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Astronomers Multi-unit spectroscopic probe The (MUSE) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile has imaged Propride, an externally illuminated protoplanetary disk around a young…
The mysterious appendage on a praying mantis’ chest is in fact the most peculiar tongue in the world
Certain praying mantis species, such as Congobata diademata, flatten their bodies against the leaves. This is an action called leaf planking.Ruth S (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0) Some praying…
Pluto's surface is dominated by Sputnik Planitia, a giant pear-shaped basin. Although it appears to be of impact origin, modeling has not yet accounted for its…
A road sign near a property recently purchased by Flannery Associates near Rio Vista, California. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images For the past six years, a…
P. Prairie/E. Daines/Science Photo Library It’s not often that a respected professor embarks on an investigation into a scientific discovery by a 15-year-old, but in 1938…