28,000 tons of COVID-19 waste now swirling around in our oceans

'Tsunami' of gravitational waves sets record for most ever space-time ripples detected | 28,000 tons of COVID-19 waste now swirling around in our oceans | Metal detectorist unearths largest Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard ever discovered in England Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( November 10, 2021 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] ['Tsunami' of gravitational waves sets record for most ever space-time ripples detected]( ['Tsunami' of gravitational waves sets record for most ever space-time ripples detected]( (C. Henze/NASA Ames Research Center) A record "tsunami" of gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space-time — could help to unlock the mysteries of how the universe and its stars evolved and put Einstein's theory of general relativity to the test. Scientists working at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in the U.S. and the Virgo interferometer in Italy detected a staggering 35 separate gravitational wave events between November 2019 and March 2020, more than a third of the total discovered to date. The researchers published their findings Nov. 5 to the preprint database arXiv, which means they have yet to be peer-reviewed. Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/9) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] COVID-19 [] [28,000 tons of COVID-19 waste now swirling around in our oceans]( [28,000 tons of COVID-19 waste now swirling around in our oceans]( (Getty / Joan Manel Moreno) During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 28,000 tons (25,000 metric tons) of pandemic-related plastic waste, such as masks and gloves, have ended up in the ocean, according to a new study. That's more than 2,000 double-decker buses worth of waste, The Guardian reported. And within a few years, a portion of those plastic gloves and packaging materials from pandemic purchases could be swirling around the North Pole. Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/9) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Metal detectorist unearths largest Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard ever discovered in England]( [Metal detectorist unearths largest Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard ever discovered in England]( (British Museum) A metal detectorist in West Norfolk, England, has unearthed the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard ever discovered: a bounty of 131 coins and four golden objects. Most of the items were found over the course of six years by a single detectorist, who wishes to remain anonymous, according to the British Museum. Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/10) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [How would Earth be different if modern humans never existed?]( [How would Earth be different if modern humans never existed?]( (Daniel Eskridge/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images) Humanity's fingerprint can be seen across the planet today, from the towering skyscrapers that define our modern metropolises to the pyramids and other ancient monuments of our past. Human activity also marks our sprawling open fields of agriculture and the roads that link everything together. But what would the world look like if humans had never existed? Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/9) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Curious Creatures [] [Bees 'shriek' when attacked by giant cousins of 'murder hornets']( [Bees 'shriek' when attacked by giant cousins of 'murder hornets']( (Copyright Heather R. Mattila) When giant cousins of infamous "murder hornets" attack the hives of Asian honey bees, the bees produce a loud and frantic buzzing that resembles the panicked calls made by some types of birds and mammals if a predator is near. Giant hornets (Vespa soror) are a sister species to so-called murder hornets (Vespa mandarinia). They're also one of the deadliest predators of Asian honey bees (Apis cerana). They attack hives in groups until they overwhelm the colony and kill or drive off the adults, then serve the bee brood as tender meals for their own hornet youngsters. Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/10) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Fish defy death to rub up against great white sharks. Here's why.]( [Fish defy death to rub up against great white sharks. Here's why.]( (Jesus Erick Higuera Rivas) Fish keep their friends close and their enemies closer ... but only because they need to exfoliate. Researchers recently discovered that different species of fish use sharks as scrub brushes by pushing up against the sea predator's scaly bodies to get rid of parasites and other irritants. Though this dangerous behavior has been observed before, it wasn't clear just how common it was. Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/9) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Quiz [] POLL QUESTION: Can wisdom teeth grow back? (Learn the answer [here]() [Vote]( [Yes]( [Vote]( [No](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( © Future US, Inc. 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004