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Archaeologists say they’ve solved the mystery of a lead coffin discovered beneath Notre-Dame.
From @Smithsonianmag: "When excavations at Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral unearthed a pair of lead coffins hidden beneath the church’s nave in early 2022, archaeologists immediately recognized the sarcophagi’s significance. Lead, a metal that keeps out moisture and prevents decomposition, has long been the chosen coffin material of the elite."
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The more paleontologists dig, the more feathered dinosaurs they find. But why did these creatures develop feathers?
From @Smithsonianmag: "Fluff and fuzz helped the creatures keep warm, blend in and communicate."
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Sep. 22, 2024 (Sol 4312)
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
#Curiosity #rover #Sol4312 #space #science #STEM #Astrodon #MSL #engineering #wheels #CuriosityRover
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"A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat."
CNN reports: "Polar bears are not native to Iceland but occasionally come ashore after traveling on ice floes from Greenland."
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What to know about the new COVID-19 XEC variant.
@newscientist reports: "XEC is a genetic offshoot of omicron, a highly transmissible variant that first emerged in South Africa in 2021."
#COVID19 #COVID #Vaccines #Disease #PublicHealth #Science #XEC
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If you’re a member of the top 1% of earners in the U.S., there’s a fair chance your carbon footprint is bigger than you thought. A lot bigger. On average, 1,388 times bigger compared to someone in the bottom 50%. But don’t worry if this is news to you. A new study says the vast majority of people don’t know the true size of this inequality. @sciencefocus explains: https://flip.it/X0rgQz
#Science #ClimateChange #GlobalWarning #CarbonFootprint
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A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows Arp 107, home to two merging galaxies, with two bright cores and a "bridge" of dust and gas forming a cosmic smiley face. Live Science has more on this happy celestial accident: https://flip.it/mK3lu-
#Science #Space #SpaceExploration #JWST #Astronomy
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The most extreme rogue wave occurred in November 2020, lifting a single buoy off of Canada's British Columbia coast some 58 feet high. Since then, dozens more rogue waves have been recorded (some even in lakes). @ScienceAlert has more on this aquatic phenomenon that was once considered a myth. And if buoys could talk, the one that went for a wild ride would tell you how very real rogue waves are: https://flip.it/AILAJv
#Science #Ocean #PacificOcean #Waves #RogueWaves
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Earth may have had its own ring system that formed around 466 million years ago, lasting for tens of millions of years. Researchers propose that the ring may have formed after a large asteroid came within our planet's Roche limit — a distance at which the tidal forces of the Earth's gravity begin to pull the rocky body apart. Futurism calls it a “match made in orbit.” Read more: https://flip.it/416XSb
#Science #Earth #Space #Comet #Asteroid
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A 'golden age' of rat research may be here. What the often unwanted companions can teach us about us.
From NPR: "Rats are one of the most prolific mammals on the planet. Their close, often-fraught relationship with humans have allowed them to spread to pantries, sewers and garbage piles around the world. Domesticated brown rats are a commonly used mammal in laboratories making advancements in medicine and health."
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Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals.
AP reports: "At least 24 Cape fur seals that were found dead or euthanized in various locations on South Africa’s west and south coast had rabies."
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New evidence points to Wuhan market as source of COVID-19 outbreak.
From New Scientist: "A new study by an international team concludes it is more likely that the virus emerged from wild animals sold at the market and not from a lab escape. The researchers re-analysed data from 800 samples collected at the Huanan market by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention beginning on 1 January 2020, and also studied viral genomes from the earliest COVID-19 cases."
#COVID #COVID19 #Wuhan #China #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #Science
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A "Shazam for whales" uses AI to track sounds heard in the Mariana Trench.
@newscientist reports: "An artificial intelligence model that can identify the calls of eight whale species is helping researchers track the elusive whale behind a perplexing sound in the Pacific."
#Whales #Animals #Ocean #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Pacific #Science
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Scientists detect longest pair of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole.
AP reports: "The jets shooting hot plasma are the largest ever spotted – about as long as 140 Milky Way galaxies lined up end-to-end. ... The discovery, made using images from a European radio telescope, was reported Wednesday in the journal Nature."
Here's the original study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07879-y
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Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year.
CBS News reports on "a small asteroid [that] was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving around Earth in a horseshoe shape from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25."
For similar stories, follow @space-ScienceAlert
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The U.S. has led on nuclear fusion research for decades. Now China is in position to win the race, CNN reports.
"Many countries have achieved fusion reactions, but sustaining them for long enough to use in the real world remains elusive."
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An incredible organism is evolving at lightning speed — faster than we ever imagined possible.
Popular Mechanics explores research on Daphnia pulex, known more commonly as the water flea.
Subscription may be required: https://flip.it/zIDu6k
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Cancer deaths in U.S. fell by 33% in 30 years, but alcohol remains a lesser-known risk factor.
CBS News reports "the decline in cancer deaths are attributable to lower smoking rates, treatment improvements and earlier detection."
Here's the full report from the American Association for Cancer Research: https://cancerprogressreport.aacr.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/AACR_CPR_2024.pdf
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We always love reading about the "corpse plant." 💀 🌱
From the BBC: "It takes a decade to flower, smells like death and draws huge crowds when it blooms. But scientists are still unravelling the baffling lifecycle of the titan arum."
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