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Shrimp-like creatures living in the deepest parts of the oceans contain high levels of man-made toxins, scientists said ...
02/14/2017
Manmade Toxins Found In Creatures Even In Deepest Part Of Oceans

Shrimp-like creatures living in the deepest parts of the oceans contain high levels of man-made toxins, scientists said on Monday. Tiny crustaceans, such as yellowish Hirondellea gigas living in darkness about 10,000 meters (33,000 ft) down in the Pacific Ocean, are polluted by PCBs, used in electric transformers or paints, and PBDE chemicals used as flame retardants. Scientists were most shocked by the high levels of poisons in what had seemed a wilderness, he told Reuters.

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Shrimp-like creatures living in the deepest parts of the oceans contain high levels of man-made toxins, scientists said on Monday. Tiny crustaceans, such as yellowish Hirondellea gigas living in da…

Two large, "L"-shaped instruments separated by 1,865 miles are eavesdropping on the most extreme events in the universe....
02/11/2017
How To Find Ripples In Space And Time

Two large, "L"-shaped instruments separated by 1,865 miles are eavesdropping on the most extreme events in the universe. The two Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) sites, located in Louisiana and Washington, have been tasked with picking up the faint signs sent out into the universe by black holes colliding in deep space. These collisions are so extreme that they literally warp the fabric of space and time around them, like a rock being dropped into a stream. However, the ripples — known as gravitational waves — are extremely difficult to detect. Read more

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Two large, “L”-shaped instruments separated by 1,865 miles are eavesdropping on the most extreme events in the universe. The two Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIG…

We're used to lightning that shoots down from clouds, but a lesser-known form of electricity blasts up from cloud tops —...
02/11/2017
Astronaut Records ‘First Of Its Kind’ Video Of Mysterious Blue Jets Of Electricity

We're used to lightning that shoots down from clouds, but a lesser-known form of electricity blasts up from cloud tops — and out toward space. Called blue jets, these gigantic electrical discharges are rarely photographed. Typically, only pilots who fly over active thunderstorms see or photograph them. Satellites have recorded them, too, but not very well. However, an astronaut in space has filmed a first-of-its-kind color video of elusive blue jets, according to a January 2017 study in Geophysical Research Letters. Read more

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We’re used to lightning that shoots down from clouds, but a lesser-known form of electricity blasts up from cloud tops — and out toward space. Called blue jets, these gigantic electrical disc…

The Lufengosaurus — a long-necked herbivore that walked on two feet in what is now southwestern China — has been dead fo...
02/02/2017
Oldest Proteins Ever Have Been Found In A 195-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur, Scientists Say

The Lufengosaurus — a long-necked herbivore that walked on two feet in what is now southwestern China — has been dead for 195 million years. But scientists think a small bit of soft tissue still clings to those old bones. Writing in the journal Nature this week, paleontologists reported the discovery of a tiny amount of preserved collagen — the fibrous protein that makes up cartilage and connective tissue — in the rib of this long-dead Jurassic dinosaur. [ 46 more words ]

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The Lufengosaurus — a long-necked herbivore that walked on two feet in what is now southwestern China — has been dead for 195 million years. But scientists think a small bit of soft tissue still cl…

A pair of researchers in the U.K. has identified fossils found in the Transylvania area in Romania as those of a pterosa...
01/31/2017
Fossils Of Giant Pterosaurs Found In Transylvania

A pair of researchers in the U.K. has identified fossils found in the Transylvania area in Romania as those of a pterosaur they have named Hatzegopteryx—a giant, muscle-bound flying reptile that could eat prey as large as a small horse. In their paper published in the journal Peer, Mark Witton with Portsmouth University and Darren Naish, with the University of Southampton describe the fossils and what they believe the creature looked like when it was alive. Read more

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A pair of researchers in the U.K. has identified fossils found in the Transylvania area in Romania as those of a pterosaur they have named Hatzegopteryx—a giant, muscle-bound flying reptile that co…

