Scientists decipher color of 'super cute' bristly dinosaur
By Will Dunham | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Scientists guided by small structures preserved in fossilized skin have deciphered the color and camouflage pattern of a little dinosaur with a parrot-like beak and bristles on its tail that roamed thick forests in China about 120 million years ago.Psittacosaurus was mainly brown but with a paler underside of the tail and belly, a pattern called countershading that may have helped the 5-foot-long (1.5-meter) bipedal plant-eater go unnoticed by hungry pr..>> view originalChina Launches Tiangong-2 Space Lab to Prep for 2020s Space Station
China's Tiangong-2 space laboratory for astronauts launches into space atop a Long March 2F rocket in this view from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Sept. 15, 2016. Credit: China Manned Space Program China has launched its second-ever space lab, a key part of the nation's plan to have a permanently staffed space station up and running by the early 2020s. The uncrewed Tiangong-2 spacecraft lifted off today (Sept. 15) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwe..>> view originalAn underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific
An underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific By Justin Worland | Photographs by XL Catlin Seaview Survey Richard Vevers has traveled the globe to photograph coral reefs since quitting his advertising job. In 2011 he cofounded the XL Catlin Seaview Survey, a collaboration between the University of Queensland and a number of research institutions, photographing underwater corals as they adapt to climate change. He captured the Great Barrier Reef during its latest—and most ..>> view originalHow Pluto paints its largest moon red
Charon's "Mordor Macula" spot was probably stolen from Pluto's wispy atmosphere. (NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI) When NASA's New Horizons probe zipped by Pluto in 2015, scientists were blown away by the complexity of the dwarf planet. But they were also pleasantly surprised by Pluto's largest moon, Charon: It appeared to have a relatively young, complex surface, suggesting recent geological activity had smoothed over ancient impact craters. It also featured intriguing variations across its terrain, incl..>> view originalStar-mapping mission shows Milky Way to be larger than thought
A new sky map from Gaia reveals 400 million stars that have never been seen before. ESA/Gaia/DPAC Star-mapping mission shows Milky Way to be larger than thought By Govert SchillingSep. 14, 2016 , 10:00 AM The Milky Way has been mapped in greater detail than ever before. And a first quick look indicates that our home galaxy is larger in extent than scientists had thought before, says Gisella Clementini, an astronomer at the Astronomical Observatory of Bologna in Italy. Today, at the Eu..>> view originalBetter late than never: Scientists discover amazing tool-wielding ability of nearly extinct Hawaiian crows
Hawaiian crows, a species extinct in the wild, have demonstrated a remarkable skill that’s exceptionally rare in the animal kingdom: the ability to use tools.The discovery, described in Nature, means there are now two species of crow that are known to use tools — and there could be more. The other tool-wielding species, the New Caledonian crow found in the South Pacific, is famous for turning sticks into sharp pokers to probe for larvae hidden in trees.“Until our discovery, the New Caledonian ..>> view originalThe biggest animals in the ocean are more likely to go extinct
What happens when you remove all the biggest animals from the ocean? Stick around for the next few thousand years and you might find out.A new study finds that in our modern era, large marine animals are significantly more likely to go extinct than small ones. It’s a disturbing pattern that has the potential to wipe out many of the top predators in our oceans, and the researchers say it has never been seen before in the history of our planet. After analyzing marine fossil records that go as fa..>> view originalClinton dodges H-1B question, but Trump wants changes
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump responded to series of questions about science policy, including two questions on immigration. What the answers reveal is this: Clinton and Trump are as divided as night and day on H-1B reforms. Trump supports reform and U.S. worker protections; Clinton simply avoided answering the question. But both candidates support the idea of making it possible for foreign students who graduate from U.S. schools to remain in this country. The only difference is that ..>> view originalObama to Create First Marine National Monument in the Atlantic
President Barack Obama on Thursday will establish the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, declaring nearly 5,000 square miles off the New England coastline a fully protected area. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument will protect 4,913 square miles that encompass three deep sea canyons and four underwater mountains. The area is home to rare deep sea corals, endangered whales and some species found nowhere else on the planet. Corals on Mytilus Seamo..>> view original
Monday, September 19, 2016
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