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While exploring an Arctic mountaintop in 2008, paleontologists unearthed a small skeleton that resembled a coiled sea serpent imprinted into a slab of 240 million-year-old rock. The remarkably complete skeleton, nicknamed Oda, was deposited in the collection of the University of Oslo’s Natural History Museum. It was clear that Oda was an ichthyosaur, but no one could say if it was a known species of the marine reptiles, which were like a mash-up of a crocodile and a dolphin. While most of its skeleton remained, eons under a muddy seafloor had squeezed Oda into a two-dimensional jumble of bones. To identify the reptile, paleontologists stuck the perplexing patient under an X-ray machine to piece together the petrified puzzle. In a paper published Wednesday in the journal PLoS One , the researchers described the anatomical details they had gleaned from the ghostly glow of Oda’s X-rayed bones. “The contrast of these bones are bright as day,” said Neil Kelley, a paleontologist at … [Read more...] about X-Ray Vision Brings New Life to a Fossil Flattened by Time

The News Officials from NASA and Boeing announced during a news conference on Thursday that the Starliner spacecraft’s first crewed flight to the International Space Station, scheduled for July 21, had been delayed. Two NASA astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, will have to wait months or longer for their test flight aboard the Starliner capsule. The decision came after engineers discovered two new problems with the Boeing spacecraft: an issue with its parachutes, and potentially flammable tape that covers internal wiring. The technical issues are the latest in a series of complications that for years have prevented an astronaut from flying aboard the capsule. Why It Matters: NASA needs two rides to orbit. To get to and from the space station, NASA currently relies on SpaceX, the company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX carried its first team of astronauts to orbit in May 2020 , aboard its Crew Dragon capsule, and has since lifted eight more crews to the … [Read more...] about Boeing and NASA Delay Launch of Starliner Astronaut Spacecraft Again

Photo: NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is finally getting in on the trend of government investigations into unidentified foreign objects. After stating for years that UFO inquiries were below them — both in terms of altitude and reputation — NASA held its first-ever hearing this week on the weird objects that are flying around above us apparently all the time . Below are the main takeaways from the latest federal report on the flying objects, which the government lamely insists on calling unidentified anomalous phenomena. Sean Kirkpatrick, the head of the Department of Defense’s UFO branch (formally known as the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office) spoke at the NASA hearing of strange metallic orbs like one observed by a Reaper drone in the Middle East last year. While Kirkpatrick said that this particular object “demonstrated no enigmatic technical capabilities,” he did note that these things are everywhere. “We see these all over the world and we … [Read more...] about Floating Metallic Orbs Are Everywhere — and 4 Other UFO Revelations From NASA

close Video Video of Cameron Robbins in the water after he went overboard on a Bahamas cruise Cameron Robbins of Louisiana was celebrating his high school graduation when he was reportedly dared to jump overboard on a cruise. In a viral video that possibly shows the last moments of Cameron Robbins' life, someone is heard yelling, "bye, bye," as the Louisiana high school graduate disappears into the water and the video cuts off. Robbins, 18, was on Blackbeard's Revenge sunset cruise in the Bahamas with several hundred students after graduating from Baton Rouge's University Laboratory School (U-High) on May 21. On May 24, he reportedly jumped overboard into "shark-infested" waters near the uninhabited Athol Island, northeast of Nassau , and a video of Robbins in the water has been seen over 10 million times. As the profanity-laced video ends, Robbins swims away from a life preserver, and someone yells, "Oh my f---ing god! Oh, shut the … [Read more...] about Haunting last words shouted to Baton Rouge teen after he went overboard and vanished

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for January 26 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Biden administration moved Thursday to protect northeastern Minnesota's pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from future mining, dealing a potentially fatal blow to a copper-nickel project. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order closing over 350 square miles of the Superior National Forest, in the Rainy River Watershed around the town of Ely, to mineral and geothermal leasing for 20 years, the longest period the department can sequester the land without congressional approval. The order is "subject to existing valid rights," but the Biden administration contends that Twin Metals Minnesota lost its rights last year, when the department rescinded a Trump administration decision to reinstate federal mineral rights leases that were critical to the project. Twin Metals, which is owned by … [Read more...] about Biden admin moves against planned Minnesota mining project

0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Health & Fitness Applications due June 9 from teens age 16 to 18 for four-week camp that begins on July 10 Franciscan Health , Community Contributor Posted Reply Franciscan Health Olympia Fields is accepting applications through June 9 for the free, inaugural Healthcare Careers Camp for students interested in the medical field. Applicants must be between the ages of 16-18, have a GPA or 2.8 of higher, have successfully completed at least two semesters of both math and science and be active in at least one after-school activity or part-time job. The activity need not be school related. Attendees will participate in job shadowing, career presentations, networking, field trips, service projects and college visits and will earn basic health-related certifications. Class materials and scrubs/t-shirts are included. Upon … [Read more...] about Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Healthcare Careers Camp for Teens