Science and Technology Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:01:39 +0000 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:01:39 +0000 50right Political Forum http://50right.com/index.php?forums/science-and-technology.9/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:22:07 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/stegosaurus-skeleton-nicknamed-apex-sells-for-record-44-6m-at-sothebys-auction.794/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/stegosaurus-skeleton-nicknamed-apex-sells-for-record-44-6m-at-sothebys-auction.794/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.yahoo.com/news/stegosaurus-skeleton-nicknamed-apex-sells-175937297.html

Stegosaurus skeleton, nicknamed 'Apex,' sells for record $44.6M at Sotheby's auction

A nearly complete stegosaurus skeleton sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for a record $44.6 million -- the most ever paid for a fossil.

The dinosaur, nicknamed "Apex" -- which lived between 146 and 161 million years ago in the Late Jurassic Period -- was originally expected to sell for...

Stegosaurus skeleton, nicknamed 'Apex,' sells for record $44.6M at Sotheby's auction]]> Sun, 18 Dec 2022 20:21:40 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/76-million-year-old-dinosaur-skeleton-to-be-auctioned-in-nyc.707/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/76-million-year-old-dinosaur-skeleton-to-be-auctioned-in-nyc.707/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://apnews.com/article/science-...de125?utm_source=Connatix&utm_medium=HomePage

76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC



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Terrifyingly beautiful.

The apex predators of today on land, IE: lions, tigers, bears, and such, wouldn't stand a chance against...

76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC]]> 1 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:35:05 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/a-cassowary-a-rare-emu-like-bird-attacks-and-kills-florida-man-officials-say.511/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/a-cassowary-a-rare-emu-like-bird-attacks-and-kills-florida-man-officials-say.511/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/14/us/cassowary-bird-kills-florida-man/index.html

A cassowary, a rare emu-like bird, attacks and kills Florida man, officials say

A cassowary, a giant bird with long claws on each foot, killed its owner after he fell in the backyard of his Gainesville, Florida, home, officials told CNN.

The bird's owner, Marvin Hajos -- who is 75, according to CNN affiliate WCJB -- made the initial call to 911 Friday about 10 a.m. ET. A second call came from...

A cassowary, a rare emu-like bird, attacks and kills Florida man, officials say]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2019 02:57:09 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/darkness-visible-finally-astronomers-capture-first-ever-image-of-a-black-hole.510/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/darkness-visible-finally-astronomers-capture-first-ever-image-of-a-black-hole.510/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/...tion=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Darkness Visible, Finally: Astronomers Capture First Ever Image of a Black Hole

Astronomers announced on Wednesday that at last they had captured an image of the unobservable: a black hole, a cosmic abyss so deep and dense that not even light can escape it.

For years, and for all the mounting scientific evidence, black holes have remained marooned in the...

Darkness Visible, Finally: Astronomers Capture First Ever Image of a Black Hole]]> Sun, 31 Mar 2019 18:46:08 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/fossil-mother-lode-records-earth-shaking-asteroids-impact-study.509/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/fossil-mother-lode-records-earth-shaking-asteroids-impact-study.509/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/fos...th-shaking-asteroids-impact-study-doc-1f90vc1

Fossil 'mother lode' records Earth-shaking asteroid's impact: study

Scientists in the US say they have discovered the fossilized remains of a mass of creatures that died minutes after a huge asteroid slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, sealing the fate of the dinosaurs.

In a paper to be published Monday, a team of paleontologists headquartered at the...

Fossil 'mother lode' records Earth-shaking asteroid's impact: study]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:12:17 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/nasa-picks-landing-spot-for-mars-2020-rover-in-hunt-for-alien-life.493/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/nasa-picks-landing-spot-for-mars-2020-rover-in-hunt-for-alien-life.493/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-picks-landing-spot-for-mars-2020-rover-in-hunt-for-alien-life

NASA picks landing spot for Mars 2020 rover in hunt for alien life

NASA announced that is has selected the spot where its next Mars rover will land on the Red Planet in the hunt for extraterrestrial life.

