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Mystery of why sea stars keep turning into goo finally solved — and it’s not what scientists thought

Mystery of why sea stars keep turning into goo finally solved — and it’s not what scientists thought

Researchers have discovered the cause of a mysterious marine epidemic that has turned billions of sea stars into goo along the West Coast — and it’s not what they expected. Sea star wasting disease has been killing sea stars since 2013, causing catastrophic damage to ecosystems and driving the largest sea star species to the brink of extinction. Researchers thought …

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Earth’s ‘oldest’ impact crater is much younger than previously thought, new study finds

Earth’s ‘oldest’ impact crater is much younger than previously thought, new study finds

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the “clocks” geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case in point: the discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater …

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Space hurricanes are real — and they wreak more havoc than we thought

Space hurricanes are real — and they wreak more havoc than we thought

Hurricane season has a new contender, and it’s swirling above the poles. Behold, the space hurricane. Just like its terrestrial namesake, it spins in vast spirals and has a calm, eye-like center. But instead of clouds and rain, these electromagnetic tempests are made of plasma, charged particles whipped into motion by Earth’s magnetic field. Now, a new study reveals that …

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'I truly thought the plane was going down': Passengers share terror on flight diverted to MSP – Bring Me The News

‘I truly thought the plane was going down’: Passengers share terror on flight diverted to MSP  Bring Me The News Passengers describe chaos on SLC-Amsterdam flight that hospitalized 25  Axios 25 people hurt on Delta flight that diverted to MSP after ‘significant turbulence’ released from hospital  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS What in-flight turbulence is and when it becomes dangerous for passengers and crews  AP News …

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They thought their son had a headache. Now a SC family is pushing for changes while mourning their son – WLTX

They thought their son had a headache. Now a SC family is pushing for changes while mourning their son – WLTX

They thought their son had a headache. Now a SC family is pushing for changes while mourning their son  WLTX Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake  AP News Family of boy who died from brain-eating amoeba raise awareness: “We don’t want his death to be in vain”  CBS News Infection From Brain-Eating Amoeba …

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Fault line on Canadian border thought dormant for years could cause major earthquake, new study shows

Fault line on Canadian border thought dormant for years could cause major earthquake, new study shows

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Thought to be mostly rock, Mars’ glaciers shown to be 80% pure ice

Thought to be mostly rock, Mars’ glaciers shown to be 80% pure ice

Seen through an orbiter’s camera, the flanks of Martian volcanoes and crater walls often look as if thick syrup once oozed down them and then became crusted with rouge‑colored dust. For years, scientists believed those viscous tongues formed from piles of rocky rubble lightly cemented by ice. But analyses during the past two decades shifted that view, revealing that at …

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Tea dating app breach bigger than previously thought, company says

Tea dating app breach bigger than previously thought, company says

A previously disclosed hack affecting Tea, a women-only dating advice app, was more extensive than previously thought, the company said Monday.  Tea’s investigation of the incident found that app users’ direct messages had been breached, along with some of their photos.  “Out of an abundance of caution, we have taken the affected system offline,” Tea said in a statement to …

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