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Scientists suspect they were toothless and as big as elephants—a super-sized cross between a rhino and a turtle. They are Lisowicia bojani, a mammal-like reptile that walked alongside dinosaurs in the Triassic period about 200 million years ago. Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden this week...
science / science - 6 years ago
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week, i.e., Sunday, Nov 18 through Saturday, Nov 24. Editor's Pick Climate Change Puts U.S. Economy and Lives at Risk, and Costs Are Rising, Federal Agencies Warn The National Climate Assessment de...
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The school plans on holding meetings to address hate with students and the community
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Russia Sets Out to Prove the U.S. Moon Landing Happened
science / science - 6 years ago
The head of Russia’s national space agency has proposed a mission to the moon to verify whether the American moon landings really took place. Dmitry Rogozin responded to a question about whether Nasa’s Apollo programme actually put men on the moon back in the 1960s and 1970s during a conversation w...
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How the Space Mining Industry Came Down to Earth
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For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets -- but a sanitation drive by new premier Imran Khan could make life easier for women in patriarchal Pakistan. "I told them: 'You can go where you want, but me, my movements are restricted!'," said...
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On Monday, November 26th, NASA's newest piece of high-tech space hardware will finally find its way to the surface of Mars. It's the InSight lander, and it's going to listen closely to the heartbeat of the planet and hopefully reveal a whole bunch of awesome secrets about Mars, but befor...
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His obsession with collecting artifacts and specimens would eventually lead to his financial ruin. But first he amassed an impressive collection of curiosities.
science / science - 6 years ago
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The earliest known example of a plant-eating reptile has been found in the fossil record in southern New Mexico, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History said.
science / science - 6 years ago
The race between Boeing and SpaceX to launch their first crewed space missions is heating up. NASA has announced an updated schedule for the two companies on the road to sending astronauts to space from American soil. On January 7th next year, SpaceX will send its Crew Dragon capsule on its maiden...
science / science - 6 years ago
It warns of dire consequences across the U.S.
science / science - 6 years ago
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. Climate change Seasonal climatic effects and feedbacks of anthropogenic heat release due to global energy consumption with CAM5 A method for investigating the relative importance of three components in overall uncertainty of climat...
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How to make sure your dollars (or your volunteer time) count
science / science - 6 years ago
A man living with depression and suicidal thoughts describes what the phrase "it always seems darkest before the dawn" means in relation to mental health.