These are exciting times for anyone with a vague interest in finding alien life. The JWST has detected evidence of methane, carbon dioxide, and water in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b. More excitingly, it may have found dimethyl sulfide, a gas which is only produced on Earth by lifeforms. We will have to wait for more observations to confirm the presence of the gas, and … [Read more...] about Mexican Congress Reveals “1,000-Year-Old Alien Mummies”, Not Everyone Is Convinced
Tsunami survivors call lost loves on the ‘phone of the wind’
Thousands of visitors have made trips to the phone, including people who have lost relatives to sickness and suicide In a garden on a hill, under the wide boughs of a cherry tree, a white phone booth glistens in the early spring light. Inside, Kazuyoshi Sasaki carefully dials his late wife Miwako's cellphone number, bending his large frame and cradling the … [Read more...] about Tsunami survivors call lost loves on the ‘phone of the wind’
New Zealand Giant Weta – Contender for Worlds Biggest Bug Status
Wētā have been around long enough to see dinosaurs come and go and to evolve into more than 100 different species, all of them endemic to New Zealand. The Giant Wētā is the world’s heaviest insect in terms of weight, which at 71g is three times that of a mouse and heavier than a sparrow. A female Giant Weta ( Deinacrida heteracantha) filled with eggs can reach up to … [Read more...] about New Zealand Giant Weta – Contender for Worlds Biggest Bug Status
Octopuses Get Strangely Cuddly On The Mood Drug Ecstasy
The psychoactive drug known as ecstasy can make people feel extra loving toward others, and a study published Thursday suggests it has the same effect on octopuses. Octopuses are almost entirely antisocial, except when they're mating, and scientists who study them have to house them separately so they don't kill or eat each other. However, octopuses given the drug … [Read more...] about Octopuses Get Strangely Cuddly On The Mood Drug Ecstasy
“It’s Something We’ve Caused”: Giant Fissures Are Opening Up In The US
Giant fissures have been appearing in the ground across the southwest US. In southcentral Arizona alone, 272 kilometers (169 miles) of these cracks have been mapped, while they have also appeared in Utah, California and Texas. The cracks are not natural formations, according to Joseph Cook of the Arizona Geological Survey, who told Insider that "it's something … [Read more...] about “It’s Something We’ve Caused”: Giant Fissures Are Opening Up In The US