Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe With news of amazing discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN – A scan of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish skull has uncovered the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain, shedding light on the early evolution of bony fishes. A fossil skull belonging to the …
Saturn’s innermost moon Mimas may be hiding a vast subsurface ocean locked away beneath its icy surface, according to the findings of a new study. Mimas is just one of Saturn’s eclectic family of 63 confirmed moons, which come in a dizzying array of shapes and sizes, from the squeeze-wracked shape of Enceladus to the …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news of amazing discoveries, scientific advances, and more. CNN – About 125,000 years ago, huge elephants weighed up to eight cars each I wandered into what is now Northern Europe. The towering animal, known scientifically as Palaeoloxodon antiquus, was the largest land mammal …
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A team of scientists, consisting of experts from the University of Chicago and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, has declared a game changer by issuing one of the most accurate measurements yet of the distribution of matter in the universe. The analysis combines Dark Energy Survey and South Pole Telescope data to understand the evolution …
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Paleontologist Matt Friedman was stunned when he discovered a remarkably detailed 319-million-year-old fossil of a fish brain while testing CT scans for a broader project. “It had all these features,” says Friedman of the University of Michigan, “and I thought to myself, ‘Is this really a brain I’m looking at?’” “ “So, I zoomed in …
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What initially looked like a Dickinsonia fossil (left) decomposed and began to peel off the rock in a few short years (right), a sign that it was something more recent. Credit: Gregory Retalak/Joe Mert In 2020, amidst the first lockdowns of the pandemic, a science conference scheduled for India never happened. But a group of …
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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was discovered by astronomers using the Zwicky Transit Facility’s Wide Field Survey Camera in March 2022. Dan Bartlett/NASA Hide caption Switch caption Dan Bartlett/NASA Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was discovered by astronomers using the Zwicky Transit Facility’s Wide Field Survey Camera in March 2022. Dan Bartlett/NASA Welcome to NPR’s new series …
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The pre-existing liquid hydrogen tank at Kennedy Space Center, which contains approximately 50% less LH2 than the planned storage tank. Preparations for the manned Artemis 2 flight to the moon are in full swing, with NASA introducing several repairs, upgrades, and new technologies to support the mission, which could happen as soon as 2024. Among …
Scientists have made one of the most accurate maps of the universe’s matter, and it shows that something might be missing in our best model of the universe. Created by piecing together data from two telescopes that detect different types of light, the new map reveals that the universe is less “clumpy” than previous models …
Still image of George Lemaitre from the rediscovered video. (Image credit: VRT) (Opens in a new tab) The only known video interview with Belgian physicist Georges Lemaître, widely considered the “Father of the Big Bang,” speaking of the birth of the universe has been rediscovered nearly 60 years after it was lost. Lemaitre (1894-1966) was …
