Dr. Thomas Hughes

A comet approaching Earth could become brighter than the stars this fall

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

In a year in which we have already been treated to the “Great North American Solar Eclipse” in April and one of ...

Skull found in China may belong to a ‘Dragon Man’ that lived one million years ago

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

A mysterious ancient human-like skull found in China may have been the love child of two species, according to researchers. They believe the ...

Researchers succeed for first time in accurately dating a 7,000-year-old prehistoric settlement using cosmic rays

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s ...

Dream Chaser space plane arrives in Florida ahead of 1st launch to ISS (photo)

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The first Dream Chaser space plane has reached Florida’s Space Coast to get ready for its upcoming liftoff. The robotic Dream Chaser, ...

Parental Distraction Negatively Impacts Child-Parent Interactions

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: A new study finds that any form of parental distraction, whether from screens or non-digital activities, negatively impacts parent-child interaction. Both ...

Surviving reentry is the key goal for SpaceX’s fourth Starship test flight

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Enlarge / SpaceX’s fourth full-scale Starship rocket undergoes a fueling test Monday. After three test flights, SpaceX has shown that the world’s ...

“Hidden Gem” Fossil Of Dinosaur Skin Preserved Like Glass Reveals It Had Scales And Feathers

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

A new fossil of the partially feathered dinosaur Psittacosaurus has revealed that these animals had bizarre skin that included both bird-like feathers ...

Young ‘cotton candy’ exoplanet the size of Jupiter may be shrinking into a super-Earth

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have discovered that a cotton-candy-like Jupiter-sized planet located around 350 light-years away is shrinking and could ...

‘Doomsday Glacier’ in Antarctica is melting ‘much faster’ than previously thought, scientists warn

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com 16:23 21 May 2024, updated 16:44 21 May 2024 Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ nicknamed for its ability to ...

The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Once again, vast expanses of Canadian wilderness are on fire, threatening towns and forcing thousands to flee. It appears to be a ...