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  • Mars-Like Mountain Tops Hold Andean Mice Mummies

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    Mars-Like Mountain Tops Hold Andean Mice Mummies #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Andes mountains #high altitude #mummified mice #hypoxia #Mars analog Mummified mice were incredibly found on Andean peaks at 20,000 feet, an environment thought uninhabitable for mammals. The dry air preserved some centuries old. Live mice also inhabit these Mars-like mountains, so…

  • Cave of the Cats: Ancient Irish “Gate to Hell” at Halloweens Roots?

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    Cave of the Cats: Ancient Irish “Gate to Hell” at Halloweens Roots? #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Samhain #Halloween #Cave of the Cats #Irish mythology #Morríghan An Irish cave called “Gate to Hell” is tied to Samhain, a 2,000-year-old harvest festival. Locals feared monsters like the war goddess Morríghan would emerge, so wore…

  • Oceans uranium atoms

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    Oceans uranium atoms #shorts #uranium #LDH) materials #other substances #team The University of Utah scientists have developed a new technique to extract enriched uranium from seawater. Previously, they had used it only as a colorant in pottery. But as the world moves toward cleaner energy, there’s demand for it in the nuclear energy industry and…

  • Ice crabs die in the Bering Sea

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    Ice crabs die in the Bering Sea #shorts #snow crabs #starvation events #Bering Sea snow crab population #study Over the last few years, there has been a massive decline in the Bering Sea snow crab population. The Alaskan Department of Fish and Game has closed the fishing season for the 2022/23 season in order to…

  • Pando’s Roots: The Sound of Pando

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    Pando’s Roots: The Sound of Pando #shorts #Pando #Jeff Rice #sounds #Lance Oditt Pando, an aspen tree, is more than a whole pod of whales: it contains 47,000 connected aspen stems. Sound recordings of humpback whale songs, released as records in the 1960s, helped turn public opinion against whaling and save many whale species from…

  • Wave equations: Waves of Time and Waves of Time

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    Wave equations: Waves of Time and Waves of Time #shorts #time dimension #light #solution #established standard wave equation This new discovery comes from observing light at an interface, or two interfaces. What happens when light passes through an interface? That could be glass, water, or something completely different. Light speed changes as it goes through…

  • Aztec Snake Rises Again After 500 Years Underground

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    Aztec Snake Rises Again After 500 Years Underground #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Aztec #stone carving #snake #earthquake #archaeology A powerful Mexico earthquake unearthed a stunning 1.2-ton Aztec stone snake head. Dating to 500 years ago, it has vivid original colors preserved. The carved serpent emerged in Mexico City from 14 feet down.…

  • Desert Time Capsule Buries Hopes in Worlds Largest Telescope

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    Desert Time Capsule Buries Hopes in Worlds Largest Telescope #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Extremely Large Telescope #Atacama Desert #astronomy #time capsule A time capsule was buried at the Chile construction site of the future Extremely Large Telescope, set to be the world’s biggest. The capsule holds children’s drawings, photos, and books about…

  • Rare Christian Ink: Medieval Sudanese Body Has Christ Tattoo

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    Rare Christian Ink: Medieval Sudanese Body Has Christ Tattoo #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Nubia #tattoo #christogram #archaeology #Sudan A medieval body unearthed in Sudan has a rare Christian tattoo – a Christogram symbol with Greek letters. Nubia, now Sudan, has long Christian history. Though tattoos were practiced, ink from this era is…

  • Ancient Aussies Treated Dingoes Like Pets With Human Burials

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    Ancient Aussies Treated Dingoes Like Pets With Human Burials #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #dingoes #Aboriginal #domestication #burials #archaeology New evidence shows Aboriginal Australians buried cherished dingoes like humans thousands of years ago. The old skeletons imply deep bonds between people and dingoes pre-colonization. Though not biologically domesticated, the lifelong relationships suggest taming…