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Shown here in purple, the Magellanic Corona stretches more than 100,000 light-years from the main mass of stars, gas, and dust that make up the Magellanic Clouds, intermingling with the hotter and more extensive corona that surrounds the Milky Way. Image credit: Leah Hustak, STScI.

Magellanic Corona: Astronomers Detect Protective Shield around Small and Large Magellanic Clouds

Oct 4, 2022 by News Staff

The Small and Large Magellanic Clouds — satellite galaxies of the Milky Way Galaxy — are surrounded by a diffuse halo of hot, supercharged...

Life restoration of Ichthyosaurus anningae. Image credit: James McKay.

Early Jurassic Ichthyosaurs Had Predatory Specializations, Study Says

Oct 4, 2022 by News Staff

Jurassic ichthyosaurs dominated upper trophic levels of marine ecosystems. Many species coexisted alongside each another, and it is uncertain whether they...

This image from the 4.1-m Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope shows the more than 10,000-km-long dust trail stretching from the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos. Image credit: CTIO / NOIRLab / SOAR / NSF / AURA / T. Kareta, Lowell Observatory / M. Knight, U.S. Naval Academy / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / M. Zamani & D. de Martin, NSF’s NOIRLab.

Astronomers Spot Huge Trail of Debris from DART Collision with Dimorphos

Oct 4, 2022 by News Staff

On September 26, 2022, NASA’s DART spacecraft intentionally crashed into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos for the first planetary defense test. Two days...

The Cherry Satin flower (Geissorhiza seracina). Image credit: Goldblatt et al., doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2022.09.014.

Beautiful New Species of Iris Discovered in South Africa

Oct 4, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Botanists have described a new high-altitude species of the genus Geissorhiza from the Langeberg Mountains of South Africa. The Cherry Satin flower (Geissorhiza...

A male giant panda named Xiao Liwu at San Diego Zoo, California, the United States. Image credit: Sci.News.

All Bears are Omnivores Like Humans, New Study Suggests

Oct 3, 2022 by News Staff

New research on the diets of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) adds evidence that bears are low-protein macronutrient...

The Lord Howe Island wood-feeding cockroach (Panesthia lata). Image credit: Justin Gilligan / NSW Department of Planning and Environment.

Wood-Eating Cockroach Missing for Over 80 Years Rediscovered

Oct 3, 2022 by News Staff

The Lord Howe Island wood-feeding cockroach (Panesthia lata), a species of large wingless cockroach that disappeared from its home island following the...

This image, taken by the X-SHOOTER instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows light from GRB 210905A (center). Image credit: ESO / Rossi et al.

Astronomers Detect Powerful Blast in Early Universe

Oct 3, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the X-SHOOTER instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have detected light from a gamma-ray burst at a redshift of 6.3, meaning...

Dr. O’Connor with the skull of Sue the T. rex at the Field Museum. Image credit: Katharine Uhrich, Field Museum.

Holes of Unknown Origin Found in Tyrannosaurus rex’s Jawbone

Oct 3, 2022 by News Staff

A new analysis of enigmatic pathologies in the lower jaw of Sue the T. rex — one of the largest, most extensive, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus...

This Hubble image shows the galaxy pair Arp-Madore 608-333. The color image is composed of near-infrared and optical observations from Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on the Victor M. Blanco 4-m Telescope. Four filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / Dark Energy Survey / DOE / FNAL / DECam / CTIO / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Dalcanton.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Dance of Two Spiral Galaxies

Oct 3, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a stunning image of two interacting galaxies collectively known as Arp-Madore 608-333. This Hubble image shows the galaxy...

Stylized structural diagram of oxytocin (DARPA).

Oxytocin Has Heart Healing Properties, New Study Suggests

Oct 2, 2022 by News Staff

New research shows that in zebrafish and human cell cultures, the neurohormone oxytocin — also known as the ‘love hormone’ — stimulates...

