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An Engineer Says He’s Found a Way to Overcome Earth’s Gravity
This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.
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A Stunning New AI Has Supposedly Achieved Sentience
But just how self-aware is the tool we call Claude 3 Opus?
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Scientists Make Breakthrough in Warping Time at Smallest Scale Ever
Scientists were able to measure time dilation at a distance of just a millimeter, about the width of a pencil tip.
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Astrophysicist claims he has cracked the code for time travel
After years of research, Professor Mallett claims to have finally developed the revolutionary equation for time travel.
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Paradox-Free Time Travel is Mathematically Possible: Study | Sci.News
Time travel with free will is logically possible in our Universe without any paradox, according to new research from the University of Queensland.
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Top-secret X-37B space plane will execute 'never-before-seen maneuvers' on its descent to Earth | Live Science
Although it isn't clear what the X-37B is used for, its new maneuver would help it to evade detection and perform undetected low-passes over Earth.
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Starship vs. Saturn V: What's the Difference?
Discover the key differences between SpaceX's Starship and NASA's Saturn V, including design, purpose, and technological advancements.
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We FINALLY Understand Why Tardigrades Refuse to Die - YouTube
We've know tardigrades are tough, but new research finally tells us how they do it. Thanks to our sponsor - Doro! Check out the Doro S100 on sale now. Enjoy...
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Scientists Just Spotted Evidence of ‘Negative Time’
But don’t dust off the DeLorean quite yet.
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A quantum experiment suggests there’s no such thing as objective reality | MIT Technology Review
Back in 1961, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist Eugene Wigner outlined a thought experiment that demonstrated one of the lesser-known paradoxes of quantum mechanics. The experiment shows how the strange nature of the universe allows two observers—say,
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New Support for Alternative Quantum View | Quanta Magazine
An experiment claims to have invalidated a decades-old criticism against pilot-wave theory, an alternative formulation of quantum mechanics that eliminates the…
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New 'impossible' discovery could make computers 400 times faster
Researchers have created one-way superconductivity, paving the way for superconductors to supersede semiconductors in electronics.
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What are wormholes? An astrophysicist explains these shortcuts through space-time
An astrophysicist explains what wormholes are and how these theoretical space-time tunnels have popped up in the solutions to some equations.
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Scientists are using quantum squeezing to push the limits of their sensors | MIT Technology Review
Physicists are engineering where uncertainty shows up in quantum systems, which has applications for detecting gravitational waves, and potentially more mainstream uses, including quantum computers, navigation, and microscopy.
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Quantum tunnels allow particles to break the light-speed barrier - Earth.com
In the fascinating realm of quantum physics, particles seem to defy the laws of classical mechanics. One such area is quantum tunneling.
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Graviton: We've glimpsed something that behaves like a particle of gravity | New Scientist
Gravitons, the particles thought to carry gravity, have never been seen in space – but something very similar has been detected in a semiconductor
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Octopuses rewire their brains to adapt to climate | Popular Science
Two-spot octopuses adapt to seasonal shifts in temperature by producing different neural proteins. They accomplish this by editing their RNA.
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Chip that entangles four photons opens up possibility of inviolable quantum encryption
Unlike classical encryption, which relies on mathematical algorithms, quantum encryption assures security based on physical principles. Detection of espionage or interference is guaranteed by unavoidable alteration of the ...
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'Remarkable' Mathematical Proof Describes How to Solve Seemingly Impossible Computing Problem
You enter a cave. At the end of a dark corridor, you encounter a pair of sealed chambers. Inside each chamber is an all-knowing wizard. The prophecy says
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A New Supercomputer Will Operate at Speeds 1,000 Times Faster Than the Fastest Modern Computer
Once online in 2030, it will make current speeds feel like dial-up.
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Real-Life Tractor Beam Tech Could Revolutionize Medicine
Scientists have taken steps toward building a real-life tractor beam, promising less invasive medical procedures and transforming healthcare.
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New Hidden 'Edge State' May Lead to Practically Infinite Energy
Scientists found quantum edge states in ultracold sodium atoms, possibly leading to highly efficient energy systems with minimal loss.
