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Hms Tyger Park Service Crew Site Tortugas National Park Manager James Crutchfield National Park Service
- Archaeologists have identified the remains of a British warship that sank off the coast of Florida nearly three centuries ago. The HMS Tyger ran aground on the coral reefs of Dry Tortugas and left its crew stranded on Garden Key in 1742 during the ... [Read More]


Quantum Tilings Error Error Correcting Codes Qubits
- Two researchers have proved that Penrose tilings, famous patterns that never repeat, are mathematically equivalent to a kind of quantum error correction. The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine . If you want to tile a ... [Read More]

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Swimming Sharks Risks Swimmers Whales Encounters
- Swimming is often heralded as a refreshing and invigorating activity, offering countless benefits for physical and mental health. It's an activity that connects us with nature, allowing us to embrace the tranquility of the water while engaging in a ... [Read More]


Salt Lake Worms Lake Great Salt Lake Nematodes Bacteria
- For decades, the Great Salt Lake in the United States was thought to officially house just two animals bigger than a cell: brine shrimp and brine flies. Apart from that, only bacteria and algae had been found in the lake's ultra-saline waters. Now, ... [Read More]


Images Animal Specimens Project 3d Researchers
- Artists are also making use of the 3D models to create realistic animal replicas. Natural history specimens have never been so accessible following the completion of a project undertaken at the University of Texas at Arlington. Biologists have painstakingly taken computed topography (CT) scans of more than 13,000 individual specimens. The digital images have then been used to to create 3D images of more than half of all the world's animal groups, including mammals, fishes, amphibians and reptiles. This was made possible due to a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation. Computed ... [Read More]


Tracks Bering Land Bridge Climate Fiorillo Northwestern Alaska Journal Geosciences
- In the remote expanse of northwestern Alaska, the discovery of ancient dinosaur tracks , alongside fossilized plants and tree stumps, has offered unprecedented insights into the lush and wet environments of prehistoric era when dinosaurs freely ... [Read More]

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Galaxy Formation Star Formation Star Years Stars
- The newly discovered galaxy experienced a short and intense period of star formation over a period between 30 and 90 million years. Astronomers have detected what is described as the oldest 'dead' galaxy yet observed. University of Cambridge ... [Read More]


Piercings People Body Ornaments Age Labrets
- Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered groundbreaking evidence connecting prehistoric facial piercings to the bodies of the people who wore them. Neolithic or late Stone Age peoples in multiple locations across southwest Asia, with evidence from ... [Read More]

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Birds Tropical Birds Climate Temperature Species Research
- In a new study by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , the resilience of tropical birds to climate variations emerges as a remarkable finding. By focusing on "warm-blooded" endotherms within tropical regions, the research challenges ... [Read More]

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Forest Researchers Cliffs Trees Years World's
- You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! The sandstone cliffs, England's highest, were long overlooked by paleobotanists, the researchers write, but it turns out they are home to the world's oldest fossilized forest. Scientists have discovered fossilized evidence of the world's earliest known forest atop remote cliffs in England, researchers announced late last month – offering a glimpse ... [Read More]


Forest Climate Trees Forests Species Migration
- Assisted migration could be the only way for some trees to escape the heat. Carol M. Highsmith / Buyenlarge / Getty Save This article was originally published in Knowable Magazine . On a brisk September morning, Brian Palik's footfalls land quietly ... [Read More]


Voyager Data Team System Spacecraft Voyager 1
- Engineers have sent a "poke" to the Voyager 1 probe and received a potentially encouraging response as they hope to fix a communication issue with the aging spacecraft that has persisted for five months. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and its twin, ... [Read More]

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Mice Marion Island Island Seabirds Wolfaardt Project
- CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature ... [Read More]

Source: apnews.com

Eyes Shell Chitons Years Study Chiton
- Small, shelled, and unassuming, chitons have eyes unlike any other creature in the animal kingdom. Some of these marine mollusks have thousands of bulbous little peepers embedded in their segmented shells , all with lenses made of a mineral called ... [Read More]


Species Migratory Species Birds Un Fish Patterns
- The flocks of birds that fill the skies during their long migrations and the herds of animals that make their way across vast expanses of land are dwindling in numbers as they navigate through regions that are becoming increasingly uninhabitable for them. About 44 percent of migratory species across the world are in decline while one in five faces the threat of all-out extinction, according to a new report from the United Nations. It is based on data collected by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). These species face shifting landscapes due to urbanisation, farming and ... [Read More]


Astrolabe Gigante Object Astrolabes Time Verona
- Sometimes a little modern technology can help turn up an ancient treasure — even if that technology is nothing more than a computer screen and a simple web search. That's what happened to Federica Gigante , a historian at the University of Cambridge, who was putting together a lecture about people who collected Islamic art and artifacts. One of those collectors was a 17th-century Italian nobleman from Verona named Ludovico Moscardo. "I simply Googled his name," recalled Gigante, "thinking, 'I'll stick his portrait on the PowerPoint.'" Google produced a portrait — but the search ... [Read More]

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Hubble Storms Planet Jupiter Atmosphere Year
- Cyclones, Wind Shear, Violent Storms Churn in Jupiter's Atmosphere The largest and nearest of the giant outer planets, Jupiter 's colorful clouds present an ever-changing kaleidoscope of shapes and colors. This is a planet where there is always stormy weather: cyclones, anticyclones, wind shear, and the largest storm in the solar system, the Great Red Spot. Jupiter has no solid surface and is perpetually covered with largely ammonia ice-crystal clouds that are only about 30 miles thick in an atmosphere that's tens of thousands of miles deep and give the planet its banded appearance. The ... [Read More]


Tree Frogs Tree Frogs Ground Nests Eggs
- Tree frogs, those fascinating amphibians known for their vibrant colors and unique vocalizations, also harbor some intriguing reproductive behaviors. Contrary to what one might expect, tree frogs often choose the ground over the safety of tree branches for laying their eggs, despite the apparent danger from predators like snakes. This peculiar choice has puzzled scientists and nature enthusiasts alike. A recent study conducted by a dedicated team from Nagoya University in Japan, led by doctoral student Yukio Ichioka and his supervisor Professor Kajimura, has shed light on this curious ... [Read More]

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Cemetery Kimmerle Lot West Tampa Cemetery Field Burials
- TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — New attention is being brought to what may be some long-forgotten graves near a well-known West Tampa Cemetery. University of South Florida Associate Professor of Anthropology Dr. Erin Kimmerle is a nationally recognized expert on this topic. She's done extensive research on the Marti-Colon Cemetery and says it's very possible there are unmarked graves in a field south of the existing cemetery. Dr. Kimmerle says many burials started in 1936, but the cemetery began in the 1800's. "And so I know a lot of people talk about parents, great grandparents who are buried ... [Read More]

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Southwest Florida Florida Marsh Southeast Asia Pythons Burmese Python Species
- TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A team of trackers found 500 pounds of snake in a South Florida marsh last month, according to the Miami Herald. The report said the discovery happened on Feb. 21 on public land in Naples when officials discovered a 7-foot wide mound of 11 pythons. The team closely monitors snakes during breeding seasons and uses active searching and telemetry to remove the invasive species before the females have a chance to lay their eggs. "For 10 years, we've been catching and putting them [Burmese pythons] down humanely. You can't put them in zoos and send them back to ... [Read More]

Source: wfla.com