What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of August 19, 2021

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A segment of the Milky Way's disk that reveals previously unseen traces of massive star formation

Thu, 19 Aug 2021
Previously unseen massive star formations detected

Survey reveals new information on mysterious parts of the Milky Way

Astronomers combined data from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array and

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A burbot fish resting on microbial mats inside the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron. 

Thu, 19 Aug 2021
Rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to planet’s rotation rate

Oxygen rise paved the way for the spectacular diversity of animal life

The rise of oxygen levels early in Earth’s history paved the way for the spectacular diversity of animal life. But for decades, scientists have struggled to explain the factors that controlled this gradual and stepwise process, which unfolded over nearly 2 billion

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