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A Super Harvest Blood Moon and Partial Lunar Eclipse Are Coming Tuesday - CNET
Get ready: Just in time to kick off the spooky season, the moon will be bigger, brighter and tinged red.
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This is a wonderful answer for this question - Art Of Mathematics
Home -> Solved problems -> e^pi or pi^e (mathrm{e}^{pi}>pi^{mathrm{e}};;;or;;;mathrm{e^{pi } < pi ^ { mathrm { e } }}) Solution Let's solve the
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Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought 'impossible' | Live Science
Scientists have observed an unexpected new behavior in a superconducting material. If physicists can figure out the cause, it could help them to find room-temperature superconductors.
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Chip that entangles four photons opens up possibility of inviolable quantum encryption
Unlike classical encryption, which relies on mathematical algorithms, quantum encryption assures security based on physical principles. Detection of espionage or interference is guaranteed by unavoidable alteration of the ...
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William Henry Pickering: The Great Celestial Observer
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a brilliant Bostonian astronomer who gave people a close view of the solar system.
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Scientists create weird 'time crystal' from atoms inflated to be hundreds of times bigger than normal | Live Science
By blowing atoms up to several hundred times their size, researchers have been able to make another type of oddly-behaving time crystal.
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Why Almost Everyone Gets the Monty Hall Probability Puzzle Wrong | Scientific American
How to finally wrap your mind around the uniquely counterintuitive Monty Hall dilemma
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Longstanding physics mystery may soon be solved, thanks to Einstein and quantum computing | Live Science
The nature of quantum entanglement remains an outstanding problem in physics. But Albert Einstein's theories, along with insights from quantum computing, could finally put the mystery to rest.
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Star Trek's Science Advisor On How Starfleet Quietly Fixed Relativity
Could warp drive actually work? According to Dr. Erin Macdonald, Star Trek's science advisor, the answer is yes. But a recent moment in 'Discovery' Season 5 finally fixed an old Star Trek problem.
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SpaceX’s Starship may mess up the lunar surface | Popular Science
A Starship landing on the moon could contaminate nearby ice.
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Apple could allow audio chat with no cell or WiFi needed
Apple is developing technology that would allow any number of willing people in close proximity to start an audio chat, using only an iPhone and a headset like AirPods, with no WiFi or cell service needed.
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World's largest nuclear fusion reactor is finally completed. But it won't run for another 15 years. | Live Science
ITER, a $28 billion fusion reactor in France, has finally had its last magnetic coil installed. But the reactor itself won't fire up fully until 2039 at the earliest.
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Shattered Russian satellite forces ISS astronauts to take shelter in stricken Starliner capsule | Live Science
ISS astronauts, including the stranded Butch Willmore and Sunni Williams, have sought refuge inside their docked spacecraft after the Resurs-P1 satellite splintered apart in orbit.
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NASA predicts 'once-in-a-lifetime event' this summer – 5 things you need to know
NASA scientists say an impending nova event this summer will be so bright that it can be seen from Earth with the naked eye. "It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event," NASA said.
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The 1st 'major lunar standstill' in more than 18 years is about to occur. Here's how to see it. | Live Science
A major lunar standstill is about to occur. The phenomenon happens every 18.6 years when the moon rises and sets at its most extreme points on the horizon, while also climbing to its highest and lowest point in the sky.
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SpaceX reveals new sleek spacesuits ahead of upcoming historic mission | Popular Science
The Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits will be worn during the Polaris Dawn spacewalk and feature HUD visor displays.
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Capacitor Breakthrough: 19-Fold Increase in Energy Storage Potential
The latest advancement in capacitor technology offers a 19-fold increase in energy storage, potentially revolutionizing power sources for EVs and devices.
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Tweak to Schrödinger's cat equation could unite Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics, study hints | Live Science
Physicists have proposed modifications to the infamous Schrödinger's cat paradox that could help explain why quantum particles can exist in more than one state simultaneously, while large objects (like the universe) seemingly cannot.
