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The Great Dying: New Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on Prehistoric Predator's Migration and Lessons for Today's Ecological Crises

Approximately 252 million years ago, Earth experienced a mass extinction so severe that it is known as "the Great Dying." The mass extinction was triggered by massive volcanic eruptions that caused catastrophic climate change, leading to the extinction of 90% of all species, and eventually setting the stage for the era of the dinosaurs. The extinction event took place over the [...]

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Axiom Space Launches Second All-Private Astronaut Mission to ISS with Diverse International Crew

On May 21, 2023, Axiom Space successfully launched its second-ever all-private astronaut mission, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), to the International Space Station (ISS) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew of Ax-2, comprising Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot John Shoffner, and Mission Specialists Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi, flew onboard SpaceX’s [...]

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SpaceX's Axiom-2 Mission to the ISS: Stem Cell Research in Microgravity and Saudi Arabian Astronaut Milestones

SpaceX is gearing up for its second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom-2, which has been given the green light by NASA and is scheduled for launch on May 21 at 5:37 pm EDT. The mission is sponsored by Axiom Space and will be led by Peggy Whitson, Axiom's director of human spaceflight and a former NASA astronaut. As private space missions c [...]

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New Study Challenges Prevailing Theories of Human Evolution

A new study published in the journal Nature challenges prevailing theories about human evolution. The study suggests that modern Homo sapiens stemmed from multiple genetically diverse populations across Africa rather than a single ancestral population. The research analyzed genetic data from present-day African populations, including 44 newly sequenced genomes from the Nama gro [...]

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New Study Challenges Prevailing Theories on Human Evolution and Fossil Record

A new study challenges prevailing theories about human evolution, suggesting that modern Homo sapiens evolved from multiple genetically diverse populations across Africa instead of a single ancestral population.0. "New DNA Research Changes Origin of Human Species" SciTechDaily, 18 May. 2023, https://scitechdaily.com/new-dna-research-changes-origin-of-human-species/1. "Did Human [...]

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Newly Discovered Exoplanet LP 791-18 d May Have Volcanic Activity and Potential for Atmosphere

A newly discovered exoplanet, LP 791-18 d, located approximately 90 light-years away in the southern constellation Crater, has been found to be slightly larger and denser than Earth. But the amount of volcanic activity we suspect occurs all over the planet could sustain an atmosphere, which may allow water to condense on the night side,"In addition to potentially providing an a [...]

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Axiom Space's Ax-2 Mission to Launch to the ISS with Private Astronauts and Stem Cell Experiments

Axiom Space's Ax-2 mission is set to launch from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on May 21. The four crew members will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Through this orbiting national laboratory, research resources on the space station are available to support non-NASA science, technology, and e [...]

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NASA's AI Tool DAGGER Predicts Impact of Solar Storms on Earth with a 30-minute Warning

NASA has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict the impact of solar storms on Earth, giving governments a chance to prepare and protect critical infrastructure. The AI tool, called DAGGER, analyses spacecraft measurements of the solar wind and can predict where a storm will strike with a 30-minute warning.0. "New NASA AI: 30-minute advance warning for s [...]

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