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Not everyone has time to go to the gym, but most of us can find five minutes to squeeze in some movement. Breaking up prolonged periods of inactivity with short bursts of activity is known as exercise snacking, and it has all kinds of benefits, like boosting your energy levels throughout the day. “I love exercise snacking—especially for people who …

In 2020, a huge wildfire struck the Brazilian Pantanal – the largest tropical wetland area in the world. Driven by extreme drought, high temperatures and human activities, the blaze cut through more than 44,515km² of habitat and killed an estimated 17 million vertebrates. Yet, despite the devastation, a new study published in Global Change Biology has found that, once the fire …

Physicists Achieve “Holy Grail” of Summing All Feynman Diagrams  SciTechDaily This Algorithm Just Solved One of Physics’ Most Infamous Problems  ScienceDaily Source link

Analysis of meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 suggests that we may have to alter our timeline of the early Solar System, potentially changing our models of planet formation. In 2018, a small meteorite was found in Northwest Africa. The precise area where it was found is unknown, but in August of that year, the small piece of space rock was sold …

For almost ten years, an aftershock linked to the May 30, 2015 magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake was touted as the deepest tremor ever measured, reported at 467 miles beneath the Pacific. That label has now been stripped away by a fresh look at the data that places the aftershock, and our understanding of deep seismicity, on firmer ground. …

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Wild tomatoes rooted on the raw lava of Fernandina and Isabela Islands have done something biologists once filed under “nearly impossible,” reviving a molecular defense that disappeared from their relatives millions of years ago during species evolution. The phenomenon has been traced to a tiny tweak in the plants’ chemistry, and it now stands as the clearest plant example of …

One of this year’s most spectacular celestial events, the Perseid meteor shower, is expected to give an unforgettable performance. The Perseid meteor shower will light up the sky across the U.S. from mid-July to late August. During peak visibility on Aug. 12, the shower produces an average of 100 meteors per hour. According to Space.com, the best time to see …

Study shows Neanderthal neighbors split on how to butcher, cooking up caveman culture  The Times of Israel Even Neanderthals had distinct preferences when it came to making dinner, study suggests  The Guardian Did Neanderthals have ‘family recipes’? Study suggests butchery practices in ancient groups  Yahoo Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture  New Scientist Family recipes? Neanderthal neighbors cooked animals differently, study reveals  Interesting …

This spectacular image of Pluto, taken on July 14, 2015, is the most accurate depiction of Pluto’s color. | NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Alex Parker It has been a decade since NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flyby of Pluto, delivering humanity’s first close-up look at the solar system’s distant dwarf planet. Launched on January 19, …