After more than 50 years of human progress in space, the way things behave in microgravity is now clear to us. But we are not always sure how space affects certain things. Like fire. Or schematic worm. Or even plants. Only by doing those experiments can we learn the answers …
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The deadly “brain-eating amoeba” infection has historically occurred in South America. But in recent years cases have been appearing in a northerly direction, possibly due to climate change, a new study has found. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated cases of brain-eating amoebae, known as …
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Fe feces are rarely seen on the barren landscape of the oceans. So the researchers couldn’t believe their luck when they stumbled upon a frenzy of deep-sea shark food drowned in July 2019 on a broken-sword fish off the U.S. coast. But they never thought they would get footage from …
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According to new research, a huge underground river that melts ice from the surface of Greenland could flow in a state of permanent darkness. The ‘Dark River’, nicknamed, is a fictional waterway that, if it really exists, extends 1000 kilometers (620 miles) from the interior of Greenland to the northwestern …
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It appeared in 1973, mostly nowhere: a hole in the sea ice off the coast of Antarctica. But this was no ordinary hole. It was big enough to swallow California. Remained in mysterious opening position for the following three winters. It then appeared to have largely disappeared before re-filling in …
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