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A Paradigm Shift in RAM Is About to Make Computing Unstoppable
Scientists unlocked the secret to blazing-fast memory.
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North American P-51 Mustang | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
The P-51 Mustang was a long-range fighter that could escort heavy bombers to Berlin and back. The Museum's P-51 has the markings of the Tuskegee "Red Tails."
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'Light Speed' Electrons Discovered Moving in 4 Dimensions For The First Time : ScienceAlert
An elusive behavior of electrons has finally been isolated from more mundane electron activity in a real-world material.
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Billions of cicadas are about to emerge, creating a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle
Two large broods of cicadas in the Midwest and southeastern U.S. are set to surface simultaneously—something that hasn't happened in over 200 years.
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See the X-59, NASA's new supersonic jet
NASA’s new supersonic jet, the X-59, goes so fast it can’t have a windshield. Here’s how pilots will fly it.
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How the SR-71 Was Retired for Good (Even Though It Was the Fastest Plane Ever)
X It could cross continents in just a few hours, and at 80,000 feet, the Blackbird could survey 100,000 square miles of the ground below per hour. No other U.S. Air Force aircraft could fly faster or higher than the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird,” and on its
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Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of ‘Second Sound’
Here’s visible proof for the first time ever.
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Time is "elastic": Why time passes faster atop a mountain than at sea level - Big Think
The idea of 'absolute time' is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.
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Quantum batteries could charge by breaking our understanding of time
Causality is key to our experience of reality: dropping a glass, for example, causes it to smash, so it can’t smash before it’s dropped. But scientists have now demonstrated how that understanding of time can be violated to charge a quantum battery.
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One of the brightest stars in the sky will 'blink out' on Dec. 12. Here's how to watch. | Live Science
Betelgeuse, the most famous red supergiant star and one of the sky's brightest, will disappear for up to 12 seconds during an ultra-rare occultation by asteroid 319 Leona.
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Newly discovered comet visible in night sky this weekend
A comet called Nishimura discovered just a month ago could be visible to the naked eye this weekend, offering stargazers a once-in-a-437-year chance to observe the celestial visitor.
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Yes, You Can Control Your Dreams: The Strange Science of Lucid Dreaming | Discover Magazine
Once dismissed as a new age fad, lucid dreaming has gained attention as a possible performance enhancer and therapeutic tool.
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NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour Will Stand Tall Once More
The trusty old Shuttle is being made into a museum display, and it'll be the first time the 20-story spacecraft is fully stacked outside of a NASA facility.
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Have Scientists Solved Stephen Hawking's Black Hole Paradox?
Scientists say they solved the Hawking information paradox, which states that information can neither be emitted from a black hole or preserved inside forever.
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Entangled quantum circuits further disprove Einstein's concept of local causality
A group of researchers led by Andreas Wallraff, Professor of Solid State Physics at ETH Zurich, has performed a loophole-free Bell test to disprove the concept of "local causality" formulated by Albert Einstein in response to quantum mechanics.
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Google Quantum AI braids non-Abelian anyons for the first time
Our intuition tells us that it should be impossible to see whether two identical objects have been swapped back and forth, and for all particles observed to date, that has been the case. Until now.
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Scientists Actually Built a Working Tractor Beam: How It Works
Scientists built a working tractor beam—the first example of one that pulls objects visible to the naked eye. That's a huge deal.
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Scientists believe they have discovered a portal to the Fifth Dimension
In a new study, scientists say that a particle that links to a fifth dimension can explain dark matter. (The previous article has been up...
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Voyager 2 Gets a Life-Extending Power Boost in Deep Space | WIRED
The NASA team hopes the iconic spacecraft and its twin can continue taking data beyond the solar system past their 50th birthdays.
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How a Tardigrade "Micro Animal" Became Quantum Entangled with Superconducting Qubit | Discover Magazine
Physicists have extended the conditions in which life can exist further than ever before.
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First Demonstration of Energy Teleportation | Discover Magazine
It's not just information that can move from one point in the universe to another, without passing through the space in between.
