Science n Space News

Earth's mantle has a gooey layer we never knew about

While the mantle is mostly solid, a layer about 93 miles (150 kilometers) down is melty, new research finds.

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More than a third of US wildlife at risk of extinction, 'grim' new report shows

A report from the conservation group NatureServe warns that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the U.S. are "at risk" of extinction.

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In rare attack, great white shark decapitates diver in Mexico. But why?

A great white shark recently decapitated a Mexican fisher as he was diving for shellfish. But what was the reason for the unusually gruesome attack?

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James Webb telescope finds Milky Way's long-lost twin 9 billion years in the past

The light from the distant Sparkler galaxy was spotted in the James Webb Telescope's First Deep Field and could teach us how our own Milky Way devoured other galaxies to grow.

logo.png  By WG  Feb 11, 2023