An artist’s impression of a comet striking Europa. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Comets, according to current theory, are a bit like cosmic storks that delivered the ingredients from which life could be made to a baby Earth billions of years ago. Now, new research by scientists from the University of Texas, the California Institute of Technology, and Williams College has found that comets might play a similar role in delivering other life-giving compounds to other nearby worlds; in this case forcing reactive chemicals called oxidants through the icy crust and into the oceans of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Even if the comet doesn’t entirely punch through the…
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A kitten who was born with one eye, came up to someone’s home asking for help. Bug the kittenAshley @liberationcathouse A woman was in her driveway when she spotted a kitten coming up to her, meowing for help. She noticed that the kitten had only one eye and some facial deformities. Liberation Cat House (a cat rescue in FL) was then notified, and Ashley, a director and foster volunteer, stepped up to help. “My previous fosters happened to have just gotten adopted, so I had the space,” Ashley shared with Love Meow. The little one-eyed kitten was very friendly, and once she…
The 120-million-year-old Chinese fossil helps inform how modern birds evolved. We know birds are descendants of dinosaurs like T. rex, but when and how did the transformation from dinosaur to modern bird happen? This transition is one of the most dramatic in terms of morphology, functionality and ecology, but palaeontologists are still struggling to get to grips with exactly how modern birds came about. A new fossil discovery by a team at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, of a bird ancestor dinosaur in China, might place another piece to this feathery puzzle. Named Cratonavis…
The sound of thunder and heavy rain is terrifying for most animals, especially stray animals who don’t have a warm spot in a cozy house. They’re stuck on the cold streets with nothing else other than heavy rains soaking in their fur coat. It’s a heartbreaking sight to see. Thankfully, there are still many good people who are willing to help these poor animals and give them shelter during rainstorms. Source: FACEBOOK/SAYAN CHAKRABORTY Over the past few days, heavy rains have flooded the streets of Kolkata, India, forcing humans and animals to seek shelter from the storm. A police officer named…
This kind-hearted boy makes the world a happier place Meet Ibrahim, a schoolboy from the city of Grozny, Chechnya. One day, on his way to school, he noticed two stray dogs laying out in the warm sun. Instead of continuing on his way, he stopped and gave them a warm embrace, thinking that nobody could see him. However, a person who lived in a building nearby spotted Ibrahim from their window and captured the random act of kindness on camera. Watch the sweet moment that went viral on social media: Boy Stops To Hug Stray Dogs When He Thinks That…
Cat Shot In The Head Survives in Minnesota… Oronoco resident Desirae Pegram’s cat, Two, was found shot through the head… A friend of the family found the cat shot near the main city park after it had gotten loose. The cat survived the shot that narrowly missed an artery and his brain. The bullet lodged in a cheekbone instead of going all the way through. “The vet said he’s never seen a cat escape death three times in one bullet,” said the cat’s mom. The vet that examined the cat said that he is in good condition and will be…
Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot left Tuesday’s match against Charlton in the Carabao Cup with an apparent injury. Walked down tunnel Nature of injury not immediately clear But worrisome with Man City game soon WHAT HAPPENED? Dalot sat down on the pitch in the first half against Charlton before being deemed unable to continue. He walked straight down the tunnel and was replaced by Aaron Wan-Bissaka. AND WHAT’S MORE: Manchester United will meet Manchester City on Saturday, potentially without their starting right-back. THE BIGGER PICTURE: The Portugal international has been Erik ten Hag’s first choice for much of the season, and Tuesday marked…
Marianne Guenot Dec 25, 2022, 8:12 PMThe royal mummy of Amenhotep I, the second pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, in April 2006, at Cairo Museum, Egypt. Patrick Landmann/Getty Images There’s a good chance you were told ancient Egyptians pulled chunks of brains out through the nose. Experiments suggest there was a much easier way to do this: scrambling the brains, an expert said. It’s likely embalmers used hooks to liquefy the brains and pour them out, he said. Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday.Email addressBy clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive…
Four minority community members were killed and six injured in indiscriminate firing by terrorists on four houses in the Upper Dangri village on Sunday, officials said. Dhangri (Rajouri): A pet dog’s frantic barks alerting its guardians minutes before a terror attack on their home in the Dhangri hamlet of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district saved at least three families in the neighbourhood from being wiped out. Four minority community members were killed and six injured in indiscriminate firing by terrorists on four houses in the Upper Dangri village on Sunday, officials said. The family of Nirmal Devi, however, can thank…
Some of the kittens even hop and seem to be nestling between the users legs. A video has gone viral on Instagram that shows user Robertbrantley stopping his car to remove a tiny kitten out of the way. Just as he picks up the kitten, the camera pans to a patch of grass off the road which shows many more kittens coming out of the grass, running towards him. Some of the kittens even hop and seem to be nestling between the user’s legs. Captioning the video, “Left work to go to the range. Passed a baby kitten I knew…
A late brace from Marcus Rashford allowed Manchester United to ease into the Carabao Cup semifinals with a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic in Tuesday’s quarterfinal at Old Trafford. Antony’s fine curling strike in the 21st minute gave United a deserved lead before their League One opponents’ resistance was ended by two goals in the dying minutes from in-form substitute Rashford to seal victory for Erik ten Hag’s much-changed side. Rashford’s two clinical finishes took his season’s tally to 15 goals in all competitions and meant he has now scored in eight successive home games from Man United. “I have told you many times, when he…
One black hole is mind-boggling enough – a region in space where gravity is so immense that nothing, even light, can escape from it. Now astronomers have discovered something even more remarkable, as two black holes have been spotted ‘dining’ side-by-side. The pair are growing simultaneously just 750 light years apart – the closest scientists have ever observed – and will eventually combine into a gargantuan black hole. They were discovered by researchers using the ALMA telescope, the most powerful telescope for observing molecular gas and dust, which is located in the Atacama desert. One black hole is mind-boggling enough…