For the first time, astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have seen how the corona of a supermassive black hole, the billion-degree ultrabright ring of high-energy particles surrounding the event horizon of a black hole, was abruptly destroyed . The cause of this dramatic transformation is unclear, though researchers assume the …
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A new species of giant isopod was discovered in a survey off the coast of Indonesia. There are now 20 species of these creatures that have been documented, but many more may remain undiscovered. This species can grow up to 20 inches long, and they look like bedbugs. It is …
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The earth heats up relentlessly. Therefore, it is strange that there is a persistent “cold drop” in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The cold drop (also known as a “warming hole”) is like a dazzling pimple, easily evident on recent NASA surface temperature maps. Overall, the ocean’s surface has …
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Climate scientists long thought that the interior of Antarctica might not be very sensitive to warming, but our research, published this week, shows a dramatic change. In the past 30 years, the South Pole has been one of the fastest changing places on Earth, warming up more than three times …
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