Scientists extract a kilometer of rock from Earth's mantle in record-breaking mission

Scientists extract a kilometer of rock from Earth's mantle in record-breaking mission | NYC's air quality ranked worst of any major city on Wednesday. With climate change, will it happen again? | 'Liquid gypsum' burial from Roman Britain scanned in 3D, revealing 1,700-year-old secrets Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 9, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Scientists extract a kilometer of rock from Earth's mantle in record-breaking mission]( (Lesley Anderson/IODP) [Scientists extract a kilometer of rock from Earth's mantle in record-breaking mission]( For the first time, scientists have drilled into an underwater mountain to collect a record-breaking chunk of Earth's mantle. [Read More]( [] Climate Change [] [NYC's air quality ranked worst of any major city on Wednesday. With climate change, will it happen again?]( (David Dee Delgado / Stringer via Getty Images) [NYC's air quality ranked worst of any major city on Wednesday. With climate change, will it happen again?]( On Wednesday (June 7), the air quality in New York City was the worst of any major city in the world. The alarming pollution could be a sign of what's to come. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] ['Liquid gypsum' burial from Roman Britain scanned in 3D, revealing 1,700-year-old secrets]( (University of York) ['Liquid gypsum' burial from Roman Britain scanned in 3D, revealing 1,700-year-old secrets]( About 1,700 years ago, a wealthy Roman family was buried with a bizarre material poured over their corpses. Now, a 3D scan has revealed the insides of their burial cocoon. [Read More]( [] [12,000-year-old flutes carved of bone are some of the oldest in the world and sound like birds of prey]( [12,000-year-old flutes carved of bone are some of the oldest in the world and sound like birds of prey]( (Laurent Davin) Archaeologists have unearthed a collection of 12,000-year-old flutes carved out of bird bones that mimic the calls of certain birds of prey. Full Story: [Live Science]( (6/9) [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [Flare of light brighter than a trillion suns reveals location of rare double black hole galaxy]( (AAS 2018) [Flare of light brighter than a trillion suns reveals location of rare double black hole galaxy]( Mysterious flares in the sky brighter than a trillion suns are actually the glow from two distant black holes circling one another, astronomers confirmed. [Read More]( [] [Enormous structure discovered near doomed galaxy group is the longest galactic 'tail' ever seen]( [Enormous structure discovered near doomed galaxy group is the longest galactic 'tail' ever seen]( (ESA/XMM-Newton) Astronomers have found a cluster of galaxies with a tail stretching more than a million light-years long — or longer than 10 Milky Way galaxies lined up side to side. Full Story: [Live Science]( (6/8) [] Health [] [Mysterious bump on a man's tongue had an 'extremely rare' cause]( (Image courtesy of JAMA Network ® © 2023 American Medical Association) [Mysterious bump on a man's tongue had an 'extremely rare' cause]( A dentist spotted a lump in the center of a patient's tongue, and doctors later discovered that this mysterious nodule had an "extremely rare" cause. [Read More]( [] [Amino acid taurine can slow aging in animals, but we don't know if it works in people]( [Amino acid taurine can slow aging in animals, but we don't know if it works in people]( (Columbia University Irving Medical Center) Taurine — an amino acid made by the human body and often added to energy drinks — can slow aging and extend the life spans of certain animals, a new study suggests. Full Story: [Live Science]( (6/8) [] Daily Quiz [] What is the most common type of rock in Earth's upper mantle? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [Peridotite]( [Vote]( [Quartz]( [Vote]( [Basalt]( [Vote]( [Granite](   [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