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Reflection Questions - As assigned in Nature's Prose, Spring 2012 - by Heather Heying
Eleven years ago, I taught Nature’s Prose, a full-time academic program for first-year college students. Field trips, curricular activities, and readings were diverse and unusual, and assignments included five sets of “Reflection Questions” on which, every second Thursday, I asked students to think and write.
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This goofy-looking fish was found 27,000 feet deep | Popular Science
'We have spent over 15 years researching these deep snailfish; there is so much more to them than simply the depth.'
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Brain Activity Decoder Can Reveal Stories in People’s Minds - UT News
News, stories, and opinions on science, technology, health, education, business, policy, campus life, and more from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Watch a rocket-powered spaceplane fly for the first time
After flying for the first time on March 29, Dawn Aerospace’s rocket-powered spaceplane, the Mk-II Aurora, flew again the very next day.
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Alignment of galaxies millions of light years away supports general relativity
Scientists from research institutions including Kyoto University have confirmed that the intrinsic alignments of galaxies have characteristics that allow it to be a powerful probe of dark matter and dark energy on a cosmological scale.
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What is the double-slit experiment, and why is it so important?
The double-slit experiment is one of the most important demonstrations in quantum physics, and it completely upends what we thought we knew about reality.
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Radical NASA Propulsion Concept Could Reach Interstellar Space in Under 5 Years : ScienceAlert
A newly proposed propulsion system could theoretically beam a heavy spacecraft to outside the confines of our Solar System in less than 5 years – a feat that took the historic Voyager 1 probe 35 years to achieve.
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Leonardo da Vinci Was Jewish - Tablet Magazine
Italian historian Carlo Vecce set out to debunk rumors of da Vinci’s foreign origins, but a newly discovered document changed his mind
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How to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus at the same time
A rare planetary alignment has arrived, and all you have to do to enjoy it is to know where and when to look.
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Scientists find secret ingredient in da Vinci paintings
It was originally believed to have been from contamination, but researchers now say it was intentional.
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‘First To the Moon’: Documentary Commemorates Apollo 8, First Flight to Leave Earth Orbit – PJ Media
Apollo 11 was the epitome of a world-defining event. Everybody who was alive in 1969 remembers Neil Armstrong saying, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Similarly, the ne...
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How a magician-mathematician revealed a casino loophole - BBC Future
When a gang of gambling cheats sussed out how to beat the house, they inadvertently highlighted a loophole from a shuffled deck. It took a magician-turned-mathematician to reveal how.
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Salicylates and Pandemic Influenza Mortality, 1918–1919 Pharmacology, Pathology, and Historic Evidence
Abstract. The high case-fatality rate—especially among young adults—during the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic is incompletely understood. Although late deaths sho
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Precise characterization of a corridor-shaped structure in Khufu’s Pyramid by observation of cosmic-ray muons - Nature Communications
Khufu’s Pyramid is one of the largest archaeological monuments in the world, and still contains unexplored voids. Here, the authors use cosmic-ray muon radiography in multiple positions to precisely characterize one of these inner structures called the
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NASA Releases Stunning 4K Video of Apollo 13 Views of the Moon, Ending All Conspiracy Theories - news.scienceclub
NASA has developed a stunning view of the Moon using data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and combined with the views recorded by Apollo 1
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Here's What We Know About Lockheed Martin's Mysterious SR-72
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane.
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Scientists Actually Built a Working Tractor Beam: How It Works
Scientists built a working tractor beam—the first example of one that pulls objects visible to the naked eye. That's a huge deal.
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Scientists discover anti-aging gene that rewinds heart age by 10 years
Researchers from England and Italy have discovered an anti-aging gene in a population of centenarians that can halt decay in heart function and rewind the heart's biological age.
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Nuclear reactor mystery solved, with no need for new particles | Science | AAAS
One piece of evidence for weird sterile neutrinos evaporates
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How the Slowest Computer Programs Illuminate Math’s Fundamental Limits | Quanta Magazine
The goal of the “busy beaver” game is to find the longest-running computer program. Its pursuit has surprising connections to some of the most profound…
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Video Shows Human Brain Cells in Dish Teaching Themselves to Play a Videogame
In Scientists were, for the first time, able to show that 800,000 living brain cells trapped in a petri dish can be taught how to play the videogame Pong.
