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Ryugu asteroid samples indicate damage from microscopic meteoroid bombardment

Asteroids are remnants of the formation of our solar system, and while many can be found within the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, some cannot. One such object is asteroid (162173) Ryugu, a 1 km-wide near-Earth asteroid believed to have originated in the asteroid belt. However, it has since moved to […]

Observing dark matter at cosmic dawn

After almost a century of speculation, proposals and searches for dark matter, physicists now know that it currently comprises about 27% of the universe’s mass-energy, with an abundance over five times that of ordinary matter like you, oceans and exoplanets.

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Astronomers investigate the evolution of a supersoft X-ray source

Using ESA’s XMM-Newton satellite and NASA’s Chandra spacecraft, German astronomers have observed a supersoft X-ray source designated RX J0513.9−6951. Results of the observations, published on the arXiv preprint server, shed more light on the evolution of this source.

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Scientists reveal possible role of iron sulfides in creating life in terrestrial hot springs

An international team of scientists has published a study highlighting the potential role of iron sulfides in the formation of life in early Earth’s terrestrial hot springs. According to the researchers, the sulfides may have catalyzed the reduction of gaseous carbon dioxide into prebiotic organic molecules via nonenzymatic pathways.

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Light and symmetry study may offer opportunities for anti-counterfeiting

In a study at the University of Twente, researchers discovered a way to scatter light in a special, symmetrical way using nanotechnology. This shows potential for future technologies such as anti-counterfeiting.

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Researchers uncover link between quantum information theory and particle and condensed matter physics

Theoretical physicists have established a close connection between the two rapidly developing fields in theoretical physics, quantum information theory and non-invertible symmetries in particle and condensed matter theories, after proving that any non-invertible symmetry operation in theoretical physics is a quantum operation. The study was published in Physical Review Letters as an Editors’ Suggestion on […]

An unexpected delay in a standard quantum optical process generates pairs of photons

Since it was first demonstrated in the 1960s, spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) has been at the center of many quantum optics experiments that test the fundamental laws of physics in quantum mechanics, and in applications like quantum simulation, quantum cryptography, and quantum metrology.

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Higher-density storage technique could allow diamond disk to store equivalent of 2,000 Blu-ray discs

A team of engineers at the University of Science and Technology of China has developed a new way to code data onto a diamond with higher density than prior methods. In their paper published in the journal Nature Photonics, the group notes that such optical discs could hold data safely at room temperature for millions […]

Researchers use laser beams to pioneer new quantum computing breakthrough

Physicists from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have developed an innovative computing system using laser beams and everyday display technology, marking a significant leap forward in the quest for more powerful quantum computing solutions.

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‘He’s our therapy’: Wash. sheriff’s office dog gets nominated for national first responder award

“The minute Rocket hits that door… there’s smiles and joy and laughter. He’s touched all of us,” said Paula Pelka, who works at Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office

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Study suggests Neanderthals were wiped out by a common childhood ear infection

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Of all the possible ways the Neanderthals may have gone extinct, it turns out that it may have been as simple as a common childhood affliction that ultimately spelled their doom.

Illness is part of being human, no matter how much we don’t like it. It helps build up our […]

Mich. officer critically injured in off-duty hunting accident

Warren police officer Nick Kott’s wife said that a fall from a hunting blind caused a serious neck injury; she said Kott is on a ventilator and has no feeling from his neck down

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‘A new era of law enforcement’: N.Y. county formally opens LE Academy

“We look forward to many years of this great facility providing high-quality training for new recruits and correction officers,” Niagara Sheriff Michael Filicetti said

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Researchers reveal 143 new Nazca Lines of strange humanoid beings and a two-headed ‘snake’

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A team of researchers from Yamagata University, along with IBM researchers, has found 143 new Nazca Lines in Peru with the help of A.I. technology. One small geoglyph of a ‘humanoid’ was found using A.I technology alone for the first time. Among these never-before-seen formations are some strange and fascinating […]

Do descendants of the mysterious Green Children of Woolpit exist today?

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It’s a common stereotype that extraterrestrials may have green skin color, from green Martians to the Egyptian god Osiris, depicted with greenish skin. Ancient Celtic mythology often depicts the Green Man, dating back before the Roman Empire. And, in 12th century England, there is the story of the curious Green […]