You may not be at all familiar with the planet LHS 3844B, but now it has its own special difference: it is the first planet outside our solar system where astronomers believe they may have evidence of tectonic activity. That evidence is a set of advanced simulations based on observations …
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Astronomers using new technology may not only have found a super-Earth to a neighboring star, but they may have imagined it directly. And it can be nice and cozy in the livable area around Alpha Centauri. It is much easier to see giant planets than Earth-sized planets. No matter which …
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Simply put, obesity is a product of the body’s output energy being less than the energy energy input. But in reality, nothing is simple about this complex and mysterious disease. Obesity, which has skyrocketed in recent decades – now defining the body mass of 0% of adult Americans – is …
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Our fingers grow as fast as the tectonic plates that cover the Earth like a jigsaw puzzle, but over a billion years, enough to travel the entire planet – in an exciting new video show. In one of the most complete models of tectonic plate movement, scientists have condensed a …
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After more than 50 years of human progress in space, the way things behave in microgravity is now clear to us. But we are not always sure how space affects certain things. Like fire. Or schematic worm. Or even plants. Only by doing those experiments can we learn the answers …
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