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Scientists Find the First Extraterrestrial Protein in a Meteorite 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 3, 2020
The new discovery could provide clues as to whether extraterrestrial life is possible.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Find Chemical Markers of DNA in Calcified Cartilage of Duck-Billed Dinosaur 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 3, 2020
In the 1980s, paleontologists found a dinosaur nesting ground with dozens of nestlings in northern Montana and identified them as Hypacrosaurus stebingeri, a species of herbivorous duck-billed dinosaur that lived some 75 million years ago (Cretaceous period). Now, a team of researchers from the United States, Canada, and China has investigated molecular preservation of calcified cartilage in one of the Hypacrosaurus stebingeri nestlings at the extracellular, cellular and intracellular levels. They’ve found chemical markers of DNA, preserved fragments of proteins and chromosomes in the dinosaur chondrocytes (cartilage cells). The findings further support the idea that these original molecules can persist for tens of millions of years.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Are Starting to Take Warp Drives Seriously, Especially This One Concept 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 3, 2020
It’s hard living in a relativistic Universe, where even the nearest stars are so far away and the speed of light is absolute. It is little wonder then why science fiction franchises routinely employ FTL (Faster-than-Light) as a plot device.

By David Aragorn
A black hole eruption marks the most powerful explosion ever spotted 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 3, 2020
The outburst was five times as energetic as the last record holder

By David Aragorn
Scientists seize rare chance to watch faraway star system evolve 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 3, 2020
At only 1% the age of the sun, the DS Tuc binary system shows us how a planet might naturally develop before its orbit is disturbed by external forces.

By David Aragorn
Mysterious 15M-year-old crater could unlock secrets about Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 2, 2020
The leftover remnants of a meteorite that smashed into Earth 15 million years ago could give new insight into Mars’ past, including its oceans and whether it ever supported life.

By David Aragorn
WSDOT finds “Bigfoot” Sherman Pass sighting was cutout placed on tree 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- February 29, 2020
The recent “Bigfoot” sighting on Sherman Pass has officially been debunked, but you can still believe if you’d like.

By David Aragorn
Due to the Space inside Atoms, You Are Mostly Made up of Empty Space 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 29, 2020
You might be made up of nothingness, but you still matter, according to science.

By David Aragorn
An ancient magma ocean may have once driven Earth’s magnetic field 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- February 29, 2020
Molten silicate might solve a long-standing magnetic mystery

By David Aragorn
Mysterious ‘hum’ detected amid hundreds of quakes on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 29, 2020
A NASA robot measuring quakes on Mars has detected a strange-yet-familiar sound on the Red Planet, which some Earthlings might recognize as similar to “The Hum.”

By David Aragorn