earth mystery news

Asteroid Dust Triggered an Explosion of Life on Ancient Earth 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- September 19, 2019
466 million years ago, the break-up of a large space rock may have led to major changes in our planet’s biodiversity

By David Aragorn
33ft ‘frozen dragon’ pterosaur found in Canada 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 19, 2019
Palaeontologists have identified one of the largest flying creatures ever to live on planet Earth. This gargantuan creature, which soared through the Cretaceous skies over 76 million years ago, has been named Cryodrakon boreas, which means ‘frozen dragon of the north.’

By David Aragorn
The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole reached record brightness this year 0
- Space
- September 19, 2019
The behemoth at the center of the galaxy flared up in near-infrared wavelengths

By David Aragorn
‘Soft tactile logic’ tech distributes decision-making throughout stretchable material 0
- From Around the Web
- September 19, 2019
Inspired by octopuses, researchers have developed a structure that senses, computes and responds without any centralized processing — creating a device that is not quite a robot and not quite a computer, but has characteristics of both. The new technology holds promise for use in a variety of applications, from soft robotics to prosthetic devices.

By David Aragorn
The Ultimate Mystery? –“Consciousness May Exist in the Absence of Matter”0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 19, 2019
“I have a much easier time imagining how we understand the Big Bang than I have imagining how we can understand consciousness,” says Edward Witten, theoretical physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey who has been compared to Isaac Newton and Einstein.

By David Aragorn
Saturn’s Rings May Be Ancient After All 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 18, 2019
The age debate has taken another turn.

By David Aragorn
Titan’s Small Methane-Filled Lakes are Explosion Craters: Study 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 18, 2019
Small methane-filled lakes on the surface of Titan were likely formed by explosive, pressurized nitrogen just under the hazy moon’s surface, according to a new analysis of radar data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.

By David Aragorn
Gravitational waves from a ringing black hole support the no-hair theorem 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 18, 2019
General relativity suggests the spacetime oddities can be fully described by their mass and spin

By David Aragorn
Spider silk, wood combination replicates material advantages of plastic 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 18, 2019
A new material created by researchers has qualities that are similar to those of plastic, but because it is biodegradable, the new material is more eco-friendly.

By David Aragorn
Rare metallic asteroids might have erupted molten iron 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- September 18, 2019
The metallic asteroid Psyche has mystified scientists because it is less dense than it should be, given its iron-nickel composition. Now, a new theory could explain Psyche’s low density and metallic surface.

By David Aragorn