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Dino-killing asteroid’s impact on bird evolution

Posted on 22 September 2017 by admin

Human activities could change the pace of evolution, similar to what occurred 66 million years ago when a giant asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, leaving modern birds as their only descendants. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Catalog of known near-Earth asteroids tops 15,000

Posted on 13 November 2016 by admin

The number of discovered near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) now tops 15,000, with an average of 30 new discoveries added each week. The number of discovered near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) now tops 15,000, with an average of 30 new discoveries added each week. … Continue reading →

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NASA chasing algorithms of asteroids

Posted on 11 March 2014 by admin

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-784af533faa67a2b3d37fef6ea926719.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”Nasa a caccia di algoritmi per asteroidi” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-784af533faa67a2b3d37fef6ea926719.jpg”(ANSA) – ROMA, 10 MAR – Nasa launched the first of a series of competitions for the development of algorithms which can be used to discover new … Continue reading →

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