Today’s news briefs are full of interesting ideas…
- Scientists have extracted RNA from a Tasmanian tiger, marking the first time this molecule has ever been sequenced in an extinct animal.
- Mysterious flashes on Venus may be a rain of meteors, new study suggests.
- NASA says it’ll take on a bigger role in UFO research.
- Something mysterious appears to be suppressing the universe’s growth, scientists say.
- ‘How I rewired my brain in six weeks.’
- What humanity can learn from the ‘internet’ of mushrooms.
- Why ‘UFOs’ should be tracked in the water as well as the skies.
- Paleolithic ‘art sanctuary’ in Spain contains more than 110 prehistoric cave paintings.
- Scientists have spent forty years trying to understand salt.
- Study reveals a big driver of false memories.
- Image of the Day: the winning entry in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year.
Quote of the Day:
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
Terry Pratchett
