IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Astronomers have identified a potential candidate for the elusive Planet Nine beyond Neptune. 🛰️ The discovery was made using archival data from the IRAS and AKARI satellites. ❓ There is significant skepticism due to the candidate’s orbit not aligning with Planet Nine predictions. 🔍 The Vera C. Rubin Observatory could provide definitive evidence to confirm or …
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300,000-Year-Old Chinese Dental Fossils Reveal an Unknown Hybrid Ancestor
In a new study published in the Journal of Human Evolution, a team of Chinese paleoanthropologists reports the discovery of 21 fossilized teeth in the Hualongdong cave in southeastern China. The remains, estimated to be about 300,000 years old, show an unexpected blend of archaic and modern human features, suggesting either an unknown human lineage or a complex case of …
Read More »‘Star Trek: Voyager – Across The Unknown’ will turn Voyager’s seven-year journey into a rogue-lite survival game (video)
Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown | Announcement Teaser – YouTube Watch On We did not have a new Star Trek: Voyager game on our 2025 bingo card, but here one is nonetheless, and we couldn’t be more excited. “Star Trek: Voyager” left the airwaves back in 2001 after seven seasons, but left an indelible mark on the “Star …
Read More »Across the Unknown Be A Trekkie FTL?
Star Trek: Voyager is a very unlikely subject for one of the best games of the turn of the millennium. And yet, that game exists! Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force was one of the best FPS games of its generation! Heck, Elite Force II was pretty damned good, too, and there was almost a Looking Glass game based on the franchise …
Read More »Webb telescope spots previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus
Facebook Tweet Email Link Astronomers using the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus, according to NASA. The discovery boosts the number of moons known to be orbiting the ice giant to 29 — and there are likely more waiting to be found. The moon came to light through a …
Read More »Fossils show two types of ancient human ancestors lived at the same place and time. One was possibly an unknown species
Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same place between 2.6 million and 2.8 million years ago — and one of them may be a previously unknown species. The discovery provides a new glimpse into the complex web of human evolution. Ten …
Read More »Newly Discovered Fossils Reveal Unknown Humanlike Relative
Researchers have uncovered fossils belonging to a previously unknown ancient human relative. And they may have lived in the same time and place as the earliest-known members of the genus Homo, from which modern humans evolved, according to a new study. A team of archeologists working at Ethiopia’s Ledi-Geraru research project area unearthed a set of fossilized teeth that likely …
Read More »‘Mind blown’: scientists discover sex reversal in kookaburras and lorikeets with cause unknown | Birds
About 5% of common Australian wild birds including kookaburras and lorikeets could have undergone a “sex reversal” where their genetic sex does not match their reproductive organs, according to a new study. The study is thought to be the first to find widespread sex reversal across multiple wild bird species, but the cause of the phenomenon is not yet known. …
Read More »Spaceship that could send humans on a 250-year trip into the unknown – The Times
Spaceship that could send humans on a 250-year trip into the unknown The Times Beam me up, jellyfish: experts unveil spaceships to take us to the stars The Guardian If Another Home For Humanity Is Out There, This Spaceship Could Get Us There Popular Mechanics How to build a ship for interstellar travel The Economist Project Reveals Mindblowing Designs For Shipping Humans to The …
Read More »‘Most remarkable’ fossil of Jurassic sea monster from Germany is previously unknown species
A “most remarkable” monster’s fossilized remains from Jurassic Germany is a never-before-seen species, a new study reports. The marine reptile, which swam in prehistoric oceans about 183 million years ago, has been given the name Plesionectes longicollum, which translates to “long-necked near-swimmer.” P. longicollum is a type of plesiosauroid, an extinct group of long-necked, carnivorous marine reptiles that swam in …
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