The center of the Milky Way glows. Yes, there’s a big chonkin ‘black hole, and it’s a very energetic region, but there’s an extra high energy, gamma ray glow, above the activity we know about, and it’s something that still to be explained. This glow is called the Galactic Center …
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The shrimp of the mantis are quite a terrible enemy. While neither shrimp nor mantis yet, this marine crab, about 10 centimeters (4 inches) long, has incredible eyes that can see cancer, and a club-like hand that can throw the fastest sticks into the ocean. We talk 23 yards per …
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Earth is a truly magical place. We know it’s not the kind of thing you would expect to read on a science website, but just a look at the photo above – a pre-dawn photo taken by an Expedition 62 crew member on the International Space Station (ISS) back in …
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If a surgeon came to the operating room wearing a mask they had made that morning with a dish cloth, they would probably be fired. This is because equipment used for important tasks, such as surgery, must be tested and certified to ensure compliance with specific standards. But anyone can …
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The energy generated by nuclear fusion has great potential as a clean and almost limitless source of energy, but many obstacles must be overcome before it becomes a practical reality, and scientists may have escaped from another. New models of an unwanted fusion phenomenon called ‘chirping’, where vital heat can …
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