Sure, we’ve all seen the monstrous T-rexes running amok in “Jurassic Park” and other movies. It turns outthey weren’t all huge behemoths.
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‘The universe is a violent place:’ Black hole collides with neutron star, scientists say
Forget Game of Thrones, now we may havedetected areal-life “battle” going on in outer space between a black hole and a neutron star.
Yes, there’s a total eclipse of the sun two months from today
If you’ve still got leftover solar eclipse fever from 2017, there’s another one ‘on the horizon.’
The secret was in the trees. Humans are making droughts worse
The secret was in the trees. Looking at tree rings from ancient trees, scientists in a new study say they’ve finally foundthe fingerprint of human-caused global warming on drought.
More storms brewing Thursday after tornadoes slam central USA
More severe weather was in the forecast Thursday after severe storms and tornadoes roared across the South on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Jawbone of prehistoric human ‘cousin’ Denisovan discovered in Tibet
The jawbone the monk discovered decades agowasn’t from a donkey. Instead, the 160,000-year-oldfossil was from a Denisovan, a long-extinct, sister group of Neandertals
‘Crowded out of existence’: Up to 1M species at risk of extinction because of human activities, report says
Up to a millionspecies are at risk of extinction because of human activities, a United Nations report warns.
Shoot for the stars this weekend: Spring’s best meteor shower will peak with the Eta Aquarids
The Eta Aquarid meteors, also known as the Aquarids, are known for their speed. These meteors are fast – traveling at about 148,000 mph into Earth’s atmosphere.
Spy games? Russia could be using beluga whales for military purposes
A whale hasbeen discovered in waters near Norway with tight harnesses on it, which could have been attachedby the Russian military.
Are we ready for the end of the world? NASA conducts drill for potential asteroid strike
NASA is conducting a drill this week to see how we’d prepare if a giant asteroid was hurtling toward the Earth.