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Ancient climate change gives scientists vital clues as to how our society could adapt today

Just as there are those who still believe the Earth is flat, there are those who refuse to acknowledge that climate change is real and that it will harm our modern society. But a new study of ancient climate change offers even more proof that we had better prepare for negative effects.

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Discovery of carbon-storing molecules in a distant interstellar cloud may shed light on how our own solar system formed

A team led by researchers at MIT has discovered that a distant interstellar cloud contains an abundance of pyrene, a type of large, carbon-containing molecule known as a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH).

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Did the early cosmos balloon in size? A mirror universe going backwards in time may be a simpler explanation

We live in a golden age for learning about the universe. Our most powerful telescopes have revealed that the cosmos is surprisingly simple on the largest visible scales. Likewise, our most powerful “microscope,” the Large Hadron Collider, has found no deviations from known physics on the tiniest scales.

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Blasts from the past: New insights from old space storms

On 4 August 1972, a burst of solar plasma rocked Earth’s magnetic field after hurtling through space for about 14.6 hours—the fastest sun-to-Earth plasma journey ever recorded. The resulting space storm, one of several that occurred from 2 to 11 August, triggered widespread disturbances to electrical and communication grids and likely caused accidental detonations of […]

Life can maintain a habitable environment in hostile conditions, research suggests

Everybody knows that for life to thrive on any world, you need water, warmth, and something to eat. It’s like a habitability mantra. But, what other factors affect habitability? What if you relaxed the conditions conducive to life? Would it still exist? If so, what would it be?

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Astronomers take a close look at a dandelion-shaped supernova and zombie star

In 1181, a new star shone near the Cassiopeia constellation for six months before disappearing. This event, recorded as a “guest star” by Chinese and Japanese observers almost a millennium ago, has puzzled astronomers for centuries. It is one of a few supernovae to be documented before the invention of telescopes. In addition, it remained […]

Room-temperature nonreciprocal Hall effect could heat up future technology development

An old physical phenomenon known as the Hall effect has revealed some new tricks, according to a team co-led by researchers at Penn State and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). They have reported their findings, which they said have potential implications for understanding the fundamental physics of quantum materials and developing applied technologies such […]

Fringe photometric stereo method improves speed and accuracy of 3D surface measurements

Researchers have developed a faster and more accurate method for acquiring and reconstructing high-quality 3D surface measurements. The approach could greatly improve the speed and accuracy of surface measurements used for industrial inspection, medical applications, robotic vision and more.

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Successful experiment paves the way for discovery of a new element

The search for new elements comes from the dream of finding a variant that is sufficiently stable to be long-lived and not prone to immediate decay. There is a theory in nuclear physics about an island of stability of superheavy elements. This is a potential zone in the upper part of the periodic table of […]

Superconductivity researchers solve the mystery of Fermi arcs

High-temperature superconductivity is one of the great mysteries of modern physics: Some materials conduct electrical current without any resistance—but only at very low temperatures. Finding a material that remains superconducting even at room temperature would spark a technological revolution. People all over the world are therefore working on a better, more comprehensive understanding of such […]

Huge metallic mass under the Moon’s surface has scientists scratching their heads

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Astronomers at Baylor University have just found something on the Moon’s largest crater that has left them confused and wondering how exactly it got there in the first place.

According to Futurism.com:

“A team of astronomers found a ‘large excess of mass’ under the Moon’s largest crater, the Aitken basin […]

Investigators from Portugal studied ‘angel hair’ that fell following UFO sightings

A mysterious substance called angel hair has been seen falling from the sky around the world and is often associated with UFO or apparition sightings. We previously took a closer look at the folklore and how the strands of disappearing material seemed to evaporate when touched along with some conspiracy theories and explanations for […]

Video: Man rams Mass. police cruiser repeatedly, nearly strikes officer before fleeing

“You almost just hit me with the car, dude!” a Weymouth officer says as the suspect, who appeared agitated, suddenly reversed out of a parking spot

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Ga. sheriff’s office piloting robot patrol program at jail to enhance security

Standing nearly six feet tall, the robots act as a visible deterrent, equipped with cameras, night vision and two-way audio, the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office said

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Weather clears for SpaceX Crew-8 to head home to Florida

The four members of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission climbed on board the Crew Dragon Endeavour on Wednesday to prepare for their return trip to Earth from the International Space Station targeting a splashdown early Friday off the coast of Florida.

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