Researchers have identified traces of what they believe is the earliest known prehistoric ancestor of humans—a microscop...
01/31/2017
Bag-like Sea Creature Was Humans’ Oldest Known Ancestor

Researchers have identified traces of what they believe is the earliest known prehistoric ancestor of humans—a microscopic, bag-like sea creature, which lived about 540 million years ago. Named Saccorhytus, after the sack-like features created by its elliptical body and large mouth, the species is new to science and was identified from microfossils found in China. It is thought to be the most primitive example of a so-called "deuterostome"—a broad biological category that encompasses a number of sub-groups, including the vertebrates. [ 48 more words ]

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Researchers have identified traces of what they believe is the earliest known prehistoric ancestor of humans—a microscopic, bag-like sea creature, which lived about 540 million years ago. Named Sac…

Theoretical physicists and astrophysicists, investigating irregularities in the cosmic microwave background (the 'afterg...
01/31/2017
Study Reveals Substantial Evidence Of Holographic Universe

Theoretical physicists and astrophysicists, investigating irregularities in the cosmic microwave background (the 'afterglow' of the Big Bang), have found there is substantial evidence supporting a holographic explanation of the universe—in fact, as much as there is for the traditional explanation of these irregularities using the theory of cosmic inflation. Read more

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Theoretical physicists and astrophysicists, investigating irregularities in the cosmic microwave background (the ‘afterglow’ of the Big Bang), have found there is substantial evidence s…

Local legend speculates that Mt. Baigong in the Qinghai Province of China is an ancient extraterrestrial laboratory. Asi...
01/29/2017
Baigong Pipes, Ancient Extraterrestrial Laboratory?

Local legend speculates that Mt. Baigong in the Qinghai Province of China is an ancient extraterrestrial laboratory. Aside from the mysterious pyramid that crowns the mountain, three triangular entrances at the mountain’s base lead the way to hundreds of decrepit metal pipe-like structures of unknown origin. The most recent researchers to examine the pipes believe that the metallic phenomena are in fact fossilized tree root casts, the rusted tubes being the result of tree roots that underwent the processes of pedogenesis (the process that forms soils) and diagenesis (transformation of soil into rock). [ 31 more words ]

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Local legend speculates that Mt. Baigong in the Qinghai Province of China is an ancient extraterrestrial laboratory. Aside from the mysterious pyramid that crowns the mountain, three triangular ent…

What Is The Taos Hum?http://www.abstruze.com/?p=322
01/29/2017
What Is The Taos Hum?

What Is The Taos Hum?

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The town of Taos is a small, laid-back artsy community that is also home to an unusual mystery: a resident hum of unknown origin, the so-called “Taos Hum.” A variety of theories have be…

At the Archaeological site of Al-Ubaid, researchers have found numerous pre-Sumerian artifacts dating back at least 7,00...
01/28/2017
The Ubaid Lizardmen

At the Archaeological site of Al-Ubaid, researchers have found numerous pre-Sumerian artifacts dating back at least 7,000 years. Among these items, strange looking figurines have been discovered with a mixture of humanoid and lizard-like shapes. The Ubaid period is a prehistoric period of Mesopotamia, the place where according to many, modern civilization was kick-started with the Sumerians. Read more

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At the Archaeological site of Al-Ubaid, researchers have found numerous pre-Sumerian artifacts dating back at least 7,000 years. Among these items, strange looking figurines have been discovered wi…

Like a canary in a coal mine, the jellyfish of Palau seem to be responding to adverse environmental issues. Jellyfish La...
01/27/2017
Famous Lake Losing Golden Jellyfish Population

Like a canary in a coal mine, the jellyfish of Palau seem to be responding to adverse environmental issues. Jellyfish Lake used to boast up to eight million jellies. Today, the lake contains fewer than 600,000 golden jellyfish. Read more

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Like a canary in a coal mine, the jellyfish of Palau seem to be responding to adverse environmental issues. Jellyfish Lake used to boast up to eight million jellies. Today, the lake contains fewer …

Astronomers stumble upon eerie section of universe containing absolutely nothing. Mystery of Largest Structure Ever Iden...
01/27/2017
The Eridanus Supervoid

