Tag: scinews

Ancient Greek Thinkers First Speculated On Alien Life, Not UFOs #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #aliens #UFOs #ancient Greece #Rome #sky phenomena #atomism #Democritus #Aristotle #Nicholas of Cusa Though ancient peoples described strange sky phenomena, they didn’t see them as aliens. Greek philosophers like Democritus first speculated on alien life around 400 BCE…

Giant Skull-Shaped Crater In Sahara Glares Up At Astronaut In ISS Photo #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Trou au Natron #Chad #volcanic crater #caldera #International Space Station #astronaut photo #Sahara desert #Tibesti Mountains An astronaut on the ISS photographed Trou au Natron, a miles-wide volcanic crater in Chad that resembles a skull. Its…

NASAs Lucy Probe Found Binary Asteroid System During Surprise Flyby #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #NASA #Lucy spacecraft #Trojan asteroids #Dinkinesh asteroid #binary asteroid #asteroid flyby NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by asteroid Dinkinesh this week on the way to study Jupiter’s Trojans. Lucy unexpectedly discovered Dinkinesh is a binary system of two asteroids…

Sexual Dimorphism In Mammals Traced To Late Puberty Genes, Not Innate Sex #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #sexual dimorphism #gene expression #RNA sequencing #mammals #birds #brain #heart #liver #kidneys #puberty hormones New research found sexual dimorphism in mammals arises mainly in puberty from hormones, not innate sex genes. By studying mammals and birds,…

Researchers Stumble Upon First Virus Ever Seen Latching Onto Another Like A Tiny Vampire #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #virus #bacteriophage #satellite virus #helper virus #electron microscopy #genome analysis #viral evolution Scientists accidentally discovered the first case of a virus attaching to another, with a bacteriophage ‘vampirically’ latching onto a helper virus’s neck.…

25,000-Year-Old Gunung Padang Pyramid Predates Egypts And Was Carved From Mountain #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Gunung Padang #pyramid #Indonesia #West Java #oldest pyramid #megalithic structure #electrical resistivity tomography #ground-penetrating radar New research proves Indonesia’s Gunung Padang is the world’s oldest pyramid, with earliest construction starting 25,000 years ago. Built in 4 stages…

Lunar Farming, Vanishing Stars, and Smartphone infertility: Science News Of The Week #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #lunar farming #plants growing on moon #disappearing stars #VASCO project #smartphones #sperm quality #spermageddon #space junk #grandmother rule #washing body #skin microbiome This week in science: Plants grew on China’s lunar lander showing farming’s possible on…

Tropical Skin-Eating Parasite Endemic To Texas As Climate, Dogs Spread It #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Leishmania #cutaneous leishmaniasis #skin lesions #fatal disease #sandflies #CDC #climate change #imported dogs Cases of the tropical parasitic disease leishmaniasis transmitted by sandflies are rising among Americans who didn’t travel abroad. CDC research shows it’s become endemic…

Levis CEO Says Never Machine Wash Jeans, Just Spot Clean And Shower In Them #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Levi’s #jeans #washing #carbon footprint #water usage #bacteria #spot clean Levi’s CEO Charles Bergh advises never machine washing jeans due to the carbon footprint. He says spot clean stains and wash jeans in the…

Venomous Critters Inject Toxins, Poisonous Ones Make You Ingest Them #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #venom #poison #toxin #ingest #inject #snake #frog #platypus #jellyfish #stinging nettle #mushroom Venom must be injected, like a snakebite, while poison must be ingested, like licking a frog. Venomous animals like snakes and jellyfish inject toxin through stingers…