"I have selected Jezero Crater," NASA's Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen said on a conference call with the media. Other sites that had been in contention include...

NASA picks landing spot for Mars 2020 rover in hunt for alien life]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:22:13 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/once-in-a-lifetime-find-dinosaur-tail-discovered-trapped-in-amber.296/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/once-in-a-lifetime-find-dinosaur-tail-discovered-trapped-in-amber.296/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/08/health/dinosaur-tail-trapped-in-amber-trnd/

Once in a lifetime find: Dinosaur tail discovered trapped in amber

The tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur has been found entombed in amber, an unprecedented discovery that has blown away scientists.

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Very cool find. There is so much still to learn about animals of the past. This find certainly helps in that quest.]]> 1 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 12:06:20 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/this-mystery-object-may-be-our-first-visitor-from-another-solar-system.399/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/this-mystery-object-may-be-our-first-visitor-from-another-solar-system.399/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/mystery-object-solar-system-trnd/index.html

This mystery object may be our first visitor from another solar system

Astronomers around the world are trying to track down a small, fast-moving object that is zipping through our solar system.

Is a comet? An asteroid? NASA's not sure. The space agency doesn't even know where it came from, but it's not behaving like the local space rocks and that means it may not be from our solar system.

If...

This mystery object may be our first visitor from another solar system]]> Sat, 14 Oct 2017 00:39:11 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/asteroid-2012-tc4-flew-%E2%80%98damn-close%E2%80%99-to-earth-today-but-how-prepared-are-we-for-a-strike.395/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/asteroid-2012-tc4-flew-%E2%80%98damn-close%E2%80%99-to-earth-today-but-how-prepared-are-we-for-a-strike.395/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.yahoo.com/news/asteroid-2012-tc4-pass-damn-123740403.html

Asteroid 2012 TC4 flew ‘damn close’ to Earth today - but how prepared are we for a strike?

An asteroid the size of a house was being watched carefully this morning by astrophysicists as it hurtled “damn close” to Earth.

The large space rock, named 2012 TC4, was first spotted five years ago by the Pan-STARRS telescope at the Haleakala Observatory, in Hawaii, before disappearing as it orbits the sun. It then...

Asteroid 2012 TC4 flew ‘damn close’ to Earth today - but how prepared are we for a strike?]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:30:28 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/ligo-and-virgo-observatories-jointly-detect-black-hole-collision.386/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/ligo-and-virgo-observatories-jointly-detect-black-hole-collision.386/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243239

LIGO and Virgo observatories jointly detect black hole collision

In August, detectors on two continents recorded gravitational wave signals from a pair of black holes colliding. This discovery, announced today, is the first observation of gravitational waves by three different detectors, marking a new era of greater insights and improved localization of cosmic events now available through globally networked...

LIGO and Virgo observatories jointly detect black hole collision]]> Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:50:56 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/solar-eclipse-by-zip-code-find-out-if-you-live-in-the-path.372/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/solar-eclipse-by-zip-code-find-out-if-you-live-in-the-path.372/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...zip-code-find-out-if-you-live-path/540948001/

Solar eclipse by zip code: Find out if you live in the path

The total solar eclipse will begin in Oregon on the morning of Aug. 21 and move across the nation before ending in South Carolina by mid-afternoon.

Portions of 14 states are in the path of totality of the eclipse, when the sun is completely covered by the moon. Totality begins in Oregon at 10:16...

Solar eclipse by zip code: Find out if you live in the path]]> 2 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:41:03 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/great-lakes-invasive-carp-challenge-1-million-prize.369/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/great-lakes-invasive-carp-challenge-1-million-prize.369/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10387_78792---,00.html

Great Lakes Invasive Carp Challenge

The State of Michigan seeks innovative ideas to keep invasive bighead, silver, and black carp out of the Great Lakes.

Governor Rick Snyder and the Michigan Legislature have authorized $1 million to launch a global search for innovative thinkers who can provide the best solutions to this looming crisis.

