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Diamond’s extreme melting point could unlock more fusion energy
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (1156+ words) New melting experiments confirm that diamond floats in metallic liquid carbon at high pressures, much like ice cubes float in a glass of water. (CREDIT: James Wickboldt/LLNL) Diamond can survive conditions that would destroy most materials, but under the…...
150-year-old Darwin mystery solved by a carnivorous alpine flower
16+ hour, 47+ min ago (880+ words) Sticky hairs, digestive enzymes, and labeled nitrogen reveal how an alpine flower turns insects into nutrients.(CREDIT: Shutterstock) Sticky hairs covering an alpine flower in southwestern China do more than snag passing insects. They help Saxifraga candelabrum obtain nutrients from…...
Helix Nebula reveals what happens to material shed by a dying star
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (1202+ words) Color representation of the Helix Nebula. (CREDIT: Pieter van Dokkum et al, Nature) The Helix Nebula is shedding more than a spectacular glow. Far beyond its bright central ring, fragments from a dying star are being torn apart as they…...
Europe's catastrophic 'flood of the millennium' in 1342 wasn't a single event
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1137+ words) The St. Mary Magdalene Flood 1342 was part of 16 major European floods that struck within less than two years. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Europe’s infamous St. Mary Magdalene’s Flood of 1342 was not one isolated catastrophe. It was the most destructive part of a…...
Mummy’s curse: Mummified remains sold online may expose the public to hidden risks
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1023+ words) The health risks of mummified remains sold online include fungal growth, toxic preservatives and unsafe shipping practices. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Mummified human remains sold online may look dry and harmless, yet some show fungal growth while others may carry hazards invisible…...
Ancient mammal ancestors gave birth to live young, 236-million-year-old fossil finds
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1122+ words) “Triassic Mothers,” a life reconstruction of a group of Chiniquodon theotonicus individuals, a pregnant female (left) as well as a female (right) breastfeeding few, relatively large neonates. (CREDIT: María de los Ángeles Miceli Baro A fossil bone from northwestern Argentina…...
Rutendo Shadaya wrote a fantasy book at age 9. Now she is one of Time’s Girls of the Year
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (980+ words) Rutendo Shadaya became a young author at nine and now inspires girls worldwide after earning recognition from Time magazine. (CREDIT: Rutendo Shadaya) At nine years old, Rutendo Shadaya set out to make a birthday gift for her best friend. The…...
$101 million XPRIZE Healthspan competition advances 20 teams to finals with UCSD named as testing hub
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (933+ words) The XPRIZE Healthspan competition advances 20 teams testing ways to restore muscle, brain and immune function as people age. (CREDIT: XPrize) Salt Lake City became the center of a global race against age-related decline as XPRIZE announced 20 finalist teams pursuing treatments…...
245-million-year-old reptile fossil preserves the oldest known intact digestive system
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1245+ words) A 245 million-year-old fossil from China reveals how early reptiles adapted to the sea, preserving both skeleton and digestive system. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Life in the oceans did not always belong to creatures born there. In the wake of Earth’s greatest mass…...
New Gaia data is challenging a 50-year-old assumption about how stars and galaxies form
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1048+ words) Gaia star clusters challenge the universal initial mass function used to estimate galaxy mass, star formation and evolution. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) For more than half a century, astronomers have relied on a basic rule to estimate the stars they cannot see....