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Top Science Times Stories 2021: Hot Issues, News That Made Headlines This Year

NANOTECHNOLOGY 12.31.2021 04:00 AM

COVID-19 has ruled another year. More new strains have emerged, as well as tragic milestones and the silver linings came in 2021, which Science Times witnessed.

Recent Deadly Tornadoes Are Different Than Usual in Terms of Duration, Strength; Scientist Explains Why

12.31.2021 02:00 AM

Because of the unusual strength and duration of the recent fatal tornadoes that brought quite an adverse effect earlier this month, many people, including the United States President Joe Biden have asked about the role climate change is playing.

Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Wales, Imprint Made By 200-Million-Year-Old Triassic Sauropod

12.30.2021 22:12 PM

Throughout the first half of the 19th century, Mary Anning busied herself changing the world of paleontology by going out for walks on the beach, particularly on the Jurassic Coast of Britain, in Dorset.

Why Is Earth's Atmosphere Losing Oxygen? Natural Thief Identified Through Preserved Ice Bubbles in Antarctica

12.30.2021 22:00 PM

Experts identified the mysterious culprit that 'naturally' robbed-off massive oxygen leveles straight from Earth's atmosphere.

Female Albino Jaguarundi Cub Rescued in Colombia: Being White Will Most Likely Decrease Its Chances of Survival in the Wild

12.30.2021 15:03 PM

Wildlife officials found a rare albino jaguarundi cub in Colombia for the first time and took it to a conservation park where it will live.

Seals Have A New Job: Exploring Antarctic Ocean Conditions in Continental Shelf Areas That Threatens to Collapse

12.30.2021 00:45 AM

Japanese scientists have found a way of studying the ocean conditions in continental shelf areas that are otherwise unreachable via boat by attaching cameras on eight Weddell seals.

China's Changjiang Estuary Hit with Unexpected Algal Bloom, Dinoflagellates Potentially Sourced by Nearby Water Bodies

12.29.2021 09:26 AM

A new study developed a model in which the algal blooms detected near the Changjiang Estuary and East China Sea were mapped.

Dragonflies Could Potentially Replace Pesticides, Algerian Biologist Suggests

12.29.2021 06:28 AM

Dragonflies are listed as at risk of extinction by IUCN in its alarming new assessment. But an Algerian biologist has found that these insects can potentially serve as a natural pesticide.

MIT Experts Developed Fully-Detailed Atlas of Oxygen-Deficient Zones in Earth's Oceans

12.28.2021 04:33 AM

A new study form MIT developed the first-ever, fully-detailed atlas of the oxygen-deficient zone in the planet's oceanic bodies.

Fish Can Count? Archerfish Shows Promising Ability to Identify Numbers by Spitting on Computer Screens

12.28.2021 02:02 AM

A new study observed a promising counting ability from this fish that could spit water as far as 50 inches.

Stomach-Turning Animals: 5 of the Biggest Gross-Out Creatures in Science in 2021

12.27.2021 06:10 AM

It's not at all times that nature's creatures are beautiful and enticing that we want to be near, with, and even keep them. In fact, there are even times when it is a bit stomach-turning, or even downright terrifying.

Origin of Mysterious Black Glassy Rocks in Atacama Desert Found Through Clues Not From Earth

12.27.2021 05:28 AM

A new geological study confirmed that the black rocky glass shards in the Atacama Desert were produced by something outside of the deep cosmos 12,000 years ago.

New Camera- And AI-Based Technology Can Make Wind Turbines Recognize Birds to Pause in Their Flight Path

12.27.2021 04:50 AM

In a bid to protect birds from accidentally hitting wind turbines, a Colorado-based company has developed a camera- and AI-based technology that will make the turbines stop when to avoid birds in their flight path.

Humble Little Legless Maggots Dubbed Superhero Insect for Helping Humans Solve Murders, Cleaning Chronic Wounds

12.27.2021 03:51 AM

Maggots have been found to help in solving crimes for their ability to survive on the decomposing matter, offering a secret weapon for solving crimes.

Mass Migration During Bronze Age Found Responsible for Replacing Half of Great Britain's Ancestry; France Tops Genetic Evidence of Migrants 3,000 Years Ago

12.23.2021 23:18 PM

A new study claims that half of the ancestry in Great Britain were replaced and mixed by lineage hailing from France 3,000 years ago during the bronze age.

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