Science

August 28, 2022

Trove of Jurassic-Era Fossilized Fish Discovered on an English Dairy Farm

One might expect to find a lot of cows, manure, and hay on a dairy farm. However, British fossil hunters Neville and Sally Hollingworth discovered something less expected: a 183-million-year-old fossilized fish. Not just any fossil, the pair had discovered a specimen preserved as if leaping, toothy mouth agape, towards the viewer. Researchers investigating this 3D find have since uncovered a previously unknown Jurassic fossil bed, one of the most exceptional sites discovered in years.

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August 25, 2022

110-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tracks in Texas Riverbed Emerge as Waters Recede

Drought is a pressing problem across much of the United States at present. Texas, especially, is suffering from extremely dry conditions. This has caused rivers to recede, including the Paluxy River, which runs through the Dinosaur Valley State Park. As the water levels fell, they exposed dramatic 110-million-year-old footprints left by an ancient dinosaur. Dinosaur Valley State Park is located nearby the city of Glen Rose.

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August 23, 2022

This NASA Astronaut Will Become the First Native American Woman in Space

As of March 2022, only 75 women have ever flown in space, according to NASA. Humankind has only been capable of such flight for about 60 years, but it took decades for women to have equal opportunities to test their scientific knowledge and courage in the great beyond. The NASA astronaut class of 2013 was the first to include equal numbers of men and women.

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August 19, 2022

Spectacular Gigantic Jets of Upside-Down Lightning Are Being Studied by Scientists

You've probably seen some spectacular bolts of lightning descend from roiling thunder clouds, but did you know that these powerful electrical discharges can also be inverted? Instead of electrifying downward, there is a spectacular phenomenon in which bolts shoot upward from clouds to the lower edges of space. Known as gigantic jets, a recent occurrence in Oklahoma was fortuitously caught on camera by a citizen scientist and registered on scientific devices.

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