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The paradox of light goes beyond wave-particle duality - Big Think
Einstein helped us understand the dual nature of light, which can act as both a particle and a wave. But, light continues to perplex us.
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Invisibility shield: A UK-based company designs invisibility shields that you can buy today
Invisibility shields were an internet rage a few years ago. Now, they are a reality that you can get your hands on.
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A Physicist Came Up With Math That Shows 'Paradox-Free' Time Travel Is Plausible : ScienceAlert
No one has yet managed to travel through time – at least to our knowledge – but the question of whether or not such a feat would be theoretically possible continues to fascinate scientists.
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Man Cut His Helicopter Engines Midair to Prove Neil deGrasse Tyson Wrong
A YouTuber decided to show that a helicopter can land safely when the engine is switched off, contrary to what Neil deGrasse Tyson suggests.
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Scientists Found Something Extraordinary In A Hole On Their Way To The Center Of The Earth
Working across three decades, Soviet scientists dug the deepest hole on planet Earth. But tens of thousands of feet down, they stumbled across some unusual things...
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Why the [expletive] can’t we travel back in time? | Ars Technica
If the inability to time travel were a fundamental part of our Universe, you’d expect equally fundamental physics behind that rule.
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Kids are fast learners—this mechanism could be why | Popular Science
Differences in GABA concentrations can tell scientists more about why young learners have an advantage.
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New brain implants ‘read’ words directly from people’s thoughts
In the lab, brain implants can translate internal speech into external signals, technology that could help people who are unable to speak or type.
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This is Huge: Scientists Successfully 'Warp' Time In The Lab, Based On Einstein's Theory
Recently, scientists were able to "warp" time on the smallest scale ever. Time may be warped in the presence of high gravitational fields/high speeds,
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The General Relativity Rabbit Hole: Unraveling Space, Time and the Fourth Dimension - CNET
Parsing Albert Einstein's theory of our universe -- an idea that's utterly mind-bending, yet seemingly shatterproof.
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Scientists Fed the Fibonacci Sequence Into a Quantum Computer and Something Strange Happened
By shooting a laser pulse imitating the Fibonacci Sequence into qubits, physicists created a new phase of matter far better at maintaing a quantum state.
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Quantum Experiment Breaks Reality By Seeing Two Versions Of Reality Existing At The Same Time - Blog The Space Academy
We are aware of how skewed our perception of reality is. How we see the world is shaped by our senses, our societies, and our knowledge.
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A total lunar eclipse is expected to occur next week
The total eclipse will take place on Nov. 8 of this year, NASA says.
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How can you see Jupiter tonight?
Jupiter will come within its closest point of Earth in nearly sixty years today, giving an excellent opportunity for amateur stargazers to see the largest planet in the solar system.
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Einstein's Mind-Bending Theory of Relativity Passes Yet Another Huge Test - CNET
A satellite has conducted the "most precise test" on a cornerstone of the physicist's famous theory.
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Medieval mass burial shows centuries-earlier origin of Ashkenazi genetic bottleneck
In 2004, construction workers in Norwich, U.K., unearthed human skeletal remains that led to a historical mystery—at least 17 bodies at the bottom of a medieval well. Using archaeological records, historical documents, and ancient DNA, British researchers
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Danish Physicist Lene Hau was Able to Slow Down the Speed of Light to 38 mph and was Eventually Able to Manipulate it
The speed of light is a universal physical constant that is vital in several aspects of physics. Light travels at a constant and finite speed of 186,000
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The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End | Quanta Magazine
In a landmark series of calculations, physicists have proved that black holes can shed information.
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Loch Ness Monster Existence 'Plausible' After Incredible Discovery
A dig has unearthed evidence that might make the existence of the mythical creature seem less farfetched
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An Antimatter Experiment Shows Surprises Near Absolute Zero | WIRED
An experiment conducted on hybrid matter-antimatter atoms has defied researchers’ expectations.
