A surprise in our galaxy: a vast tract of space with no young stars
At the center of our galaxy, in what’s called the inner disk, astronomers have discovered a stellar retirement community.An international team of researchers have detected a vast tract of space where there are no young stars. The region, described Monday in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, begins several thousand light years from the center of the Milky Way.Researchers say their findings challenge current theories on galaxy formation."The current results indicate t..>> view originalAsteroid probably not going to crash into Earth, kill us all
Earth, meet Bennu: In 2018, humankind will visit the asteroid with a spacecraft designed to bring samples home. If you believe what’s trending on Google right now, you might think that Bennu is going to follow up and visit us just a few years or decades later. That’s probably not going to happen. There’s a 1 in 2,700 chance of Bennu impacting Earth 150 years from now. It’s nearly twice as likely that you (you personally) will die by falling down a flight of stairs than it is that this asteroid ..>> view originalWi-Fi In Active Volcano? GE To Install Sensors In Nicaragua Crater
American multinational conglomerate GE teamed up with filmmaker and explorer Sam Cossman and the Nicaraguan government to install 80 Wi-Fi sensors inside one of the South American country’s active volcanoes. The Masaya volcano, just outside the country’s capital Managua, has a rare lava lake in its crater.Cossman will descend 1,200 feet into the volcano to install the sensors and test the Wi-Fi. The sensors will be installed over the course of two to three weeks, and will gather real-time data c..>> view originalGreat balls of fire! Rare lightning caught on camera in Siberia (VIDEO)
A unique video of a giant fireball moving across a Siberian field could be the latest proof that ball lightning is not an urban myth, but a real natural phenomenon. Novosibirsk State Technical University graduate Roman Tregubov, who currently resides in Canada, posted this video he took in the countryside just outside Novosibirsk while visiting Russia in July. “This is the first time I’ve seen a ball lightning!!!! I even managed to film it a little… Awesome,” Roman emotionally c..>> view original'They looked us in the eye': WA's first humpback whale tour goes swimmingly
Three inquisitive humpback whales circled a group of people taking part in Western Australia's first swimming with humpback whale encounter tour off the Ningaloo coast on Tuesday. WAtoday understands Ningaloo Whalesharks tour company was the first of 11 approved charter operators to conduct the humpback whale tours, being trialled for four months from August 1 by the state government. WA's first group of humpback whale tour swimmers saw three males up to 15 metres long. Photo: Ningaloo W..>> view originalScientists say damage done by jobs cuts at CSIRO will not be reversed by Minister's intervention
MARK COLVIN: Some of Australia's top climate scientists say today's intervention by the Science Minister Greg Hunt will not be enough to reverse the damage done by the job cuts at the CSIRO.Mr Hunt is telling the CSIRO to put climate science back on the agenda. It's a shift from the decision earlier this year by the head of the CSIRO to cut jobs and tell scientists to focus on finding ways to mitigate climate change. Felicity Ogilvie reports from Hobart.FELICITY OGILVIE: Climate Scientists fr..>> view originalScientists have just seen birds sleep during flight for the first time ever
Scientists have been able to observe birds falling asleep mid-flight for the first time - an ability that's long been suspected but never been proven. But even though researchers had thought this might be the case, the new research shows that the way birds nap in the air is much stranger than we ever expected. The discovery can finally help explain how birds can fly for days and weeks at a time without ever coming in to land - something that's divided the biology community for decades. That's ..>> view originalWere the last North American woolly mammoths parched when they died?
Most woolly mammoths and other massive ice age creatures disappeared from the American landscape more than 10,000 years ago. But a few island-dwelling mammoths hung on for thousands of years longer.On the remote Saint Paul Island in Alaska, mammoths went extinct only about 5,600 years ago, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And scientists think they know what killed them.No, the culprit wasn't humans, the researchers say. Humans di..>> view originalRetired couple keeps small Brisbane Valley town buzzing with ostriches
Retired couple keeps small Brisbane Valley town buzzing with ostriches Posted August 04, 2016 14:33:03 A retired Queensland couple is attracting visitors from across the state with their unique ostrich farm and egg art.The Brisbane Valley Ostrich and Fish Farm sits near the small town of Esk, on the increasingly popular Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT).The former rail line is now a bike and walking trail that starts near Ipswich and continues through to Toogoolawah i..>> view originalCaptain James Cook brought the first chickens to New Zealand
Another first can be added to pioneering explorer Captain James Cook's long list of historic achievements. Research published by the Royal Society has revealed that Cook introduced the first chickens to New Zealand during his second expedition to the country in 1773.Using carbon dating and DNA sequencing researchers found that the ages of ancient chicken remains matched the visits Cook made as he toured New Zealand.The findings suggest chickens were introduced to the country centuries later th..>> view original
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