Scientists search the earth and sky for clues to the climate history of our planet. Powerful and persistent volcanic eruptions can change the climate over long periods of time, and the sun’s output can change Earth’s climate over millions of years. But what about interstellar hydrogen clouds? Could these gas and dust regions change Earth’s … Read more
The history of the black hearts of galaxies is almost completely told for the first time, when astronomers combined X-ray observations with detailed supercomputer models to record the growth of galaxies. supermassive black holes more than 12 billion years of cosmic history. The scientists have shown that the black hole forms the core of our … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain × close to Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain New research from Swansea University and the University of Zurich has found that sharks maintained high levels of functional diversity for most of the past 66 million years, before … Read more
Last year saw a sharp increase in biennial fixes as people expected interest rates to fall But this year’s interest rate stalemate means five-year rates are back in favor Just as many people fixate for five years as for two years, says real estate agent Those buying a home or taking out a new mortgage … Read more
A RARE astronomical event that only happens once every 18 years is happening again. There is talk of a great lunar standstill – and some even think it is linked to Stonehenge. During a major lunar standstill, the moon will appear to be higher and lower in the sky than normalCredit: Getty WHAT IS A … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! In orange the location of the Barmaz site, looking south. It is located on the plain, at the foot of the Chablais massif, which rises to an altitude of 2,500 meters. The site is divided into two contemporary cemeteries called … Read more
In orange the location of the Barmaz site, looking south. It is located on the plain, at the foot of the Chablais massif, which rises to an altitude of 2,500 meters. The site is divided into two contemporary cemeteries called Barmaz I (dark blue) and Barmaz II (light blue) (Honegger and Desideri 2003, modified). Credit: … Read more
New research from Boston University and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute suggests that the sun passed through a massive hydrogen cloud two million years ago, directly impacting the protective heliosphere and possibly permanently altering all life on Earth. Evidence for this event and its effects on Earth’s climate also shows that the Sun’s location in the … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! This chart shows the length difference between a PCFG gray whale born in 2020 and a PCFG born before the year 2000. OSU researchers have determined that an adult PCFG gray whale born in 2020 is expected to reach an … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public domain About 2.5 billion years ago, free oxygen, or O2first began accumulating to meaningful levels in Earth’s atmosphere, paving the way for the emergence of complex life on our evolving planet. Scientists call this phenomenon the Great Oxidation Event, or GOE for short. But the initial accumulation of O2 on Earth was … Read more