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Scientists Convert Pure Energy Into Matter And Antimatter, Creating New Physics - Siamtoo
Recent research published in Physical Review Letters proves that matter and antimatter can be created from energy, specifically light particles (photons). Thus, it provides a magnificently physical illustration of the world’s most famous equation: E=mc2.
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Physicists: We Are On The Verge Of Discovering Fifth Dimension And It Will Change Everything We Know About Physics - Sia
Scientists are sometimes questioned if they conduct fresh experiments in the lab or continue to repeat previous ones for which they have certain outcomes. While most scientists undertake the former, scientific advancement also relies on conducting the lat
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NASA Woke Up Voyager 1 From 13 Billion Miles Away, And The Spacecraft Actually Signalled Back - Siamtoo
Have you ever tried starting a car that’s been sitting unused for a couple of decades? There’s no guarantee that will even respond, let alone actually start up. That makes the feat NASA achieved just a few days ago even more impressive. The space agency c
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Strange new phase of matter created in quantum computer acts like it has two time dimensions
By shining a laser pulse sequence inspired by the Fibonacci numbers at atoms inside a quantum computer, physicists have created a remarkable, never-before-seen phase of matter. The phase has the benefits of two time dimensions despite there still being on
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Brain practices new tasks while people sleep, study finds | Brown University
A new study associated with the BrainGate consortium offered significant clues about how humans learn and form long-term memories; the findings could provide insights for developers of assistive tools for people with paralysis.
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Physicists prove the existence of two-dimensional particles called 'anyons’
This year, physicists gave us an early view of a third kingdom of quasiparticles that only arise in two dimensions.
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Paradox-free time travel is 'logically' possible, say physicists - Big Think
Grandfathers, take heart. You'll survive the paradox that's been gunning for you since the 1930s.
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How to understand Einstein's equation for general relativity - Big Think
Mathematically, it is a monster, but we can understand it in plain English.
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Einstein proved right by flying clocks around the world - Big Think
Time isn't the same for everyone, even on Earth. Flying around the world gave Einstein the ultimate test. No one is immune from relativity.
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Most complete baby mammoth in North America is FOUND | Daily Mail Online
The calf, named 'Nun cho ga', meaning 'big baby animal' in the Hän language, was frozen in permafrost, resulting in its remains being mummified. Experts found it is a female.
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The world’s largest bacteria is visible to the naked eye
Researchers have discovered the biggest bacteria known to science. T. magnifica is 50 times bigger than the next-biggest known bacteria.
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40 Mandela Effect Examples - What Is The Mandela Effect Definition
This list of mandela effect examples will blow your mind. Here's everything you need to know about the Mandela Effect, false memory (and the concept that we might be living in a parallel universe).
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Alien Antimatter Crashes into Earth
It came from outer space. And it was tiny.
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Leonardo da Vinci could visually flip between dimensions, neuroscientist claims - Big Think
A neuroscientist argues that da Vinci shared a disorder with Picasso and Rembrandt.
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Total lunar eclipse: How to watch Sunday's rare "super flower blood moon" - CBS News
A spectacular full moon is fast approaching. Here's everything you need to know to see it.
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Proof of Solar Thermal Propulsion: The Key to Interstellar Travel
Engineers are prototyping a rocket design that could unlock interstellar travel. The plan: Use heat from the sun (and not combustion) to power a rocket engine.
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DARPA Funded Scientists Accidently Discover World's First 'WARP BUBBLE' And Open The Door To Travel Faster Than Light
DARPA Funded Scientists Accidently Discover World's First 'WARP BUBBLE' And Opens The Door To Travel Faster Than Light Casimir cavity
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NASA Just Saw Something Come Out Of A Black Hole For The First Time Ever
NASA Just Saw Something Come Out Of A Black Hole For The First Time Ever
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Yale scientists restore cellular function in 32 dead pig brains
Researchers hope the technology will further our understanding of the brain, but lawmakers may not be ready for the ethical challenges.
