Paleontologists have discovered the first detailed fossil of a hagfish, the slimy, eel-like carrion feeders of the ocean. The 100-million-year-old fossil helps answer questions about when these ancient, jawless fish …read more Source:: Science
Day: January 21, 2019
Greenland ice melting four times faster than in 2003
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•Greenland is melting faster than scientists previously thought — and will likely lead to faster sea level rise — thanks to the continued, accelerating warming of the Earth’s atmosphere, a …read more Source:: Science
Early prediction of Alzheimer’s progression: Blood protein
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•Scientists have shown that a protein found in the blood can be used to precisely monitor disease progression of Alzheimer’s long before first clinical signs appear. This blood marker offers …read more Source:: Science
Ancient carpet shark discovered with ‘spaceship-shaped’ teeth
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•The world of the dinosaurs just got a bit more bizarre with a newly discovered species of freshwater shark whose tiny teeth resemble the alien ships from the popular 1980s …read more Source:: Science
Mystery orbits in outermost reaches of solar system not caused by ‘Planet Nine’
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•The strange orbits of some objects in the farthest reaches of our solar system, hypothesized by some astronomers to be shaped by an unknown ninth planet, can instead be explained …read more Source:: Science