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What we can learn from baby black holes
An artist's impression of J0313-1806, a quasar with a young supermassive black hole at its core. NASA Hubble fellow Feige Wang helped identify and model the astronomic body. NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da SilvaThe quasar J0313-1806 is 13 billion light-years away
By WG
Nov 15, 2021
An overlooked fossil turned out to be a new herbivorous dinosaur with an oddly shaped nose
According to an analysis of an overlooked iguanodontian skull excavated in 1996, there may be a third type of the herbivorous dinosaur. John Sibbick Brighstoneus simmondsi has a big lump around the nostrils, like a chunky alligator. The post An overlooke
By WG
Nov 15, 2021
The US government is hunting for rare metals out West. That doesn’t fly with some locals.
Earth MRI uses the latest industry tech, including this "stinger" helicopter that can sense magnetic fields, to pull data on American minerals. Sander Geophysics LimitedA rush to map mineral deposits has residents in one Colorado town concerned about env
By WG
Nov 15, 2021
The hottest new cheese region is … the American South?
It’s about time for Southern cheese to cement its identity in the American cheese canon. Courtesy of Counter Cheese CavesWhat counts as a fine aged cheese? Farmsteads and creameries in southern states are experimenting. The post The hottest new cheese re
By WG
Nov 15, 2021