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The blue dot indicates the location of SN2019yvq in a galaxy relatively close to 140 million light years from Earth. Credit: Northwest University For the second time, astrophysicists have seen a spectacular flash of ultraviolet (UV) light accompanying a white dwarf explosion. An extremely rare supernova event, the event is …

* Study Finds Blocks Reduce Human-Linked Seismic Noise * It allowed scientists to listen to Earth’s natural vibrations. * The seismic silence time is more pronounced than ever recorded By Kate Kelland LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – COVID-19 blocks worldwide led to the longest and most pronounced reduction in human-related …

Guilty pleasure? More like superfood. The researchers conducted a combined analysis of studies from the past five decades that looked for links between eating chocolate and coronary artery disease, which included data from more than 336,000 participants who reported their consumption of chocolate. And those who ate chocolate more than …

For the second time, astrophysicists have seen a spectacular flash of ultraviolet (UV) light accompanying a white dwarf explosion. An extremely rare supernova event, the event is set to offer insight into several long-standing mysteries, including what makes white dwarfs explode, how dark energy accelerates the cosmos, and how the …

The evolution of the deadliest virus in human history, smallpox, is only partially understood. Like the new coronavirus and many other disease-causing viruses, smallpox appears to have originated from animals, probably rodents, and has spread to humans, probably thousands of years ago. In the 20th century alone, it killed hundreds …