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Here are some big-if-true scientific claims that made headlines in 2023
From ancient cannibalism to stars made of dark matter, 2023 delivered several scientific claims that could shake up their fields — if they shape up to be true. Spark of life Early life on Earth may have gotten a boost from giant volcanic eruptions. A new look at debris from 10 eruptions millions of years…
First ever photo of a snow leopard under a starry sky is spectacular
IT TAKES a special kind of patience to search for a ghost. It is unlikely you will find one, but doubt means quitting, so you keep looking. This is the art of tracking snow leopards. Morup Namgail learned it early. He was 5 when he first saw one in his remote home village of Uley…
Housework robot can learn to do almost any chore in 20 minutes
A household robot can learn how to do almost any chore in about 20 minutes when taught by a human using an iPhone camera and a litter picker. Robots tend to perform well only on specific tasks that they have been trained for, like sorting rubbish or picking up laundry, and can quickly run into…
Stolen planet could be hiding on the edge of our solar system
When the sun was young, it may have stolen a planet from another nearby star – meaning an exoplanet could be waiting on the outer edges of the solar system for us to discover Source link
When do cats play fetch? When they feel like it
In news that probably won’t surprise cat owners, cats that play fetch do it on their own terms. Fetching felines tend to dictate when a fetching session begins and when it ends, a survey of over 900 cat owners suggests. The vast majority of the participants’ cats seemed to pick up the behavior on their own,…
Here are some of the biggest medical advances in 2023
Weight-loss drugs stole much of the spotlight in 2023, but these medical advances treating other conditions are also worthy of attention (SN: 12/13/23). Green light for CRISPR gene editing On December 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing therapy (SN: 12/8/23). The treatment, called Casgevy, targets sickle cell disease…
Ocean heat waves often lurk out of sight
Heat waves don’t just strike on land — they can also occur in the ocean. And roughly a third of marine heat waves aren’t detectable at the ocean’s surface, a new study reports. The findings, published in the December Nature Geoscience, suggest that far more of these potentially harmful events might be occurring than previously…
Inside the milk bank creating infant formula for orphaned animals
Sherman the screaming hairy armadillo pup being fed a custom infant formula Roshan Patel/Smithsonian’s National Zoo/Conservation Biology Institute Orca milk smells dizzyingly fishy. Seal milk has a rich orange hue. Reindeer milk, perhaps fittingly, is as thick as eggnog. Not that I am tempted to try it, or any of the other unusual milks I…
Arctic seals have weird bones in their noses that help them stay warm
Bearded seals have convoluted nasal bones that help keep heat in their bodies Ole Jorgen Liodden/naturepl.com Arctic seals have evolved a nifty adaptation for staying warm in icy climes: intricate, maze-like bones in their noses. Many birds and mammals, including humans, have a pair of thin, porous nasal bones called maxilloturbinates or nasal concha, which…
Cyanide in the ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus could be good for life
An illustration of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft diving through the plumes of Saturn’s moon Enceladus NASA/JPL-Caltech The plumes of water vapour erupting from the surface of Enceladus seem to contain hydrogen cyanide, which – perhaps counter-intuitively – is a sign that the the ocean that lies beneath the surface of this icy moon of Saturn could be…