NASA’s new exoplanet-hunting telescope has discovered its smallest planet yet: a world somewhere between the sizes of Earth and its smaller sister, Mars. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65828-tiny-exoplanet.html
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Bone-Crushing Hyenas Lived in Canada’s Arctic During the Last Ice Age
During the last ice age, bone-crushing hyenas stalked the snowy Canadian Arctic, likely satisfying their meat cravings by hunting herds of caribou and horses, while also scavenging mammoth carcasses on the tundra, a new study finds. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65733-ancient-hyenas-in-yukon.html
Astronomers find 18 more Earth-sized exoplanets in Kepler data
A new survey algorithm – called Transit Least-Squares – has just caused the number of known, rocky, Earth-sized worlds orbiting distant stars to grow again, as astronomers add another 18 exoplanets to the list. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/18-more-earth-sized-exoplanets-found-in-kepler-data…
Botswana Just Lifted Its Ban on Elephant Hunting. Conservationists Are Appalled.
The country has long been a safe haven for the animals, but it’s unclear what will happen now. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65553-elephant-hunting-ban-lifted-botswana.html
Close encounter sets galaxy ablaze with new stars
A cosmic collision in action. Read more about what happens when 2 galaxies sideswipe each other. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/galaxy-ngc-4485-ablaze-with-star-formation…
I went hunting for willow seeds in the home of Winnie-the-Pooh
Willow trees in the UK are potentially at risk from rising disease outbreaks, so efforts are underway to bank their seeds Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2203620-i-went-hunting-for-willow-seeds-in-the-home-of-winnie-the-pooh/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Some of China’s ‘996’ Tech Tribe Quit, Seek Less Stress
An increasingly growing number of millennials in China are beginning to question the value of working long hours in the tech sector and deviate from the longstanding 996 work environment (working 9am to 9pm for six days a week) that many local companies religiously follow. From a report: In April, protests from tech employees against excessive overtime surfaced online, sparking an…