Aided by a trick of gravity, astronomers have found a normal galaxy. Big deal, right? The…
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World’s wildlife populations fell 68% since 1970: WWF | DW | 10.09.2020
The environment advocacy organization has warned of “staggering” decline in global wildlife populations. A study published…
The EmDrive Just Won’t Die
More than 20 years after its introduction, the EmDrive is still being tested in labs around…
Mathematicians Open a New Front on an Ancient Number Problem
The odd perfect number conjecture is one of the oldest unsolved problems in mathematics. It has…
Earth barreling toward ‘Hothouse’ state not seen in 50 million years, epic new climate record shows
Record goes back to the dinosaur extinction. Read more at livescience.com…
New Hubble Data Suggests There is an Ingredient Missing from Current Dark Matter Theories
Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)…
Physicist: The entire universe might be a neural network
We live inside a neural network, he says, not a simulation — “but we might never…
The Idea that a Scientific Theory can be ‘Falsified’ Is a Myth
It’s time we abandoned it Read more at Scientific American…
Mathematicians Report New Discovery About the Dodecahedron
Starting at a corner, could you walk around the surface of this Platonic solid without crossing…
Russian coronavirus vaccine results have been published – here’s what they reveal
Another day, another politicised vaccine. Read more at The Conversation…
How Gödel’s Proof Works
In 1931, the austrian logician pulled off arguably one of the most stunning intellectual achievements in…
Giant Gaping Void Emerges in Siberia, The Latest in a Dramatic Ongoing Phenomenon
A bubble of methane gas, swelling beneath Siberia’s melting permafrost for who knows how long, has…
A Supercomputer Analyzed Covid-19 — and an Interesting New Theory Has Emerged
A closer look at the Bradykinin hypothesis Read more at Medium…
Vintage NASA satellite falls to Earth, meets fiery doom after 56 years in space
RIP, OGO-1 satellite. You’ve had a long trip since 1964. Read more at Space.com…
Repeating fast radio burst woke up again on schedule. Now what? | EarthSky.org
FRB 121102 is one of the few known repeating fast radio bursts, and astronomers are trying…
Study suggests hibernation was an ancient adaptation to harsh winters
The image seen below is an illustration of a creature called a Lystrosaurus. The strange-looking creature…
Neuralink demonstrates its next-generation brain-machine interface
During a press conference held online, Elon Musks Neuralink gave a progress update on its ambitious…
Did life travel between Earth and Mars? New study supports theory of panspermia
Scientists conducted an experiment onboard the International Space Station that supported the controversial theory of panspermia.…
Solved astronomy mystery after just one year at university
Three first-year students have found a way to detect violent explosions in distant galaxies. Now, one…
A prediction model of outcome of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia based on laboratory findings
Prediction model was found highly accurate in distinguishing non-survivors from discharged patients. Seven features selected by…