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Gravitational wave researchers cast new light on Antikythera mechanism mystery
Antikythera mechanism. Credit: National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece Techniques developed to analyze the ripples in spacetime...
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Tiny bright objects discovered at dawn of universe baffle scientists
Researchers investigated three mysterious objects in the early universe. Shown here are their color images, composited...
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Unpopular political proposals affect electoral outcomes even if not implemented
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Political proposals to close schools can negatively affect voter support. A study...
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The surprising behavior of black holes in an expanding universe
by David Appell , Phys.org Credit: AI-generated image A physicist investigating black holes has found that,...
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Computer-designed proteins guide stem cells to form blood vessels
Scientists have created wheel-shaped proteins (right) that cause stem cells to develop into new blood vessels...
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Europe satellite operator drops Ariane 6 rocket for SpaceX
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Europe's weather satellite operator has cancelled plans to use the European rocket...
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Stigma against benefits has made devastating poverty acceptable in Britain
Credit: Avonne Stalling from Pexels Britain is in a poverty crisis. Over 14 million people (1...
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El Niño forecasts extended to 18 months with physics-based model
Interactions of El Niño with other climate patterns lead to enhanced El Niño predictability. Credit: Sen...
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Kansas farmers brace for water cuts to save Ogallala Aquifer
by Kevin Hardy of Stateline, and Allison Kite of the Kansas Reflector, Stateline.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public...
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Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic'
Experiments on the degradation of different plastic materials. Top left is a common LDPE plastic film....
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A black hole of inexplicable mass
Artist's impression of the bright core region of a quasar, an active galaxy. The supermassive black...
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A ship off Israel's coast could shed light on the navigation of ancient mariners
This photo made from video released by Israel's Antiquities Authority (IAA) on Thursday, June 20, 2024...
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NASA again delays Boeing Starliner's return home
by Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain NASA said June 14 that the Boeing...
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Quantum entangled photons react to Earth's spin
The experiment was pictured drawing a fiber Sagnac interferometric scheme inside a magnifying inset starting from...
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Astronomers discover Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby cool dwarf star
by Tomasz Nowakowski , Phys.org Discovery transit photometry of SPECULOOS-3 b. Credit: Gillon et al., 2024....