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Scientists find a surprise ingredient in the exoplanet candy mix – sulfur dioxide

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A ‘Hot Neptune’ exoplanets has been found to contain sulfur dioxide in its atmosphere – an atmosphere that also erupts into space as the planet orbits the poles of its star in a highly inclined orbit every three and a third days. The existence of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere of the exoplanet, named GJ … Read more

Was this sea creature our ancestor? Scientists turn a famous fossil on its head.

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Over the past 500 million years, vertebrates have evolved into a dizzying variety of forms, from hummingbirds to elephants, bullfrogs to hammerhead sharks, not to mention our unique species of great ape. But beneath all that diversity, vertebrates share some key features. We all have a spine made of vertebrae, for example, along with a … Read more