Cartoon illustrating three possible ways of assembling the future supercontinent Amasia from the break-up of Pangaea (a-b): (c) extroversion, (d) orthoversion, (e) introversion. Image credit: Huang et al., doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwac205.

Study: Earth’s Next Supercontinent Will Assemble when Pacific Ocean Closes in 200-300 Million Years

Sep 30, 2022 by News Staff

A team of researchers from Curtin University and Peking University has used a supercomputer to simulate how a supercontinent forms and found that because...

Painted cylinder vase depicting a foaming drink in a vase and tamales in a plate. Image credit: Justin Kerr, mayavase.com, Kerr number: 6418 (88).

Cacao Was Not Food Exclusive to Ancient Maya Elite, New Study Says

Sep 30, 2022 by News Staff

Cacao, known as the money that grew on trees and as a food from the gods, was brought to the world stage by ancient Mesoamericans. The historical background...

This look at the complex, ice-covered surface of Europa came from Juno during a close pass on September 29, 2022. The spacecraft had only a two-hour window to collect it, racing past the moon with a relative velocity of about 23.6 km per second (14.7 miles per second). Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SWRI / MSSS.

Juno Flyby Reveals Stunning New Image of Europa

Sep 30, 2022 by News Staff

This new image of Jupiter’s moon Europa, captured during NASA’s Juno spacecraft’s closest approach on September 29, 2022, shows a region near the...

This Webb image shows observations of the Didymos-Dimorphos system several hours after NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) intentionally impacted the moonlet. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Jian-Yang Li, PSI / Cristina Thomas, Northern Arizona University / Ian Wong, NASA-GSFC / Joseph DePasquale, STScI / Alyssa Pagan, STScI.

Webb and Hubble Simultaneously Observe DART Impact

Sep 29, 2022 by News Staff

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope teamed up to collect data before and after NASA’s Double Asteroid...

Metoposaurus krasiejowensis (olive green) had a bottom-dwelling lifestyle, probably to avoid competition with the larger Cyclotosaurus (blue) and phytosaur Parasuchus (ochre brown). Image credit: Sudipta Kalita.

Triassic Amphibian Had Bottom-Dwelling Lifestyle

Sep 29, 2022 by News Staff

Paleontologists have examined the shoulder girdle bones of an extinct species of temnospondyl amphibian called Metoposaurus krasiejowensis. Metoposaurus...

This Webb image shows IC 5332, a spiral galaxy some 25 million light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / PHANGS-HST team.

Webb Sees Complex Structures in Spiral Galaxy IC 5332

Sep 29, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Webb team has released a vivid image of the intermediate spiral galaxy IC 5332. This Webb image shows IC 5332, a spiral galaxy some 25 million light-years...

Each dog performing their alert behavior to indicate their choice on the three alternative forced choice apparatus. Top left: Soot (stand-stare), top right: Fingal (stand-stare), bottom left: Winnie (nose-on sit), bottom right: Treo (nose-on sit). Image credit: Wilson et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274143.

Study: Dogs Can Detect when Humans are Experiencing Stress

Sep 29, 2022 by News Staff

Dog can smell the changes in our breath and sweat that occur when we’re stressed, according to new research by scientists from Newcastle University and...

Life reconstructions of Tujiaaspis vividus. Image credit: Qiuyang Zheng.

Silurian Jawless Fish Possessed Paired Fins, New Fossils Show

Sep 29, 2022 by News Staff

Paleontologists have examined the fossilized remains of Tujiaaspis vividus, a species of galeaspid that lived 436 million years ago (Silurian period) in...

The Jupiter-sized planet TOI-5205b has a surface temperature of 737 K and orbits its parent star, TOI-5205, at a distance of 0.02 AU. Image credit: Sci.News.

Jupiter-Sized Exoplanet Found Orbiting TOI-5205

Sep 28, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have discovered a Jovian planet orbiting the M4-type dwarf TOI-5205. Their paper...