The extinction of woolly mammoths was hastened by a warming climate that shrank and fragmented their habitat, and was then exacerbated by human hunting Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2269131-woolly-mammoths-were-hit-by-climate-change-but-humans-wiped-them-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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ATLAS finds evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay
Since the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, scientists in the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have been hard at work characterizing its properties and hunting down the diverse ways in which this ephemeral particle can decay. From the copious but experimentally challenging decay to b-quarks, to the exquisitely rare but low-background decay into four…
How to see Sirius B
Sirius is a binary star, with a small white dwarf called the Pup orbiting the large primary star. It’s not easy to observe, but it is possible. Here’s how. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/how-to-observe-sirius-b…
Playing With Sharks review: The amazing woman who helped film Jaws
The colourful story of Valerie Taylor premieres at Sundance Film Festival 2021. With husband Ron, she made a dramatic switch from shark-hunting to shark filming, even shooting footage for Jaws Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266258-playing-with-sharks-review-the-amazing-woman-who-helped-film-jaws/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Full Wolf Moon falls in late January 2021
Enjoy the full-looking moon in late January 2021, as this nocturnal sun brings some good cheer to the Northern Hemisphere’s long winter night. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-wolf-moon-in-late-january-2021…
Famous alien-hunting telescope collapsed in December. Now, investigators might know why.
An ongoing investigation of the December collapse of the iconic radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico offers early evidence a manufacturing issue may have contributed to the failure. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-telescope-debris-clearing-possible-cause-update.html
Bill aims to establish ‘Bigfoot hunting season’
An Oklahoma lawmaker is hoping to establish an official hunting season in the state for the enigmatic cryptid. While there are many people who are ske… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/343268/bill-aims-to-establish-bigfoot-hunting-season…
Electric eels can supercharge their attacks by working together
Electric eels have been observed in the Amazon hunting in groups for the first time. By working together, they can send fish flying with a supercharged jolt of electricity. Source: https://www.livescience.com/electric-eels-hunt-in-groups.html
Wind farm construction creates noise that may harm squid fisheries
The noisy construction of offshore wind turbines can discourage squid from hunting, which could lead to decreased squid populations and potentially decrease profits at fisheries Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264740-wind-farm-construction-creates-noise-that-may-harm-squid-fisheries/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
‘Super Earth’ discovered near one of our galaxy’s oldest stars
A hot, rocky “super Earth,” near one of the oldest stars in the galaxy has taken a team of planet-hunting scientists by surprise. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-01-super-earth-galaxy-oldest-stars.html…