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‘It blew my mind’: Long-glacial ecosystem, including fossils of lion-sized armadillos and giant ground sloths, discovered in Texas ‘water cave’

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A person wearing a black suit and hard hat with a flashlight on it bends over a circular wall of a small cave.

While exploring a cave in central Texas, they unearthed a lost glacial ecosystem, including the remains of a giant tortoise and a lion-sized armadillo, among fossilized groundwater. In a study published on March 19 in the journal Quaternary Researchthe researchers say that the cave may contain the remains of animals that lived in a relatively … Read more

Scientists Have Just Discovered An Important Element Hidden In Water Before It Freezes

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As water cools, its behavior becomes more surprising from a physics point of view, and researchers looking for an explanation have discovered something new: a previously hidden “point” that appears in supercooled water that doesn’t freeze. By varying pressure and temperature, scientists can keep liquid water below the normal ice surface. Previous studies have shown … Read more

South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope is mapping the previously unseen regions between galaxies – and has discovered 60 new cosmic structures.

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South Africa's MeerKAT telescope is mapping the previously unseen regions between galaxies - and has discovered 60 new cosmic structures.

Astronomers are discovering things that were once hidden inside some of the largest objects in the universe, known as galaxies. Using the powerful MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa, researchers have mapped the extinction, the scattering of radio emissions, a signal that reveals the energetic processes that occur in the large spaces between galaxies when … Read more

Scientists have recently discovered a surprising new family of deep-sea creatures

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24 multi-colored, small, crustaceans against a black background.

24 new amphipods found at the Clarion-Clipperton Site, where the Trump administration is targeting deep-sea mining.National Institute of Oceanography, Southampton via Inside Climate News Get your information from a source other than the oligarchs. Register for free Mother Jones Everyday. This story was published by Climate Insider and is presented here as part of Department … Read more