Scientists from Caltech and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have found evidence that Earth’s core is leaking. High levels of a particular isotope of helium were found in lava flows in Canada, which the team proposes originated in the planet’s core.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Earth, Earth core, Helium, Caltech, Geology
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Lava studies suggest Earth's core is leaking
Posted by ArielTechGeek 237 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Real-life inspiration for Dracula cried tears of blood, letters suggest
Posted by ArielTechGeek 304 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Researchers have examined proteins found on three letters purported to be written by Vlad III, the ruthless real-life Romanian prince considered to be the inspiration for the fictional Dracula, and found evidence of his overall health, including that he may have cried tears of blood.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Protein, mass spectrometry, American Chemical Society
Newly discovered skulls suggest prehistoric reptile fed like a whale
Posted by ArielTechGeek 311 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Dinosaur fans will already be familiar with the ichthyosaurus, a prehistoric marine reptile that resembled a dolphin in appearance. Well it now seems that one of its close relatives, named Hupehsuchus, fed much like a modern-day baleen whale.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Whale, Fossils, Wuhan University, University of Bristol
New findings suggest hundreds of millions of planets may harbor life
Posted by ArielTechGeek 383 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
When Meatloaf sang “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” in 1977, we’re all but certain he was not doing the math on the potential of planets in the galaxy having the right conditions to harbor life. Because new findings suggest that two out of three are actually bad, unless you’re in search of uninhabitable baked planets with boiling oceans.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Exoplanet, Univers
Ancient skeletons suggest humans were riding horses 5,000 years ago
Posted by ArielTechGeek 467 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Horses were likely the first “vehicle” humans used to travel faster and farther, but when exactly did we start riding them? Scientists at the University of Helsinki have now found archeological evidence that suggests horseback riding started some 5,000 years ago.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Horse-riding, World's Oldest, Archeology, Human, History, University of Helsinki
Proposed planetary system classifications suggest ours is the rarest
Posted by ArielTechGeek 487 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Astronomers have classified planetary systems into four distinct categories, based on the sizes and arrangements of their planets. As it turns out, the architecture of our own solar system is the rarest kind.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Planet, Exoplanet, Astronomy, Stars, Solar System, Planetary system, University of Bern, University of Geneva
Rising beaches suggest Antarctic glaciers are melting faster than ever
Posted by ArielTechGeek 733 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
According to a new study, two of the main glaciers that make up the Antarctic ice sheet are now melting faster than they have over the past 5,500 years. Ironically, the conclusion is based on how sea levels have seemingly dropped in the region over time.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Imperial College, glacier, Global Warming, University of Maine
Newly identified prostate cancer subtypes suggest new treatment options
Posted by ArielTechGeek 747 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified two new subtypes of prostate cancer. These new forms of the disease are resistant to usual treatments, but categorizing and studying them could lead to new therapies.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Cancer, Prostate cancer, Weill Cornell Medicine, Treatment
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