BIG History – Page 71

DNA Reveals Neanderthal Extinction Clues
By the Editor on February 28, 2012
Neanderthals were already on the verge of extinction in Europe by the time modern humans arrived on the scene,...
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Nomad Alien Planets May Fill Our Milky Way Galaxy
By the Editor on February 27, 2012
Our Milky Way galaxy may be teeming with rogue planets that ramble through space instead of being locked in...
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Did Life Start in a Pond, Not Oceans?
By the Editor on February 25, 2012
Life may have gotten its start inland, inside ponds of volcanic condensate, not in the oceans. Modern life is...
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NASA Detects Solid Buckyballs In Space
By the Editor on February 25, 2012
NASA has announced that astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope have found solid materials made out of Buckyballs in...
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Seismic Activity Bolsters Hope For Life on Mars
By the Editor on February 24, 2012
If seismic activity on Mars is recent, and it can be traced to a volcano, it could mean that...
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The History of the Universe: From Big Bang to Big Blah
By the Editor on February 24, 2012
After the furies of birth, the mature cosmos now evolves more slowly. Stars will continue to form for as...
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Climate Change Drove Evolution of Earliest Horses
By the Editor on February 24, 2012
Back in the day of the first mammals, horses started out the size of house cats, weighing about 8...
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Cosmic Hurricane: Black Hole Has 20 Million MPH Winds
By the Editor on February 23, 2012
Scientists have measured the fastest winds yet observed from a stellar-mass black hole, shedding light on the behavior of...
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Flowers Regenerated From 30,000-Year-Old Frozen Fruits
By the Editor on February 22, 2012
After more than 30,000 years, and some care from Russian scientists, some ancient fruits have produced a delicate white...
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Rare Earth Element Discovered In Ancient Stars
By the Editor on February 22, 2012
In three stars far, far away, one of the rarest elements known to man has been spotted, improving our...
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