PLD Space signs launch agreement with D-Orbit. The Spanish launch company, PLD Space, announced an agreement this week with an Italy-based space transportation company, D-Orbit. As part of the agreement, D-Orbit’s ION…
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The unique genetic change that turned horses into athletic powerhouses : NPR
Horses are exceptional athletes, able to push their large bodies farther and faster than many other animals.
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft back from space, and India wants the Moon
The American astronauts who were delayed in space for several long months have safely returned to Earth on March 18. Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, along with their crewmates Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, splashed down…
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Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica, Unveiling Mysterious Tentacled Creatures Beneath
As the Washington Post reports, researchers aboard the vessel Falkor (too) found an unexpected marine ecosystem beneath a 19-mile iceberg that broke off from Antarctica’s George VI Ice Shelf earlier this year.
This ice shelf, located on…
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Uncovered Plesiosaur Fossil Suggests Multiple Types of Long-Necked Reptiles Prowled Oceans 180 Million Years Ago
A skeleton of Plesiopterys wildi, recently found in Germany – credit SWNS. The nearly complete specimen of a known plesiosaur species is opening scientists’ eyes to the diversification of these ancient marine reptiles during the…
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Discovery of Dinosaur Tracks at Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Refuge Reveals Ancient Prehistoric Life in the Scottish Highlands
In a remarkable discovery, dinosaur tracks have been uncovered at Prince Charles’s Point on the Isle of Skye, where Bonnie Prince Charlie famously sought refuge after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Published in PLoS ONE, this…
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how we used AI to trace the evolution of bacteria on Earth
There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth – the vast majority of which are bacteria.
Bacteria consist of a single cell. They do not have bones and are not like big animals that leave clear signs in the geological…
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Chubby Possum Is Full Of Regrets After Trying To Make This Bird Box His Home
There’s nothing better than crawling into a cozy home at the end of a long day and settling in for a nap. At least, that’s what one brushtail possum in Australia thought until he sorely realized he couldn’t make it past the front door.
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Supernovae May Have Caused Two of Earth’s Five Great Extinctions
Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site’s best, funniest, most mojo’d & most informative commentary, and we depend on your help!! If you see a comment by another Kossack that…
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Bonobo Speak In Whistles That Have Incredible Compositional Similarities With Human Language
The hoots and whistles of bonobos may seem like simple, wild calls, but a closer listen reveals that their communication shares more structural similarities with human language than once thought.
Bonobos are the most vocal of the great apes, using…
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