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Monarch butterflies have magnitite (a mineral) inside their heads and this helps them determine 'North', just like a magnet.


Dinosaur killer found entrapped


Dinosaur killer found entrapped
Scientists have discovered gases that come from outer space trapped in tiny carbon molecules that were deposited on Earth 65 million years ago when an asteroid struck the planet. This disaster helped to doom the dinosaurs. The space gases were found when researchers from the University of Hawaii, the University of Rochester and NASA examined the tiny carbon molecules, known as "buckyballs", found in sediments around the globe that were formed after the asteroid impact. These small carbon molecules take various geometric shapes and gases that are not normally found on Earth were trapped inside them. This shows that tiny carbon molecules like buckyballs can carry extraterrestrial substances to Earth.
6 APRIL 2000
The Vancouver Sun
6 APRIL 2000

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