Artist rendering of the Phoenix Stellar Stream. Originally a ball of stars, known as a globular cluster, Phoenix has been converted to a stream of stars by the gravitational pull of the Milky Way. In a few billion years, Phoenix will be completely destroyed and absorbed into our galaxy. Credit: …
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The museum in Huntsville, Alabama, which houses the legendary Saturn V rocket, is usually the highest-paid tourist attraction in the state. But since the pandemic began, it has lost two-thirds of its income, according to a press release. “We are now fighting for our own survival,” John Nerger, chairman of …
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BO can be traced back to a specific enzyme. York University / Unilever Researchers have focused on the source of our bad smell. The same team that identified the handful of bacteria responsible for human body odor has now gone a step further and identified the enzyme that operates within …
Read More »Madonna’s Instagram post was marked and then deleted for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus
Instagram first flagged and then deleted a post from Madonna after the pop star shared a viral video with doctors who make false and misleading claims about the coronavirus. The singer’s Tuesday post was initially deleted with a warning that called it “false information” by independent verifiers, The Guardian reported. …
Read More »Fears from China and North Korea: why experts warned that the volcano on the border “could be ready to erupt” | Science | News
Mount Peaktu is an active stratovolcano and the highest mountain in the Changbai and Baekdudagan chains located on the border between China and North Korea. Koreans assign a mythical quality to the volcano and its caldera lake, since they consider that it is the spiritual home of their country and …
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