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10/23/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Not all Earth-sized planets are habitable: Study says those around younger stars have “no hope of sustaining life”
Planet hunters looking for habitable planets outside the solar system may save themselves time by ignoring younger stars. A European study has indicated that exoplanets around these stars are unlikely to sustain life because their hosts would have burned away their atmospheres. If true, it would be a shame. The latest searches for exoplanets showed […]
10/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Study: “Needles” could explain why lightning strikes twice
Yes, lightning may strike the same place twice. Dutch researchers have identified a new characteristic in the atmospheric discharge that may account for that ability to hit a location more than once. Thanks to the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope, the researchers got a very close look at the unseen details of lightning strikes […]
10/21/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists bewildered by sight of a black hole eating a star and “burping” plasma jets
Have you ever imagined what a black hole would look like if it wobbled like a top? Look no further than 8,000 light-years away for such an oddity that also rapidly belches jets of hot plasma while it devours a star. V404 Cygni caught the eye of researchers not only due to its wobble, but […]
10/19/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers successfully generate electricity from “the coldness of the universe”: New technology could complement alternative energy sources like solar power
You’ve heard of all the ways to convert light or wind or heat into usable electricity. But have you ever thought that the coldness of the universe might serve as an alternative source of clean and renewable power? Most energy production systems get their power from somewhere. Solar panels collect light while wind turbines rely […]
10/18/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers discover “beautiful nightmare” crab with giant eyes and the shell of a lobster
Imagine a crab with a lobster’s carapace, a shrimp’s mouth, and bulging eyes, plus the ability to swim. This stuff of seafood dreams and Lovecraftian nightmares is called the chimera crab, and it prowled the seas of the ancient Earth. Its discoverers dubbed it Callichimaera perplexa, “perplexing beautiful chimera” in Latin. The name came from the chimera […]
10/16/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Archaeologists discover COCAINE and other psychotropics in the 1,000-year-old belongings of a South American shaman
Early shamans who lived a thousand years ago used cocaine and other mind-altering substances for their rituals, according to a recent study. In their report, researchers have uncovered evidence that suggests that Native American mystics took the drug, as well as several plant-based psychotropics, to alter their consciousness. This comes after a recent investigation of the dry rock shelters […]
10/16/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists discover “electric” bacteria – can it lead to next-gen batteries and miniature pacemakers?
Experts know that a strange species of bacteria found in oxygen-deprived sediment and soil can generate electricity. But they only recently learned that the microorganism achieves this through a method that differs from that used by other electric bacteria. Called Geobacter sulfurreducens, the anaerobic bacteria possess a unique biological structure. This previously unidentified feature makes it possible […]
10/15/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists turn to elk to help restore damaged strip-mined land
When it comes to bringing back plants and wildlife to the barren wasteland of strip mines throughout Central Appalachia, conservationists have recently tried out a different approach. They built their environmental restoration program around Rocky Mountain elk that recently returned to their old stomping grounds. Large populations of elk used to live in the Appalachians […]
10/13/2019
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By Edsel Cook
NASA puts together the most comprehensive “guide” to outer space
If you ever need to review the history of galaxies, NASA has you covered. The American space agency has compiled 16 years’ worth of imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope into a single image that encapsulates most of the universe’s history. Almost 7,500 exposures went into this mosaic of the deep sky. The resulting portrait […]
10/10/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Earth could have been a hostile ocean planet if not for ancient supernova
Shortly after the birth of the sun, a nearby star came to a thermonuclear end. The stellar funeral pyre bathed the young solar system with large amounts of radioactive metals. Swiss researchers suggest that the heat from aluminum isotopes from this supernova evaporated the excess amounts of water on the young Earth, thereby keeping it from transforming into a lifeless, […]
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