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Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, say scientists New analysis suggests our species began to emerge at least half a million years earlier than we thought

Million-year-old human skull (Yunxian 2) found in China suggests Home sapiens species began to emerge at least half a million years earlier than previously thought www.bbc.com/news/article...

Tiny New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus www.sciencespacerobots.com/videos/uranu...

Study Finds Conch Shell Blowing Reduces Sleep Apnea Symptoms A new study found conch shell blowing can help reduce sleep apnea symptoms. A larger trial is planned.

Shankh Blowing Relief: A new study found that regularly blowing in a conch shell can help reduce sleep apnea symptoms www.sciencespacerobots.com/conch-shell-...

Astronomers Discover Most Distant Known Supermassive Black Hole Astronomers have discovered the most distant known supermassive black hole. It resides in the galazy CAPERS-LRD-z9.

Astronomers have discovered the most distant confirmed supermassive black hole. It can be found in the galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9 www.sciencespacerobots.com/most-distant...

New Aggressive Tarantula Genus With Long Palps A new genus of tarantulas has been identified named Satyrex. This genus is highly aggressive and have the longest palps of any tarantula.

Satyrex is a new aggressive hissing tarantula genus with long palps www.sciencespacerobots.com/satyrex-tara...

Ancient Reptile Mirasaura Had Feather-Like Skin Appendages A previously unknown Middle Triassic reptile named Mirasaura grauvogeli contained unique feather-like skin appendages.

A previously unknown Middle Triassic reptile, named Mirasaura grauvogeli, displayed unique feather-like skin appendages that evolved independently of birds. www.sciencespacerobots.com/mirasaura-72...

Caltech Researchers Announce Smart Capsule to Measure GI Tract Health Caltech researchers have developed a smart capsule called PillTrek that could measure the health of a human's GI tract.

Caltech Researchers Announce Smart Capsule to Measure GI Tract Health. The capsule, called PillTrek, measures 7 millimeters in diameter www.sciencespacerobots.com/caltech-gi-s...

China Unveils Mosquito Drones for Espionage www.sciencespacerobots.com/videos/china...
Millions of the tiny drones could be sent to spy on the enemy for mass surveillance youtu.be/gHiLMgds_9I

Scientists Say Tomatoes in Galapagos are De-evolving Scientists say tome tomatoes in the Galapagos are de-evolving. They are reverting to a more primitive genetic state.

Galapagos Tomatoes De-evolving: Scientists say the tomato plants are shedding millions of years of evolution and reverting to a more primitive genetic state. www.sciencespacerobots.com/tomatoes-de-...

iRonCub3 Takes First Step Toward Humanoid Robot Flight Researchers in Italy achieved a first flight of iRonCub3.. The humanoid robot named iRonCub3 was able to lift off the floor in its first step toward flying.

iRonCub3 Takes First Step Toward Humanoid Robot Flight www.sciencespacerobots.com/ironcub3-fli...

Bathynomus Vaderi, A Huge Sea Bug Bathynomus vaderi is a new species of giant isopod that was discovered earlier this year. The sea bug was discovered in Vietnamese waters.

Bathynomus Vaderi, A Huge Sea Bug www.sciencespacerobots.com/bathynomus-v...

Astronomers Create Thousand Color Image of Sculptor Galaxy Astronomers have created a thousand color image of the Sculptor Galaxy using over 50 hours of observations with the MUSE instrument on the ESO's Very Large Telescope.

Astronomers Create Thousand Color Image of Sculptor Galaxy www.sciencespacerobots.com/videos/sculp...

These squirrels are cold-blooded vole killers Novel hunting behavior may have emerged alongside a marked increase in the local vole population this summer.

Ground squirrels in California seen hunting and eating voles arstechnica.com/science/2024...

Top 10 Discoveries of 2024 - Artists of Dinosaur Valley - Archaeology Magazine - January/February 2025 Sousa Basin, Brazil

Archaeology Magazine's Top 10 Discoveries of 2024 include the Reindeer Hunters' Wall, the Aswan necropolis and the petroglyphs of Dinosaur Valley archaeology.org/issues/janua...

World's Oldest Alphabet Found on an Ancient Clay Gift Tag A finger-sized clay cylinder from a tomb in northern Syria appears to be the oldest example of writing using an alphabet rather than hieroglyphs or cuneiform

World's oldest alphabet found on ancient clay gift tag discovered in tomb in northern Syria www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...

Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost The kitten, which was found in Russia's northeastern Sakha Republic, still had fur and whiskers when it was discovered.

Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten (Homotherium latidens) in the Siberian permafrost. Researchers say it was three weeks old when it died www.npr.org/2024/11/16/n...

LG Display Creates Stretchable Display, Expands up to 50% LG Display has announced the creation of the world's first stretchable display. It expands by up to 50%.

LG Display has announced it has created the world's first stretchable display. A prototype expands from a 12-inch display to an 18-inch. LG says it be stretched over 10,000 times and maintain image quality. www.sciencespacerobots.com/lg-display-s...

43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility; police warn residents to secure doors and windows Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.

43 monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis research facility in South Carolina. Residents warned to lock their doors and windows www.cbsnews.com/news/monkeys...

New in Gadgets: Apple unveils the Mac Mini with M4 Chip. The new Mac Mini has a much smaller footprint measuring just 5 x 5 inches. www.sciencespacerobots.com/products/

Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.

Over a third of the world's tree species are facing extinction say scientists www.bbc.com/news/article...

2024 Photomicrography Competition View the winning entries from the 2024 Photomicrography Competition

Winners of the Nikon Small World 2024 Photomicrography Competition announced. Gallery of Top 20 Winners: www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/20...

Hurricane Milton Rips Open Roof of Tropicana Field Stadium www.sciencespacerobots.com/videos/milto...

Hurricane Helene Death Toll Passes 100
The death toll from Hurricane Helene continues to rise as cities and towns in several states continue to assess the damage from the catastrophic storm. At least 116 were killed with many still unaccounted for. www.sciencespacerobots.com/helene-death...

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The first human death from the recently discovered Alaskapox virus (AKPV) has been reported. The man lived in the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. www.sciencespacerobots.com/alaskapox-fi...

Several mosquito tornadoes were recently observed over the Mutha river near the city of Pune in Western India. A viral video shows multiple long tornado-like plumes of mosquitoes. www.sciencespacerobots.com/mosquito-tor...

Bigger Large Hadron Collider: CERN aims to build $15B Future Circular Collider that is three times bigger than the LHC www.extremetech.com/science/cern...

Saturn's moon Mimas may contain a subsurface ocean according to analysis of images taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft eos.org/articles/tha...