Astronomers stumble upon eerie section of universe containing absolutely nothing. Mystery of Largest Structure Ever Identified in the Universe --The Eridanus Supervoid and Cold Spot

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Astronomers stumble upon eerie section of universe containing absolutely nothing. Mystery of Largest Structure Ever Identified in the Universe –The Eridanus Supervoid and Cold Spot

The Naga Fireballs, or Bangfai Phayanaak are mysterious red-colored lights that rise from the Mekong River every year on...
01/27/2017
Unexplained Naga Fireballs

The Naga Fireballs, or Bangfai Phayanaak are mysterious red-colored lights that rise from the Mekong River every year on the full-moon night at the end of the rainy season retreat. These video clips were taken on the night of October 12, 2011 at Baan Dtaan-chum, Ratanawaabpii District, Nongkhai Province, Thailand.

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The Naga Fireballs, or Bangfai Phayanaak are mysterious red-colored lights that rise from the Mekong River every year on the full-moon night at the end of the rainy season retreat. These video clip…

They may have lived peaceful lives, but it appears that monks living in Sudan 1,000 years ago did not have such a dignif...
01/20/2017
Monks Had Their Flesh Ripped Off Before Burial

They may have lived peaceful lives, but it appears that monks living in Sudan 1,000 years ago did not have such a dignified ending. Researchers have excavated four ancient cemeteries in Sudan and revealed that many of the skeletons had signs of 'defleshing'. Marks on the skeletons' bones suggest that their flesh was removed shortly after death – although the reason for this remains a mystery.

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They may have lived peaceful lives, but it appears that monks living in Sudan 1,000 years ago did not have such a dignified ending. Researchers have excavated four ancient cemeteries in Sudan and r…

A new study has backed the theory complex life, including animal like creatures, may have evolved once before in Earth's...
01/18/2017
Did life first evolve on Earth in a ‘false start’ 2.3billion years ago?

A new study has backed the theory complex life, including animal like creatures, may have evolved once before in Earth's history. A new study found 2.3 billion years ago, a primitive Earth briefly had an oxygen rich atmosphere. This so-called Lomagundi Event could have provided a fleeting opportunity for complex, animal-like creatures to evolve billions of years before our ancestors first roamed the planet. Read more

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A new study has backed the theory complex life, including animal like creatures, may have evolved once before in Earth’s history. A new study found 2.3 billion years ago, a primitive Earth br…

The water level of Zuixian Lake, also known as Hongmen reservoir, was lowered by more than 30 feet due to a project to r...
01/18/2017
Long-lost Stone Statue Appears From A Lake

The water level of Zuixian Lake, also known as Hongmen reservoir, was lowered by more than 30 feet due to a project to renovate a hydropower gate. The dramatic change in the water level has led the mysterious Buddha statue, which was carved on a cliff face, to appear. The statue seems to depict the image of the Gautama Buddha. Read more

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The water level of Zuixian Lake, also known as Hongmen reservoir, was lowered by more than 30 feet due to a project to renovate a hydropower gate. The dramatic change in the water level has led the…

Paradox Of Unanimityhttp://www.abstruze.com/?p=236
01/14/2017
Paradox Of Unanimity

Paradox Of Unanimity

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Under ancient Jewish law, if a suspect on trial was unanimously found guilty by all judges, then the suspect was acquitted. This reasoning sounds counter intuitive, but the legislators of the time …

A team of researchers with members from Italy, Belgium and Peru has found evidence that suggests the reason the giant sh...
01/13/2017
Why The Megalodon Went Extinct

A team of researchers with members from Italy, Belgium and Peru has found evidence that suggests the reason the giant shark megalodon went extinct millions of years ago, was because its small prey went extinct due to climate change. In their paper published in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, the team describes fossils they found in Peru and their link to the giant ancient shark.

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A team of researchers with members from Italy, Belgium and Peru has found evidence that suggests the reason the giant shark megalodon went extinct millions of years ago, was because its small prey …

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