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If asteroid had hit Earth just 30 seconds later the dinosaurs might have SURVIVED, claim scientists

If the asteroid that ultimately wiped out dinosaurs had hit the earth seconds earlier or later they may have survived - and left little opportunity for mammal and human life to thrive.

Scientists have studied the site where the asteroid hit approximately 66 million years...

If asteroid had hit Earth just 30 seconds later the dinosaurs might have SURVIVED, claim scientists]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:55:34 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/astronomers-believe-strange-new-signals-coming-from-space-are-probably-aliens.220/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/astronomers-believe-strange-new-signals-coming-from-space-are-probably-aliens.220/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.aol.com/article/news/201...e-alien-lifeforms-communicate-earth/21592195/

Astronomers believe strange new signals coming from space are probably aliens

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I dunno about this.

I think when the astronomers show a video captured from the signal, showing their movie titled, "The Earthling Who Came from Outer Space" then I'll believe it.]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2016 05:46:07 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/china-just-showcased-the-worlds-most-human-like-robots-and-they-show-how-close-we%E2%80%99re-coming-to.214/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/china-just-showcased-the-worlds-most-human-like-robots-and-they-show-how-close-we%E2%80%99re-coming-to.214/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.businessinsider.com/chin...ng-artificial-intelligence-human-like-2016-10

China just showcased the world's most human-like robots, and they show how close we’re coming to Westworld reality

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As if China doesn't have enough people already, they have to create artificial ones?

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Human skeleton found on famed Antikythera shipwreck

Two-thousand-year-old bones could yield first DNA from an ancient shipwreck victim.

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The DNA results may prove very interesting.]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2016 02:36:18 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/we-just-got-even-weirder-results-about-the-alien-megastructure-star.154/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/we-just-got-even-weirder-results-about-the-alien-megastructure-star.154/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.sciencealert.com/we-just-got-even-weirder-results-about-the-alien-megastructure-star

We just got even weirder results about the 'alien megastructure' star

Last year, the world freaked out over the discovery of a star that was dimming and flickering so erratically, it couldn't be explained by any known natural phenomenon - prompting one scientist to actually go there and suggest it could be evidence of some kind of alien megastructure.

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We just got even weirder results about the 'alien megastructure' star]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2016 02:10:52 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/alien-life-or-noise-russian-telescope-detects-strong-signal-from-sun-like-star.125/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/alien-life-or-noise-russian-telescope-detects-strong-signal-from-sun-like-star.125/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/29/russian-radio-telescope-strong-signal-hd164595-seti

Alien life, or noise? Russian telescope detects 'strong signal' from sun-like star

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This will no doubt be another false alarm. I think if the time ever comes when we receive some "signal" from outer space which is actually made by intelligent life, that we will immediately be certain what it is. The fun part will be interpreting the...

Alien life, or noise? Russian telescope detects 'strong signal' from sun-like star]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 18:24:04 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/scientists-discover-earth-like-planet-orbiting-star-closest-to-our-sun-in-habitable-zone.111/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/scientists-discover-earth-like-planet-orbiting-star-closest-to-our-sun-in-habitable-zone.111/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.aol.com/article/2016/08/...e-planet-orbiting-star-closest-to-o/21458148/

Scientists discover Earth-like planet orbiting star closest to our sun in 'habitable zone'

Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory announced a breakthrough discovery in the search for Earth-like worlds outside our solar system on Wednesday as they revealed researchers have found a comparably sized exoplanet orbiting the star closest to ours.

The planet,...

Scientists discover Earth-like planet orbiting star closest to our sun in 'habitable zone']]> Thu, 18 Aug 2016 03:34:09 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/people-tossed-a-few-pet-goldfish-into-a-lake-and-now-theyre-taking-over-the-ecosystem.89/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/people-tossed-a-few-pet-goldfish-into-a-lake-and-now-theyre-taking-over-the-ecosystem.89/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.businessinsider.com/giant-goldfish-problem-in-australia-and-colorado-2016-8

People tossed a few pet goldfish into a lake, and now they're taking over the ecosystem and growing to massive sizes

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I guess they prefer living in the lake to the goldfish bowl.]]>