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‘Farout,’ the most-distant solar system object discovered 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- January 19, 2019
For the first time, an object in our solar system has been found more than 100 times farther than Earth is from the sun.

By David Aragorn
Cryptic remains of tiny animals have turned up in an Antarctic lake 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- January 19, 2019
Mud from Lake Mercer revealed crushed critters that resembled spiders and worms

By David Aragorn
China: Garbage problem SOLVED as BILLIONS of COCKROACHES to eat leftovers 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- January 19, 2019
CHINESE companies are now using billions of cockroaches to get rid of food waste, in a desperate bid to cope with large amounts of trash.

By David Aragorn
FAST-GROWING TECH COMPANY ‘XY’ TAKING ON THE $2 MILLION A DAY GOVERNMENT GPS CARTEL 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- January 18, 2019
Over 60,000 people have already joined the movement. Here’s why.

By David Aragorn
Two daring spacecraft aim to bring asteroid dust back to Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- January 18, 2019
The pristine space material may help explain life’s beginnings

By David Aragorn
Artificial intelligence applied to the genome identifies an unknown human ancestor 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- January 18, 2019
By combining deep learning algorithms and statistical methods, investigators from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG) of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the Institute of Genomics at the University of Tartu have identified, in the genome of Asian individuals, the footprint of a new hominid who cross bred with its ancestors tens of thousands of years ago.

By David Aragorn
A four-legged robot hints at how ancient tetrapods walked 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- January 18, 2019
Orobates pabsti may have had a more developed gait that previously thought

By David Aragorn
Thousands of stars turning into crystals 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- January 18, 2019
The first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals has been discovered by astronomers at the University of Warwick, and our skies are filled with them.

By David Aragorn
20,000 Satellites for 5G to be Launched Sending Focused Beams of Intense Microwave Radiation Over Entire Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- January 17, 2019
Public attention about 5G has been focused on the plans of telecom companies to install millions of small cell towers on electric utility poles, on public buildings and schools, on bus stop shelters, in public parks, and anywhere they want in national parks and on federally owned land.

By David Aragorn
Shifting north magnetic pole forces unprecedented navigation fix 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- January 17, 2019
Rapid shifts in the Earth’s north magnetic pole are forcing researchers to make an unprecedented early update to a model that helps navigation by ships, planes and submarines in the Arctic, scientists said.

By David Aragorn