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When 10 Days Vanished in 1582 Calendar Change #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Gregorian calendar #Julian calendar #calendar reform #leap years When the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582 to fix issues in the Julian calendar, 10 days were removed that October. Pope Gregory XIII skipped days to re-align with the solar equinox.…

Whale Oil Drove the 19th Century Hunting Boom #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #whaling #whale oil #industrial revolution #overhunting #extinction Commercial whaling exploded in the 1800s driven by demand for whale oil, not meat. Used to light cities and power machinery, whale oil fueled the Industrial Revolution. Overhunting decimated populations until petroleum replaced…

Digital Reconstruction Reveals Ramesses the Great at 45 and 90 #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Ramesses II #ancient Egypt #pharaoh #mummy #facial reconstruction Using scans of his well-preserved mummy, researchers digitally reconstructed the face of legendary Pharaoh Ramesses II at ages 45 and 90. The models depict him at his peak of power…

Rare Helium-3 Gas May Leak From Earths Core #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #helium-3 #Earth’s core #geology #mantle #volcanic rock Helium-3 gas trapped in Earth’s core since formation leaks up in small amounts. Studies of volcanic rock with high helium-3 ratios support the gas entering the mantle through magnesium oxide crystal pathways. Ancient…

Farthest, Most Energetic Fast Radio Burst Detected #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #fast radio burst #FRB #astronomy #radio waves #ASKAP #distant galaxy Astronomers detected the most distant and energetic fast radio burst yet, from a galaxy 8 billion light-years away. The record-breaking FRB released huge energy in milliseconds. Pinpointing more FRBs to distant…

Some Rockfish Species Can Live Over 200 Years #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #rockfish #longevity #aging #genetics #ocean #fish Some rockfish species can live over 200 years, revealed by studying their ear bone rings. Their genomes show longevity pathways related to immunity, inflammation, and DNA repair evolved independently. The old fish provide insights…

Ethiopias Calendar Makes It 2016 There #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Ethiopia #calendar #time #Gregorian #Julian Due to using a different calendar system, the current year in Ethiopia is 2016. Their 13-month calendar works differently than the Gregorian one adopted globally. Ethiopia never switched calendars when most did centuries ago, so they remain…

Crucial Organic Molecules Formed on Dwarf Planet Ceres #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Ceres #dwarf planet #organics #astrobiology #habitability Experiments and data analysis indicate complex organic molecules on dwarf planet Ceres likely formed there, not from asteroids. This supports past habitability, as organics concentrated in ancient impact craters may have originated in a…

Coral Bleaching Discovered Deep Below Ocean Surface #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #coral reefs #bleaching #climate change #ocean warming #thermocline Scientists found severe coral bleaching 90 meters deep, the deepest ever recorded. Warming oceans deepened the thermocline layer, raising temperatures that bleached even hardy deep-sea corals. The findings show climate change threatens reefs…

Pepper X Crowned Worlds Hottest Chili Pepper #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Pepper X #chili pepper #spiciness #scoville scale #capsaicin The super-hot Pepper X chili was awarded the Guinness World Record for the world’s hottest pepper at over 2.6 million Scoville Heat Units. It beat the former record holder Carolina Reaper thanks to…