Tiny new frog species found in India
Some of the smallest known frogs were recently discovered following a five-year survey in India. Seven new species of “night frogs,” in the Nyctibatrachus genus, include four species that are among the tiniest frogs ever found, capable of comfortably crouching on a thumbnail with room to spare.Though the frogs were abundant in the survey area, their minuscule size and chirping calls -- which resemble the sounds of insects -- enabled them to remain undetected until now, scientists wrote in a new..>> view originalAncient DNA Yields Unprecedented Insights into Mysterious Chaco Civilization
In 1896 archaeologists excavating Pueblo Bonito, a 650-room, multistory brick edifice in northwestern New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, found the remains of 14 people in a burial crypt. Necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry made up of thousands of turquoise and shell beads accompanied the bones. The artifacts signaled that these individuals were elite members of the ancient Chaco society, one of the most important civilizations in the American Southwest. The excavations at Pueblo Bonito revealed the s..>> view originalOnce-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse comes Aug. 21
Once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse comes Aug. 21 WFLA Published: February 22, 2017, 7:40 am Updated: February 22, 2017, 7:41 am TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Day will become night smack dab in the middle of the afternoon across a large swath of the country later this year. It’s a rare celestial event that hasn’t been seen in the United States in almost 40 years – a total solar eclipse! On August 21st, the moon will pass directly in between the Earth and the sun, completely blocking out the..>> view originalRussia Launches Robotic Progress 66 Cargo Ship to Space Station
A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the automated Progress 66 cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Feb. 22, 2017. The spacecraft is carrying 3 tons of supplies for the space station crew. Credit: RSC Energia The Russian space agency Roscosmos launched a robotic cargo ship early Wednesday (Feb. 22) on a mission to deliver fresh supplies to the International Space Station. The autonomous Progress 66 resupply ship launched into orbit atop..>> view originalSpaceX Dragon Capsule Aborts Cargo Delivery to Space Station
This view of a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship as seen from the International Space Station is a NASA file photo from a July 2016 mission. On Feb. 22, 2017, a Dragon capsule aborted its approach to the station due a navigation software issue. Credit: NASA A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship packed with nearly three tons of supplies aborted its rendezvous to the International Space Station early Wednesday (Feb. 22) due to a navigation software glitch, NASA officials said. The supply ship will now aim for..>> view originalBillionaire Elon Musk credits his success to these 8 books
On Sunday, Elon Musk's SpaceX made history, successfully completing the first commercial rocket launch from the NASA launch pad that also sent astronauts to the moon. The win comes after multiple failures for the SpaceX and Tesla CEO, who wants to change the way people travel and send humans to Mars. Since his childhood, books have played a crucial role in fueling Musk's ambitions. It's said that he read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica at age nine and would pore through science fiction novel..>> view originalEvery 200 years California suffers a storm of biblical proportions — this year's rains are just a precursor
A series of storms have inundated California over the past few weeks, and the latest deluge is currently swelling rivers and reservoirs that are already spilling over. Vast swathes of California continue to be at risk for flooding as the storm runoff ...>> view originalNewly Discovered Ancient Giant Monster Worm Had Scary, Snapping Jaws
Not all prehistoric creatures were monsters, but this one was. An ancient fossil long-kept in a Canadian museum turned out to be a previously undiscovered primordial monster worm with scary, snapping jaws, a new study revealed. The creature, which swam Earth's ancient seas about 400 million years ago, has been named after a famous metal musician as well as the scientist who collected the sample at least two decades ago. Metal Worm In the study, scientists from the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Ca..>> view originalNASA to Unveil New Exoplanet Discovery Tomorrow
This artist's concept depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of a star that is similar to our sun. Credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle NASA is holding a news conference tomorrow (Feb. 22) to discuss "new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets," according to a statement from the agency. The news conference begins at 1 p.m. EST (1800 GMT). No other specifics abo..>> view originalAntarctic's melting glaciers could be about more than warmer temperatures
Antarctic's melting glaciers could be about more than warmer temperatures Updated February 22, 2017 17:53:51 An Australian team of international scientists is hoping to discover whether there's something more than warmer temperatures could cause Antarctic's glaciers to melt faster than expected. Key points:Scientists concerned that meltwater is hastening glacier disintegration in AntarcticaMeltwater gets under the ice through cracks and crevasses, speeding up glacier f..>> view original
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