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How to watch ‘planet killer’ asteroid big enough to ‘end civilization’ fly near Earth this week
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 7 days agoRubin Observatory in Chile. Astronomers only discovered 2024 MK – which is at least twice the length...
Famine Drove Jamestown Settlers to Eat Native Dogs, DNA Reveals
New York Times· 5 days agoBy analyzing dog bones buried at the site, scientists found butcher marks and surprising breeds.
Interest grows in fly agaric – but here’s why you shouldn’t confuse it with ‘magic mushrooms’
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoSo what is this mushroom and why is there cause for concern? A muscaria or “fly agaric” is found in...
Extreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years – here’s the science
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 7 days agoThe confluence of these three trends is particularly pervasive in eastern Siberia, and the western...
Genome study deepens mystery of what doomed Earth's last mammoths
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 7 days agoAbout 4,000 years ago, the last of Earth's woolly mammoths died out on a lonely Arctic Ocean island...
Underground mission beefs up Ora Banda resource
Business News· 2 days agoOra Banda Mining has beefed up the mineral resources and ore reserves at its Davyhurst gold project (DGP) outside Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, attributing the growth to its underground exploration ...
Two Killer Asteroids Are Flying by Earth, and You May Be Able to See One
New York Times· 7 days agoThe smaller of the pair was spotted only this month and could be visible with binoculars as it passes by our planet within the distance to the moon. Many more rocky and icy shards just miss the planet, and often squeeze between Earth and the moon.
On This Day, June 30: Supreme Court allows religious exemption to contraception mandate
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoOn June 30, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that family-owned corporations can't be required to...
Russian satellite breaks up, sends nearly 200 pieces of space debris into orbit
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoThis occurred when a defunct satellite struck one of its ground-based anti-satellite missiles launched from Plesetsk rocket site. In 2009, two satellites collided over Siberia
Steam Bundle Gives You $300 Worth of Games for $7
Comic Book· 5 days agoThere's a new bundle of Steam games available now that consists of 16 different games which amount to a total of $305.84 if you were to buy each one of...