Record-Breaking Laser Experiment Could Teach Us About the Cores of Super-Earths
It’s also teaching us about the universe.
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It’s also teaching us about the universe.
A recent paper suggests that some strong gravitational force might have sent ripples through our galaxy between 300 million and 900 million years ago.
It’s probably not the impending doom it sounds like
A dirty world might be good for our mental health, too.
Nature doesn’t do anything by accident.
Prions are one of the scariest ways to die, but this particular disease doesn’t seem capable of crossing the species barrier and spreading to humans - we think.
We’re probably a long way from being able to get an RFID implant at your local Claire’s.
The new technique is raising a number of important ethical issues.
Seriously, there’s no reason to keep your dogs unvaccinated over fears of “canine autism.”
It sounds impressive, but it’s also an open question as to whether this extensive rain-making system will even work, or how it may impact neighbouring communities.
The Trace Gas Orbiter might be taking some incredible images, but it also has a very important scientific mission to carry out.
Don’t underestimate the humble caterpillar. Especially when they're covered in toxic spines.
A new survey has revealed that the Arabian Sea features an oxygen-starved aquarium half the size of the UK — and it’s still growing.
Experimenters around the world are trying to harness perhaps the most perplexing property in physics: quantum entanglement, which Einstein called “spooky action at a distance.”
"This result makes it now possible to create guidelines for the implementation of music interventions around surgical procedures."
Sounds great, but a complex project of this nature won’t be easy.
