Early humans more innovative than previously believed.
St. Louis butterfly cloud made of actual butterflies
A strange butterfly-shaped cloud spotted at 5,000 feet above St. Louis, MO turned out to be an actual cloud of monarch butterflies migrating south to Mexico for the winter.
Maven spacecraft begins orbiting Mars
NASA’s Maven spacecraft entered Mars’ orbit on Sept. 21, equipped with scientific tools to study the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere and determine why the planet experienced such drastic water loss.
Most water on Earth older than the Sun itself, study finds
Some water predates the planetary disc that spawned the Sun.
Antifreeze proteins in Antarctic fish exhibit anti-melt characteristics, study reveals
A new study reveals that antifreeze proteins in Antarctic fish that prevent them from freezing in the icy Southern Ocean also prevent internal ice crystals from melting in the warmer, summer waters.
Ancient spherical fossils could be world’s first animals
Researchers at Virginia Tech discovered a mysterious spherical fossil that could represent the first example of a multicellular organism with differentiation of cell purposes.
UNC professor denies existence of black holes
A University of North Carolina professor recently published a paper claiming that black holes do not exist due to their excessive emission of Hawking radiation.
Scientists discover clear skies and water vapor one Neptune-sized planet
Clear skies and water vapor were recently detected on HAT-P-11b, a Neptune-sized planet outside of our solar system.
Water Vapor found on Neptune-sized exoplanet
HAT-P-11b is smallest known exoplanet to contain atmospheric water.
Chimpanzees raised as pets more likely to suffer long-term behavioral deficiencies
A new study suggests that chimpanzees who are raised primarily around humans as pets or performers in their early years suffer from more behavioral and social effects in the adult stage.
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