Dwarf Planet Ceres Is Full Of Water: Biggest Asteroid In Solar System Was An Ocean World
New observations offer evidence that there's water everywhere on dwarf planet Ceres. Scientists revealed that data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows water ice is ubiquitous in the biggest asteroid in the Solar System Vast Stores Of Water Ice Scientists have long theorized that the surface and subsurface of Ceres has vast stores of water ice. A model developed in 1989 suggested the presence of layers of ice measuring between 3 to 330 feet in the surface and subsurface of this extraterrestrial wo..>> view originalSeahorse Genetic Secrets Revealed: Scientists Sequence Genetic Genome Of This Peculiar Creature
First Posted: Dec 16, 2016 03:20 AM EST Seahorses are peculiar sea creatures, and for the first time, scientists have sequenced the creature's genetic genome. (Photo : Alex Shakspeare/YouTube Screenshot) For the first time, scientists have unlocked some of the genetic secrets of the most peculiar fish including its unusual male pregnancy -- the seahorse. An international team of researchers has fully sequenced the Southeast Asian tiger tail seahorse, named for its distinctive yellow-and-..>> view originalRoad-free areas need better protection, study says
Image copyright Pierre Ibisch Image caption Wilderness area in Blue Mountains National Park, Australia A global map of areas without roads shows large tracts of wilderness remain unprotected.International recognition and protection of such areas is urgently needed to halt their continued loss, say scientists.Roads may introduce many problems to nature, including deforestation, pollution and risks to wildlife.Areas untouched by roads do not have adequ..>> view originalBrave New World: UK Is First To Legalize Three-Parent Babies
It’s now legal in Britain to create a three-parent baby using healthy DNA from a donor to fix debilitating genetic problems. U.K. fertility clinic regulator Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has approved the “cautious use” of the technique, developed by British scientists, to replace an egg’s defective mitochondrial DNA with healthy mitochondrial DNA from another female donor to prevent the child from suffering from genetic flaws. We have permitted the cautious use of mitochon..>> view originalAll eyes on Trump over Mars
The year 2016 has seen a rekindling of the human desire to conquer Mars, with public and private interests openly vying to take the first step on the Red Planet, possibly with a stopover on the Moon. Space-faring nations are mostly united in viewing ...>> view originalScientists Discover 6 Unique Marine Life Species at the Indian Ocean
Dec 16, 2016 04:00 AM EST New animal species have been found from the ocean floor of the southwest Indian Ocean. The amazing marine discovery was made by scientists from the University of Southampton in an undersea hot springs roughly 2.8 kilometres deep, at Longqi, also known as "Dragon's Breath," 2000 kilometres southeast of Madagascar. Headed by Dr. Jon Copley, the team of researchers explored the massive ocean floor as big as a football stadium. The team identified at least a dozen minera..>> view originalMysterious Type Of Killer Whale Caught On Video Killing And Eating A Shark
A rarely seen type of orca was caught on video off the California coast killing and eating a shark on Tuesday. Photographer Slater Moore used a drone to capture this footage of four offshore killer whales ― two females and two calves ― dragging the shark around Monterey Bay: Moore said the marine mammals were part of a larger group of about 25, some of which later appear in the footage, which was filmed during a cruise with Monterey Bay Whale Watch. He said the unlucky victim was a sevengill sha..>> view originalMexico bid to save world's smallest vaquita porpoise
Image copyright Tom Jefferson Mexican authorities and scientists are trying to save the world's smallest porpoise by capturing illegal "ghost" fishing nets.They have managed to remove more than 100 dumped or lost nets left floating in the sea from October to December.Local fishermen and conservationists helped to trawl 11,814km (7,340 miles) in the Gulf of California, the only area where the vaquita porpoise live.Its population is estimated to be down to about 60 individuals.Conservationist..>> view originalFossil fuels, yes. But Trump energy team isn't a one-note band.
December 15, 2016 Washington—At first glance, the incoming Trump administration shows one consistent face to the world when it comes to energy policy: promote fossil fuel development and jobs, and tell liberal climate worriers to go home.That message has seeped through Donald Trump’s own speeches and tweets. It echoes in the views of some close policy advisors and financial backers. And it’s corroborated in key cabinet picks from fossil-fuel states.But if that broad pattern is clear, the Trump..>> view original
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