

Airbus will provide the landing platform for Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch toward Mars in 2028.