A team of astronomers has picked up on a curious, repeating rhythm of fast radio bursts emanating from an unknown source outside our galaxy, 500 million light years away. …read more Source:: Science
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Gut-brain connection helps explain how overeating leads to obesity
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•A multi-institutional team reveals a previously unknown gut-brain connection that helps explain how those extra servings lead to weight gain. …read more Source:: Science
A long time ago, galaxies far, far away
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•Astronomers used the combined power of multiple astronomical observatories around the world and in space to discover a treasure-trove of previously unknown ancient massive galaxies. This is the first multiple …read more Source:: Science
Devil rays may have unknown birthing zone
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•The discovery of dozens of pregnant giant devil rays tangled in fishing nets in a village along Mexico’s Gulf of California could mean the endangered species has a previously unknown …read more Source:: Science
A rare assemblage of sharks and rays from nearshore environments of Eocene Madagascar
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•Eocene-aged sediments of Madagascar contain a previously unknown fauna of sharks and rays, according to a new study. This newly described fauna is the first report of sharks and rays …read more Source:: Science
Marsupial lived among Arctic dinosaurs
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•A research team has discovered a previously unknown species of marsupial that lived in Alaska’s Arctic during the era of dinosaurs, adding a vivid new detail to a complex ancient …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
Emperor penguins’ first journey to sea
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•New research reveals the previously unknown behaviors of juvenile Emperor penguins in their critical early months when they leave their birth colony and first learn how to swim, dive, and …read more Source:: Science
Termites mitigate effects of drought in Tropical Rainforest
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•Termites are commonly regarded as one of the most destructive insect pests, yet its unknown side was recently revealed by a major new study. Researchers have discovered that termites actually …read more Source:: Science
Ancient DNA evidence reveals two unknown migrations from North to South America
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•A team has used genome-wide ancient DNA data to revise Central and South American history. Their analysis of DNA from 49 individuals spanning about 10,000 years in Belize, Brazil, the …read more Source:: Science