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Time crystals might exist after all
“Impossible” Time Crystals May Actually Be Real, Say ScientistsAre time crystals just a mathematical curiosity, or could they actually physically exist? Physicists have been debating this question since 2012, when Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek first proposed the idea of time … Continue reading
Scientists discover how gypsum forms, and how it might tell us more about water on Mars
Giant gypsum crystals up to 11 meters long in the Cave of Crystals, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. A new explanation of how gypsum forms may change the way we process this important building material, as well as allow us to interpret … Continue reading
18 Geological facts that Might Surprise You
There are 18 volcanoes in the US with the potential to erupt again, all of them in Alaska, Hawaii and the West Coast states. Rubies and sapphires are actually the same mineral – corundum. The basic chemical formula of corundum … Continue reading
Extinct otter-like ‘marine bear’ might have had a bite like a saber-toothed cat
New research suggests that the feeding strategy of Kolponomos, an enigmatic shell-crushing marine predator that lived about 20 million years ago, was strangely similar to a very different kind of carnivore: the saber-toothed cat Smilodon. Scientists at the American Museum … Continue reading
Extinct otter-like ‘marine bear’ might have had a bite like a saber-toothed cat
New research suggests that the feeding strategy of Kolponomos, an enigmatic shell-crushing marine predator that lived about 20 million years ago, was strangely similar to a very different kind of carnivore: the saber-toothed cat Smilodon. Scientists have shown that even … Continue reading
Dodos might have been quite intelligent, new research finds
New research suggests that the dodo, an extinct bird whose name has entered popular culture as a symbol of stupidity, was actually fairly smart. The work, published today in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, finds that the overall … Continue reading
Mammoths might have survived except for bad ‘mineral diet’
At the end of the Pleistocene mammoths of Northern Eurasia used to experience chronic mineral hunger. As a result they became extinct due to geochemical stress arising on a background of deep abiotic changes in ecosystems. Most likely they were … Continue reading
Berlusconi denies he might run for Bulgaria in European bid
(ANSA) – Rome, December 4 – Ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday denied reports he might run for the European Parliament as another country’s candidate. ”It never crossed my mind”, said the three-time premier and media mogul. ”I read about it … Continue reading