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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…

Lost Continents Remains Found Scattered Across Southeast Asia #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Argoland #plate tectonics #continental drift #Indonesia #geology 155 million years ago, the continent Argoland broke off Australia. Researchers finally found where it went by studying islands like Sumatra. Argoland shattered while drifting, so remnants hide beneath Southeast Asia. Reconstructing lost…

Worlds Largest Organism Fragments Due to Overgrazing #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Pando aspen #grazing #fencing #forest fragmentation #ecosystem Pando, a 106-acre aspen forest in Utah, is a single giant organism and the world’s largest living thing. But mule deer and cattle overgrazing prevent new trees from growing. Partial fencing worsened fragmentation, creating…

Journey to the Center of the Earth: Exploring the Mysterious Inner Core #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #inner core #seismology #radioactive decay #heat #pressure Thousands of miles down, a hot solid iron ball forms Earth’s inner core. Its extreme heat and pressure let us study it only indirectly. It may have formed 1…

Tongas Colossal Eruption Also Tore a Hole in Earths Ozone Layer #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Hunga volcano #water vapor #ozone depletion #stratosphere #chlorine The massive Hunga Tonga volcano eruption in 2022 shot unprecedented water vapor into the stratosphere. New research found the water triggered chemical reactions that rapidly depleted ozone above the…

First Female Pharaohs Luxurious Tomb Filled with 5,000-Year-Old Wine #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Meret-Neith #First Dynasty #wine jars #female pharaoh #Egyptology The lavish tomb of Queen Meret-Neith, who ruled Egypt around 3000 BCE, suggests she was the first female pharaoh. It contains hundreds of 5,000-year-old wine jars, some still sealed. Though her…

Diamonds Dazzle with Clues to Ancient Supercontinents #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #diamonds #Gondwana #supercontinent cycle #plate tectonics #subduction Rare superdeep diamonds formed 450 million years ago hold clues about the supercontinent Gondwana. Chemical analysis of tiny trapped minerals shows the diamonds formed hundreds of miles down as Gondwana expanded. Brought up by…

Home Among the Stars: The Future of Living in Space #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #space stations #lunar outpost #radiation shielding #artificial gravity #space tourism Many public and private groups are developing revolutionary space habitats, research labs, and tourism destinations over the next decade. Early steps toward expanding human civilization include NASA’s lunar…

Gut Punch: Alzheimers Gut Bacteria Transferred to Healthy Rat Brains #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #gut microbiome #fecal transplant #neurogenesis #hippocampus #inflammation Scientists transferred gut bacteria from Alzheimer’s patients to healthy rats – and the rats developed dementia symptoms. Human Alzheimer’s patients had more inflammation-linked gut bacteria. Their microbiomes impaired memory and neuron…

Dont Blink! New Lizard Is a Master of Karst Camouflage #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Khammouan karst #limestone karsts #Laos #camouflage #lizards Researchers discovered a new ‘dragon lizard’ species perfectly camouflaged in the limestone karsts of Laos. With slate gray scales and rough texture mimicking the rocks, only 2 have ever been found.…