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A massive Wolf-Rayet star in the Cygnus X-3 system is speeding toward its destruction, torn apart by the powerful gravitational forces of what may be a black hole. This system, … Read More
In a second study, Arev Sümer (also of the Max Planck Institute) and her colleagues found something very similar in the genomes of people who lived 49,500 to 41,000 years … Read More
World-leading scientists have called for a halt on research to create “mirror life” microbes amid concerns that the synthetic organisms would present an “unprecedented risk” to life on Earth. The … Read More
When the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter finally and , many people thought that would be the last we heard about it. However, NASA engineers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern … Read More
Nuclear fission is a powerful phenomenon. When the conditions are right, atomic nuclei split, releasing neutrons that then split other nuclei in an ongoing chain reaction that releases enormous amounts … Read More
A stunning new breakthrough has just been made in the world of ultrafast electronics. Imagine a material changing from an insulator to a metal in less than the blink of … Read More
The idea that comets delivered water to early Earth has fallen out of favor in the past decade, but a new look at data from the European Space Agency‘s (ESA) … Read More
While many species share cultural traits, human culture stands out for its unparalleled adaptability and power. Morgan suggests that our species’ distinctive feature is openness – the ability to envision … Read More
Long before Jurassic Park roared onto the silver screen, dinosaurs had already captured the public’s imagination. Early 20th-century entertainment featured these ancient beasts in various forms : Novels and comic books … Read More
One of the strangest galaxies in the neighborhood of the Milky Way has just presented astronomers with a fascinating mystery. It’s called Centaurus A, and huge jets of plasma shooting … Read More
