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Giant Ancient Water Blob Chills Out NZ Quakes #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #ocean #water #reservoir #earthquake #slow #fault #plate #volcano #sediment #tectonic #pressure #dampen #crust What’s up with New Zealand having chill earthquakes that shake for months but don’t wreck stuff? Scientists found a giant ancient underwater reservoir trapping tons of water…

JWSTs Star Spikes Explained: Hex Mirrors Make Light Go All Kinds of Wonky #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #infrared #telescope #diffraction #spikes #mirrors #struts #interference #hexagons #wavelengths #astronomy Good evening, I’m Aria. NASA’s fancy new space telescope is takin’ some pretty pictures of space, but folks noticed the stars got these funky spikes,…

Tourist Experiences Religious Breakdown At Israel Museum, Thinks Hes Biblical Samson #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Jerusalem Syndrome #psychiatric condition #Israel Museum #smashing statues #religious psychosis #biblical figures #holy city tourism #mental health #delusions #hallucinations What’s up Jerksalem! Have you ever had a nagging urge to smash priceless Roman art? Or bellow bible…

Worlds Only Cold-Blooded Mammal Was Island Animal Aging Like A Reptile #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #cold-blooded #mammal #island #goat #reptile #bone #growth #extinct Good evening, I’m your host Aria. An ancient goat species that lived on an island off Spain was found to be the world’s only cold-blooded mammal. Researchers discovered the…

Our Brains Dont Like Surprises, Have Brain Cells That Suspect Foul Play #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #brain #sound #expectation #prediction #neurons #mice #surprise #error #wrong #auditory #signals Good evening, I’m Aria. Our lead story tonight: Scientists have discovered brain cells that act as the neurological version of a loud car alarm going…

Octopuses Closer To Gaining Monkey-Level Protections In Labs As Cute And Smart Mollusks #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #octopus #cephalopod #animal welfare #research #intelligence #brain #Congress #NIH #guidelines #sentience This just in: octopuses, squid and other freaky smart cephalopods are inching closer to getting the same protections as monkeys when used for research…

Smell-O-Vision Makes Everything Stink Differently #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #smell #vision #color #perception #senses #psychology #coffee #caramel #cherry #lemon #peppermint Well folks, looks like we might need to buy some Smell-O-Vision sets for our TVs if we want to watch shows the same way. Scientists found our sniffers can tweak how we…

Scientists Find Two New Snail Species With Dazzling Colors in Florida and Belize #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #snails #Florida Keys #Belize #species #discovery #colors #seashells #vibrant #ecosystem #marine life What’s up, jerks? Scientists found two new crazy-colored snail species off the Florida Keys and Belize that look similar but have major DNA…

Frigid Ancient Earths Icy Odyssey Explored In New NOVA Series #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #snowball earth #plate tectonics #evolution #PBS #geology #climate change #Nova #BBC #ancient earth #permian extinction This just in: A new NOVA series explores ancient Earth’s coldest era when our planet was a giant snowball. Icy landscapes stretching pole…

Worlds Rarest Porpoise Down to 10, Could Soon Go Way of Dodo #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #vaquita #porpoise #endangered #extinct #ocean #marine #mammal #gillnet #fishing The world’s rarest marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise, is down to just 10 left on Earth. Conservation groups warn the little guys could soon go the way…