1st evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus detected in groundbreaking study

Notre Dame is held together by a first-of-its-kind 'iron skeleton,' catastrophic fire revealed | Watch 'unprecedented' animation showcasing 100 million years of Earth history | Why are sexually transmitted infections on the rise in the US? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( March 17, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [1st evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus detected in groundbreaking study]( [1st evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus detected in groundbreaking study]( (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Planetary scientists have found groundbreaking evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus. Archives from NASA's Magellan mission show telltale signs that Maat Mons, a 5-mile-high (8 kilometers) volcano on Earth's hellish twin, was active in 1991. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/16) [] History & Archaeology [] [Notre Dame is held together by a first-of-its-kind 'iron skeleton,' catastrophic fire revealed]( [Notre Dame is held together by a first-of-its-kind 'iron skeleton,' catastrophic fire revealed]( (Richard Silver Photo via Getty Images) In 2019, a fire broke out inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, severely damaging the iconic medieval building. However, the catastrophic fire gave researchers an opportunity to study the building's architecture like never before. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/15) [] Amazing Earth [] [Watch 'unprecedented' animation showcasing 100 million years of Earth history]( [Watch 'unprecedented' animation showcasing 100 million years of Earth history]( (Tristan Salles, University of Sydney) New "unprecedented" animations of the Earth show how the planet's surface has shifted and changed over the past 100 million years. These animations are the most detailed view of the history of Earth's topography ever, depicting the rise of mountains, the development of basins, and the transport of large masses of sediments around the globe through erosion. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/16) [] Your Health [] [Why are sexually transmitted infections on the rise in the US?]( [Why are sexually transmitted infections on the rise in the US?]( (Rodolfo Parulan Jr. via Getty Images) Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as syphilis, have been rising over the past few years in the U.S. But why are STI rates surging now, and what can be done to reverse that trend? Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/15) [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [James Webb Space Telescope captures star going supernova in a dazzling cloud of dust]( [James Webb Space Telescope captures star going supernova in a dazzling cloud of dust]( (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team) The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a dazzling image of a star about to go supernova in a massive explosion. The picture, released by NASA on Tuesday (March 14), shows the star WR 124 in the middle of a spectacular cosmic cloud. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/16) [] Curious Creatures [] [Oops, this 300 million-year-old 'blob' fossil was upside down. It's not a jellyfish after all.]( [Oops, this 300 million-year-old 'blob' fossil was upside down. It's not a jellyfish after all.]( (Artwork by Julius Csotonyi) Often, a discovery isn't so much about gathering new information as it is about looking at something from a new perspective. That's not always simple — except in the case of a newly described fossil sea anemone, when it was as simple as turning a presumed jellyfish fossil upside down. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/16) [] Daily Quiz [] POLL QUESTION: When did the supercontinent Pangaea begin to break up? (Learn the answer [here]() [Vote]( [Exactly 442 million years ago]( [Vote]( [About 300 million years ago]( [Vote]( [Roughly 200 million years ago]( [Vote]( [100 million years ago](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036