
GeekSpin - 1 day 1 hour ago
There is a literal fault in our stars. Astronomers may have stumbled onto a bizarre cosmic object that appears to be part black hole, part star, and is so ridiculously energetic that it outshines its entire galaxy. The object, called MoM-BH*-1, was discovered accidentally by the James Webb Space Telescope while astronomers were hunting for […] Read the original article here: Scientists discover rare one in a billion black hole star...

Huffington Post - 1 day 2 hours ago
The National Hurricane Center said Lala should be at hurricane strength by the time it approaches the Big Island early Saturday.

PBS Newshour - 1 day 3 hours ago
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to worsen, with the number of confirmed cases climbing to over 4,600. At least 2,100 people have died, a death toll that was reached almost three times faster than the outbreak over a decade ago. William Brangham discussed the crisis with epidemiologist Dr. Anne Rimoin, director of the Center for Global Health Security at UCLA. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

IEEE Spectrum - 1 day 8 hours ago
Learn how full-wave simulation predicts very low antenna coupling on aircraft-sized platforms, and which three modeling techniques deliver accurate results with fewer computational resources. Download this free whitepaper now!...

Huffington Post - 1 day 10 hours ago
Exceptionally low water levels have exposed parts of the historic structure near St. Peter's Basilica.

New York Times - 1 day 11 hours ago
A tourist at the parched bed of Lac des Brenets on the France-Switzerland border on Tuesday.

The Independent - 1 day 11 hours ago
Famed oceanographer Sylvia Earle warns that humanity is perilously close to tipping in the wrong direction' when it comes to our seascape but, she tells Julia Musto , we can still save the deep ocean with exploration...

Retraction Watch - 1 day 11 hours ago
Earlier this week, Retraction Watch reported on a Princeton student's decision to retract her own paper from an engineering journal due to "significant methodological errors." The student, Rishika Porandla, now tells us she never conducted the experiments described in the study. "The beam experiment described in the paper was a proposed experimental workflow with associated … Continue reading Princeton student says she did not conduct the experiments described in her now-retracted...

New York Times - 1 day 11 hours ago
Rachel Rothschild, a law professor at the University of Michigan, whose emails were being sought in the lawsuit against the school.

New York Times - 1 day 12 hours ago
The NASA astronaut Michael Fincke last month at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Smithsonian - 1 day 13 hours ago
The dolphin-like marine mammals returned to San Francisco Bay in 2008 after a decades-long absence from the area. Scientists took the rare opportunity to closely observe their behavior, and what they uncovered might help at-risk porpoise populations...

The Conversation - 1 day 13 hours ago
Interstellar maps can help scientists find patterns that tell them about fundamental chemical processes in the cosmos.

The Conversation - 1 day 13 hours ago
Alcohol abstinence alters brain activity in ways that may drive someone with alcohol use disorder to relapse.

Mother Jones - 1 day 14 hours ago
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Matthew LaPlante doesn't have to go to a lab to see his research in action. On some mornings, he can just look out his own window in the mountains high above Salt Lake City. After a warm night when the temperature […]...

Wired - 1 day 17 hours ago
A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It's far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines.

Last Word On Nothing - 1 day 18 hours ago
The first part of knowledge is often identifying, categorizing, and naming things. Humans are great at categorizing. But insistence on categories can be pathological, as with gender essentialism. The post Categorically Yes … and No appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

Australian Geographic - 1 day 19 hours ago
Going into the field for a story, AG's writers and photographers know to expect the unexpected. Rarely does everything go to plan and that can be a good thing, leading to memorable stories. But for Western Australia-based journalist Fleur Bainger, on assignment in Exmouth for Ningaloo's nursery , things began to unravel before she'd even arrived. And from there, it still wasn't smooth sailing. The post Notes from the field: Wherever the wind blows appeared first on Australian Geographic...

GeekSpin - 2 days 1 hour ago
For centuries, stories of the Nephilim mysterious giants mentioned in the Bible have fueled speculation about whether they were based on real beings. Now, an extraordinary discovery beneath the ocean is adding a surprising new twist to the debate: ancient human remains linked to an extinct human group have scientists and researchers asking […] Read the original article here: Ancient human bones found in ocean revive biblical giant debate...

Nature - 2 days 2 hours ago
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Nature - 2 days 2 hours ago
Largest study of its kind finds that neighbourhoods with a rise in the number of undocumented migrants did not show a rise in violent crime rates.

Nature - 2 days 2 hours ago
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