Call it one dinomicite discovery. A Long Island professor is among researchers who have discovered a new dinosaur species in Zimbabwe – the fourth ever discovered in the African country. Professor Kimi Chapelle of Stony Brook University played a crucial role in finding fossils of this long-necked herbivore, called a sauropodomorph dinosaur, which inhabited the … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — A father, his two sons and their cousin were hiking in the Badlands of North Dakota in 2022 when they found what looked like a dinosaur leg sticking out of a rock. Courtesy … Read more
Artist’s impression of a protoplanetary disk around a very low mass star. It shows a selection of hydrocarbon molecules (methane, CH4; Ethan, C2H6; Ethylene, C2H2; Diacetylene, C4H2; Propyne, C3H4; Benzene, C6H6) detected on the disk around ISO-ChaI 147. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) / MPIA Planets form in disks of gas and dust that orbit young stars. … Read more
The widow of a retired engineer who suffered a fatal allergic reaction to a CT scan says she is “sickened” by hospital failings that a coroner has found contributed to his death. Grandfather David Horsman, 65, from Westhoughton, went into cardiac arrest after having a reaction to a routine scan at a facility at the … Read more
Scientists using a NASA space telescope have discovered a tantalizing world. It’s about the size of Earth, is remarkably close to our solar system, and could be comfortable for life as we know it. The extrasolar planet, or ‘exoplanet’, called Gliese 12 b, orbits a small and cool red dwarf star located only about 40 … Read more
American news By means of Richard Pollina Published May 25, 2024, 5:48 am ET A glamping groundskeeper came across a bizarre space object along a remote trail in the mountains of North Carolina. Justin Clontz and a colleague were doing maintenance around the Glamping Collective, a luxury campground in Haywood County, when he was “shocked” … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have discovered that LOUP is a multifunctional gene in immune cells called monocytes. LOUP can work within the core to control its neighbor SPI1. They also found that LOUP RNA can leave the nucleus and … Read more
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop its Atlas V rocket on the launch pad earlier this month. Senior NASA and Boeing executives told reporters Friday that they plan to launch the first test flight with the crew of the Starliner spacecraft as early as June 1, after several weeks of detailed analysis of a helium … Read more
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has made a remarkable discovery: a rare mini-Neptune exoplanet in a binary star system. This planet, designated TOI 4633 c, is notable not only for its unique features, but also for its position within the habitable zone of its galaxy. The discovery has sparked interest and raised questions about … Read more