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Researchers have reportedly discovered the merchant steamship SS Mesaba, which is known in history for sending an iceberg warning to the RMS Titanic. The Mesaba was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1918 on a voyage to Philadelphia from the U.K., and was finally found over a hundred years after it sank in the Irish Sea. The two ships passed each other in 1912, and the radio warning apparently never made it to the Titanic’s bridge, dooming it to its horrible crash. Six years later, when the Mesaba itself sank, 20 people lost their lives including its commander. The scientists from were using a ne...
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Amateur astronomers are going to see something incredible over the next few days, as a rare alignment of five planets and the moon is currently occurring and can be viewed with the naked eye. According to Accuweather, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be completely visible in the early morning over the horizon. It’s recommended those interested arrive at their viewpoint about 45 minutes to an hour before sunrise. NASA showed off a photo of the alignment, and while it may just look like a few dots in the sky, knowing those dots are massive planets all different distances away is pre...
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In a crossover you wouldn’t usually expect, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is being honored as the namesake of a newly-discovered species of millipede. The millipede was named Nannaria Swiftae because it was discovered in Tennessee, where Swift moved at the age of 14 and got her first start in music. The naming was announced by the study’s lead author, Derek Hennen, who told Phys.org that Swift’s music “got me through the highs and lows of graduate school.” Another of the 17 millipede species discovered around the Appalachian Mountains, Nannaria marianae, was named after his wife. Hennen also ...
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A new male contraceptive was found to be 99 percent successful in mice, according to a study from the University of Minnesota. The study, which was led by medicinal chemist Gunda Georg, was revealed at a meeting of the American Chemical Society. Georg said that they’re planning to begin human trials for the nonhormonal male contraceptive by late 2022. According to the ACS press release, initial trials concluded “without obvious side effects,” in the mice. This oral contraceptive would be the first male birth control pill on the market. Difficulties in producing this pill apparently stemmed fro...
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