A two-million-year-old skull of a distant human cousin with huge teeth has been found in archaeological excavations in the South African cave system led by Australian Ndale an Australia. Researchers at La Trobe University say the discovery is the oldest known and most well-preserved example of a small-brained hominin named …
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For the second time in just a matter of months, a cable accident at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory has caused even more damage to one of the world’s largest and most powerful radio telescopes. In August Gust, astronomers and science-lovers were surprised to see a huge hole burst from a …
Read More »August Damage to dish as a result of gust cable failure. Image: UCF today In another disappointing shock for this second favorite feature, another cable reflector has fallen on the dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The main support cable of the Ci Resibo Observatory failed and fell …
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Starwatch 9 November 2020 Fri and Mercury There’s a beautiful alignment to see in the morning sky this week, as the invisible crescent moon moves towards the bright lighthouse of Venus and the barely shining, inner planet Mercury. Adding to this scene is Spika, the bright star of the Virgo, …
Read More »A health care worker in Washington D.C. has a blood sample collected for testing for antibodies to SARS-CV-2. Photo: Win McNemy (Getty Images) A new study suggests that a small portion of the population has antibodies that respond to the coronavirus behind Covid-19 without responding.Antibodies Avoid previous conflicts with common …
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