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  • Cryptozoology: The Evolution of the Moa

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    Cryptozoology: The Evolution of the Moa #shorts #CE #alleged sightings #New Zealand #Moa persistence The mighty moa was an avian giant that stalked the earth as the tallest bird in history. Despite its enormous size, it’s believed to have gone extinct before Europeans first reached its native home of New Zealand, and yet alleged sightings…

  • The gamma ray burst

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    The gamma ray burst #shorts #heavy elements #tellurium #gamma ray burst #kilonova Three heavy elements have been observed in the aftermath of a gamma ray burst, the first time synthesis of these elements has been observed, helping to fill in the origins of more of the periodic table. The event was the gamma-ray burst GRB…

  • Mars Core: The Explorations of Mars

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    Mars Core: The Explorations of Mars #shorts #larger and less dense core #solidified mantle #Mars #Initial data Having NASA’s InSight on Mars has delivered a completely new understanding of what the Red Planet is like, says IFLScience. Its seismometer used quakes as sonograms to study the interior of Mars. New data challenges an earlier idea…

  • Crystal with Pseudo-Gravity Bends Light

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    Crystal with Pseudo-Gravity Bends Light #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #photonic crystal #terahertz waves #gravitational lensing #Einstein #general relativity Good evening, I’m your weekend update host Niamhlehoff. Scientists have created a new crystal that can bend light like gravity does. Just like massive objects in space warp spacetime and act as lenses, this…

  • Ants – Earths Most Accomplished Civilization?

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    Ants – Earths Most Accomplished Civilization? #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #ants #insect society #ant colony #ant castes #leafcutter ants #ant farmers #ant undertakers Good evening, I’m your host Amyikoff with an insect report. While ants may seem small and insignificant, these little dudes have created a complex civilization right under our feet.…

  • The Mystery of Hell Planets Fleeting Atmosphere

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    The Mystery of Hell Planets Fleeting Atmosphere #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #55 Cancri e #super-Earth #atmosphere #secondary eclipse #magma ocean Good evening, I’m your host Amyerson here with an astronomy update from the Weekend Update desk. There’s a scorching hot exoplanet called 55 Cancri e that’s puzzling scientists. This hell planet is…

  • New Bacteria Blamed for Mysterious Elephant Die-Off

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    New Bacteria Blamed for Mysterious Elephant Die-Off #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #African elephants #mass die-off #Botswana #Zimbabwe #bacteria #Bisgaard taxon 45 #blood poisoning #IUCN Red List Good evening, I’m your host Gregoryopher with an update on the 2020 mass elephant die-off in Africa. Over 350 pachyderms mysteriously dropped dead in Botswana. Now…

  • New Vinegaroon Species Found to Be Sour

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    New Vinegaroon Species Found to Be Sour #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #vinegaroons #acid spray #arachnids #Mexico #Mastigoproctus #whip scorpion Good evening, I’m your host Gregoryesq here with an arachnid update. Scientists have discovered three new species of giant vinegaroons in Mexico. These scary-looking critters spray acid and do a funky courtship dance.…

  • Fire Erupts after Four Billion Earth Years

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    Fire Erupts after Four Billion Earth Years #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Fire #Earth #atmosphere #oxygen #first fossil fire #first wildfires #Ordovician period #cyanobacteria #Great Oxidation Event Good evening, I’m your host Arthurson reporting live from the Weekend Update desk. Let’s dive right into our main story. Get this – for billions of…

  • Peculiar Shapes Apparently Defy Physics

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    Peculiar Shapes Apparently Defy Physics #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #3D printing #quantum physics #trajectoids #motion #rolling #orientation #path #trajectory #MRI #protons #spins #Bloch sphere Researchers have created peculiar 3D shapes called trajectoids that can roll in a predetermined path when pushed. The shapes look weird but they’re designed so that when rolled…