It’s likely Mars was once a water world with rivers, lakes and maybe even an ocean. New research lends support to the possibility that an asteroid slammed into Mars’ ocean 3.5 billion years ago, creating a vast tsunami. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/ancient-asteroid-impact-tsunami-northern-ocean-mars…
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Scientists Develop ‘Artificial Tongue’ To Detect Fake Whiskies
Scientists have developed an “artificial tongue” that can differentiate a young whisky from an 18-year-old single malt. “The team, based in Scotland, say their device can be used to tell apart a host of single malts — a move they say might help in the fight against counterfeit products,” reports The Guardian. From the report: Writing in the journal Nanoscale, the…
Two planets orbiting a nearby star could have oceans and maybe life
Teegarden’s star, 12.5 light years away, is orbited by two planets, and even if they have very thin atmospheres they may be able to maintain liquid oceans Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2212348-two-planets-orbiting-a-nearby-star-could-have-oceans-and-maybe-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Marty the Grocery Store Robot Called ‘Ominous’, ‘Mostly Useless’
By the end of the year, Stop & Shop will have installed 500 “giant, gray, aisle-patrolling robots” in its chains of stores, reports Mashable, starting in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey. “Attention shoppers: I’ve seen the future of grocery store technology, and let me tell you, we can do better.” Each of the robots weighs a massive 140-pounds and…
Check out this cool video map of known exoplanets
This short video, just over a minute long, takes you on a journey from 1991, when no exoplanets were known, to today’s 4,003+ known exoplanets. Why the plus? According to the NASA Exoplanet Archive, the number of known exoplanets has already jumped up to 4,031 and counting! Source: https://earthsky.org/space/time-lapse-video-map-exoplanets-2019…
Bees’ very hairy tongues help them mop up different types of nectar
Bumblebees mop up nectar as easily whether it’s thick or runny, because of the way hairs on their tongue can trap the liquid Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2212367-bees-very-hairy-tongues-help-them-mop-up-different-types-of-nectar/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
New type of pipe for pumping blood is just liquid with no pipe
Fluids like blood can be damaged when they flow through tiny tubes like those in surgical pumps. But that doesn’t happen in a new “anti-tube” made of liquid Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2212127-new-type-of-pipe-for-pumping-blood-is-just-liquid-with-no-pipe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
One of two newly discovered exoplanets shows potential as a habitable world
A super-scorched planet orbiting around a nearby dim star has helped reveal the presence of two previously unseen planets—one of which could host liquid water and thus be friendly to life, astronomers say. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-08-newly-exoplanets-potential-habitable-world.html…
In a Lab Accident, Scientists Create the First-Ever Permanently Magnetic Liquid
These liquid droplets can morph into various shapes and be externally manipulated to move around. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66018-permanently-magnetic-liquids.html
Apple To Release Three ‘iPhone 11’ Models This Fall, Report Says
Similar to last year’s introduction of the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, Apple will release three new ‘iPhone 11’ models this fall, news outlet 9to5Mac reported on Tuesday. From the report: The new iPhones will feature the Apple A13 chip, internally known by its platform codename Cebu, model T8030. According to people who’ve seen the devices, all three…