Kyle Lybarger spends a lot of time walking in the woods. In fact, it takes up most of his week. Lybarger, a Morgan County native, recently rose to fame on TikTok for his informative videos about Alabama’s rare plant species. He travels the state identifying different oaks, grasses and wildflowers – often from roadsides, trails …
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On Wednesday, December 7, skywatchers around the world were treated to a celestial spectacle as the full moon eclipsed Mars in the night sky. The rare event, known as a lunar occultation, refers to one celestial body – in this case Mars – appearing to disappear or hiding behind another – in this case the …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An unusual bright burst of light detected by multiple telescopes in December 2021 was the result of a rare cosmic explosion that created a wealth of heavy elements such as gold and platinum. …
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Among America’s iconic native birds, the little prairie chicken can be particularly hard to spot – hiding behind shrubbery, rarely emerging except before sunrise in the spring for flamboyant mating dances. But now he could become Colorado’s first climate casualty. A painstaking $428,000 state effort to stave off extinction by moving 205 of these chickens …
DALLAS – December 7, 2022 – Researchers at UT Southwestern have discovered a new form of progeria, a rare premature aging syndrome, in a Malaysian man and traced its cause to a new genetic mutation. The discovery, reported in the Clinical Investigation Journalcould lead to new therapies for more common conditions that share characteristics with …
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An adorable young girl with a rare genetic condition has gone viral on social media after recording cute dance routines with her nurses. Penny Barraclough’s incredible moves and bubbly personality have had millions watching her Tik Tok clips – as she undergoes a bone marrow stem cell transplant in hospital. The six-year-old was diagnosed with …
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An incredibly bright flash that appeared in the night sky in February was the result of a star straying too close to a supermassive black hole, meeting its untimely end there as it …
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Newswise – The universe can be a violent place. Stars die or collide and black holes devour anything that gets too close. These and other events produce flashes of light in the night sky that astronomers call transients. The Zwicky Transient Facility is currently one of the largest transient surveys astronomers use to study the …
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The numbers of one of Australia’s rarest birds, the regent honeyeater, are so low that this breeding season conservationists have struggled to spot any in the wild. Key points: There are 250 to 350 regent honeyeaters left in the wild A study concluded that if nothing was done to help the species, it would be …
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If the pain of inflation is already curtailing your holiday gift plans, be prepared to pay more to decorate, too. The average cost of a Christmas tree is on the rise – like everything else this year – thanks to rising fuel, fertilizer and labor costs, climate change, rising rates of insurance and, according to …
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