Amber tomb of 'dancing' wasp and delicate flower also hides a gruesome secret

'First of its kind' triple star system likely gobbled up a 4th star | Signs of cancer found in mysterious 'pregnant' Egyptian mummy | Gold Viking ring unexpectedly found in stash of 'cheap jewelry' from online auction Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 21, 2022 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] ['First of its kind' triple star system likely gobbled up a 4th star]( ['First of its kind' triple star system likely gobbled up a 4th star]( (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA) Astronomers have detected a triple star system that is unlike any that has been seen before. The unusual trio of stars is much more massive and closely squeezed together than a typical triple system, which may be because the stellar triplets used to have a fourth sibling before one of the others gobbled it up. The triple, or tertiary, star system is known as TIC 470710327 and was detected by researchers using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) observatory that’s orbiting Earth. The trio has a hierarchical structure, meaning a pair of binary stars circle one another at the center of the system, while a third star orbits the central pair. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/21) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Just the Facts, Ma'am "I stopped watching TV news a year ago, so sick of the bias everywhere. But in doing so, I was out of the loop. I decided to give 1440 a try & I've not been disappointed. Finally, Walter Cronkite style reporting! Just the facts. I also love that I can click a link to see more on many stories. Keep up the good work!" [Join for free now](. ADVERTISEMENT: [] History & Archaeology [] [Signs of cancer found in mysterious 'pregnant' Egyptian mummy]( [Signs of cancer found in mysterious 'pregnant' Egyptian mummy]( (M. Ożarek-Szilke/Warsaw Mummy Project) A mysterious mummy of an ancient Egypt woman, who may have been pregnant when she died, likely also had cancer, according to researchers. Deformities in the mummy's skull suggest a sizable tumor behind the left eye, but further tests are required to confirm that the tumor was cancerous. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/21) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Gold Viking ring unexpectedly found in stash of 'cheap jewelry' from online auction]( [Gold Viking ring unexpectedly found in stash of 'cheap jewelry' from online auction]( (Vestland County) A large, gold Viking ring crafted from twisted metal strands turned up in a very unexpected place: a heap of cheap jewelry a woman in Norway purchased at an online auction. Archaeologists think the ring may be more than 1,000 years old and once belonged to a powerful Viking chief. Mari Ingelin Heskestad, who lives in western Norway, told the Bergensavisen, a daily newspaper in Bergen, that she'd found the gold ring among several pieces of cheap jewelry and trinkets that were being auctioned together online. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/21) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [How long does it take to make petrified wood?]( [How long does it take to make petrified wood?]( (Zen Rial via Getty Images) Petrified Forest National Park, in northeastern Arizona, is known for — and named in honor of — its extensive deposits of petrified wood. So impressive and picturesque is the forest that it was used as the backdrop for the 1936 romantic thriller "The Petrified Forest," starring Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. But what, exactly, is petrified wood? How is it made, and how long does it take to form? Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/20) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Curious Creatures [] [Amber tomb of 'dancing' wasp and delicate flower also hides a gruesome secret]( [Amber tomb of 'dancing' wasp and delicate flower also hides a gruesome secret]( (George Poinar Jr.) A tiny flower that blossomed 30 million years ago still lingers today in near-perfect condition, preserved inside an airless amber tomb with only a wee wasp — also frozen in place — for company. Finding this insect and bloom suspended close together offers clues about their relationship in the tropical ancient ecosystem that they once inhabited, according to a new study published June 16 in the journal Historical Biology. The bloom belongs to a previously unknown flower species in an exceptionally rare group, and hidden inside one of its spherical seed pods was a secret stowaway: the developing larva of a minuscule fly, which may have been intended as a future meal for the wasp's young. 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