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Scientists decipher the magma our bodies below Yellowstone
Utilizing supercomputer modeling, scientists have unveiled a brand new rationalization for the geology underlying latest seismic imaging of magma our bodies under Yellowstone Nationwide Park. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Lifetime and size of shallow magma bodies controlled by crustal-scale magmatism
Nature Geoscience 10, 446 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2959 Authors: Ozge Karakas, Wim Degruyter, Olivier Bachmann & Josef Dufek Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
Oddly Shaped Lava Formations Look Like a Mass of Twisted Bodies
photo: Laszlo Kestay Intertwined like a mass of twisted bodies sliding into a pit, these bizarre lava formations are a creepy natural oddity. Located in Hawaii over the West Kamokuna lava skylight, this eerie photo juxtaposes the proud researcher standing … Continue reading
Infant bodies were ‘prized’ by 19th century anatomists, study suggests
A study of the University of Cambridge anatomy collection dating from the 1700s and 1800s shows how the bodies of stillborn fetuses and babies were valued for research into human development, and preserved as important teaching aids. Strange & Offbeat: … Continue reading
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This strange mineral grows on dead bodies and turns them blue
A close up of the mineral vivianite on a piece of bone. TERRY O’CONNOR/CC BY 3.0 A mineral of death. Just mix together a dead person, some iron, and lots of water. If you were to get up close and … Continue reading
Bigger brains led to bigger bodies in our ancestors
New research suggests that humans became the large-brained, large-bodied animals we are today because of natural selection to increase brain size. The work contradicts previous models that treat brain size and body size as independent traits. Instead, the study shows … Continue reading
Bodies ‘dissected to steal pacemakers’ in funeral scandal
(ANSA) – Pesaro, October 23 – Five former undertakers have been arrested in a probe into an alleged funeral scam in which dead bodies were dissected at a Pesaro hospital so pacemakers could be stolen from them, police said Wednesday.Another … Continue reading
Venezuela confirms 5 bodies recovered from Missoni plane
(ANSA) – Caracas, October 22 – The bodies of five out of six people in a party that included Italian fashion industrialist Vittorio Missoni have been recovered from an airplane that went missing off the coast of Venezuela in January, … Continue reading
Italian business bodies say budget doesn’t do enough
(ANSA) – Rome, October 18 – Italian banking, company and industrial employers’ associations on Friday slammed the governments budget bill for 2014, saying that it does not do enough to boost economic recovery. “The law needs to introduce more significant … Continue reading
Five Missoni party bodies reportedly recovered off Venezuela
(ANSA) – Brussels, October 17 – The remains of five people have been recovered from an airplane carrying a party that included Italian fashion industrialist Vittorio Missoni and went missing off the coast of Venezuela in January, an ANSA source … Continue reading