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Shireen Gonzaga

Space

Early universe was warmer than expected, new study says

New data from the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope reveal that the early universe was warmer than expected during the Epoch of Reionization.
Space

Astronomers find 2 galaxies linked by a huge gas bridge

Astronomers have discovered 2 dwarf galaxies linked by a colossal hydrogen gas bridge, which spans an enormous 185,000 light-years.
Earth

New pachycephalosaur, a dome-headed dinosaur, from Mongolia

The new dinosaur Zavacephale rinpoche, the oldest pachycephalosaur fossil ever found, was a juvenile that had already developed its bony head dome.
Space

Supernova 1181 was described in an ancient Arabic poem

Researchers discovered new evidence of Supernova 1181 in an ancient Arabic poem praising the 12th century military leader and politician Saladin.
Space

130 years of data on planetary nebula IC 418 puzzle scientists

Astronomers looked at 130 years’ worth of data on planetary nebula IC 418. They found its central star is heating up faster than any star ever observed.
Earth

Bizarre ankylosaur with spikes is unlike any known dinosaur

Spicomellus afer, an early ankylosaur found in Morocco, had bizarre spikes all over its body. Those around its neck reach over 3 feet (1 meter) in length.
Human World

Neanderthals and modern humans interbred 140,000 years ago

The fossil remains of a child, dated to 140,000 years ago, shows the earliest known evidence of breeding between Neanderthals and modern humans.
Human World

Human evolution complexity revealed in new African fossils

Scientists are learning more about human evolution after discovering a new species of Australopithecus that lived contemporaneously with ancient humans.
Earth

Female gorillas favor moving to groups that have gal pals

Female gorillas prefer to join groups with females they had lived with in the past. They also avoided groups with males they grew up with.
Earth

Surprise! Potatoes and tomatoes are linked in evolution

A new study suggests that potatoes and tomatoes are linked evolutionarily, from a combination of genes 9 million years ago.