Satellites circling Earth have mapped an elusive, invisible force in unprecedented detail: the magnetic field created by the currents in the planet’s salty oceans, according to new research.
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{FD} Greenland has a mysterious ‘dark zone’ — and it’s getting even darker
From above, Greenland’s ice sheet looks like a vast field of brilliant white — for the most part.
{FD} What if the ocean’s climate-controlling ‘conveyor belt’ came to a halt?
Freak floods drown buildings, bone-chilling air flash-freezes pedestrians and ice encases the Statue of Liberty.
{FD} Too much sitting may shrink part of brain tied to memory
It may be time to ditch the desk chair: A new study links sitting too much each day with memory problems in middle-age and older adults.
{FD} Africa is splitting in two, and here’s the proof
A piece of East Africa is expected to break off the main continent in tens of millions of years.
{FD} This 4,000-year-old mummy just solved a century-old mystery
If the F.B.I.’s scientists could extract DNA from the 4,000-year-old mummy, they would add a powerful tool to their forensics arsenal and also unlock a new way of deciphering Egypt’s ancient past //t.co/a1em2dIpBG
{FD} NASA has a plan to put robot bees on Mars
NASA has two teams of researchers working to design a robotic bee that can fly on Mars.
{FD} Elderly adults grow as many new brain cells as teenagers do, study finds
This study is the first to thoroughly track the brain’s cell production over the course of a typical human lifetime.
{FD} Elon Musk says Mars colony a hedge against World War III
Humanity’s brutal and bellicose past provides ample justification for pursuing settlements on the moon and Mars, Elon Musk says.
{FD} Why aren’t there any supersize whales?
Whales are giant beasts, but why aren’t even larger, supersize whales swimming around?