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Jupiter Is Only Planet in our Solar System That Doesn’t Orbit the Sun
Forget What You heard, Jupiter Doesn’t Orbit The Sun. Jupiter Forget What You heard, Jupiter is so massive that it does not orbit the Sun.
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NASA Pluto Photographs
PlutoAlthough Pluto is no longer considered as a full size planet within our planetary system, it still holds a special place in the solar system. The ninth ...
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‘Morning Star’ Venus to Shine Its Brightest From Wednesday Morn—With Mars, Mercury, Moon, and More in February
This particular week in February coincides with the rise of the “morning star,” like a diamond in the ...
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This is why physicists suspect the Multiverse very likely exists - Big Think
A wild, compelling idea without a direct, practical test, the Multiverse is highly controversial. But its supporting pillars sure are stable.
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A 107-year-old Einstein theory on the origin of the universe may be right
As the instruments used for GW astronomy become more sophisticated, the ability to detect more events (and learn more from them) will only increase.
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Look at This Picture of a Single Atom | What Do Atoms Look Like?
This award-winning photo shows a single atom floating in an electric field—and you can see it with the naked eye if you really look hard.
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Scientists glimpse Titan's startling terrain for the first time
Titan's landscape may be chemically different to Earth's, but the same processes could have shaped them both.
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Rotating Black Holes Could Make Hyperspace Travel Finally Within Reach
One of the most cherished science fiction scenarios is using a black hole as a portal to another dimension or time or universe. That fantasy may be closer to reality than previously imagined.
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Goldfish taught to drive on land for Israeli animal behavior study : NPR
An experiment involving a robotic tank on wheels and six trained goldfish may offer insights into animals' ability to navigate unfamiliar environments.
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Astronomers Witness a Dying Star Reach Its Explosive End – W. M. Keck Observatory
The Keck Observatory telescopes on Maunakea in Hawaii, are the world’s largest optical and infrared telescopes. Keck Observatory's vision is to advance the frontiers of astronomy and share our discoveries with the world.
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A dinosaur embryo has been found inside a fossilized egg. Here's what that means. - CBS News
The egg was acquired in 2000, but put in storage. It was later identified as a dinosaur egg, and an embryo was found hidden within it.
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Astrophotographer snaps his 'clearest ever photo of the SUN' | Daily Mail Online
Andrew McCarthy, an astrophotographer from Arizona, layered 150,000 individual pictures of the glowing ball of fire to convey the intricate stunning detail of the solar system's largest star.
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Living robots can now reproduce using artificial intelligence
Using artificial intelligence, the xenobots were able to replicate themselves using a process not seen in humans or any other animals.
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Here’s how and when to watch longest lunar eclipse in 580 years
Mark your calendars, the Beaver Moon eclipse is a must-see — and it's the longest of the century!
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How Brains Understand Language: Part 1 of 2. | by John Ball | Pat Inc | Oct, 2021 | Medium
Computers have revolutionized the world with continuous improvements since the 1950s, but they haven’t worked well on biologically-based problems like vision, animal-like movement control and…
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Are strange space signals in Antarctica evidence of a parallel univer
Odd detections at the South Pole have so far defied explanation, inviting theories beyond conventional physics.
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Warp Drive: Scientists Say a Physical Warp Drive Is Now Possible
For the first time, scientists have introduced a physical model for warp drive. That means humans are one step closer to traveling at faster-than-light speeds.
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Apollo 14: ‘A Wild Place Up Here’
Apollo 14 was the eighth crewed Apollo mission and the third to land on the Moon. On January 31, 1971, Apollo 14 launched from Kennedy Space Center with a cr...
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Object that whizzed by Earth probably came from alien world, Harvard professor asserts - CBS News
Harvard's Avi Loeb says object that whizzed by Earth in 2017 was probably debris from an advanced alien technology – space junk from many light years away.
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Long-distance quantum teleportation is now possible, meaning quantum internet
A collaborative team of scientists have now successfully teleported qubits across almost 14 miles of fiber optic cables, and internet will never be the same.
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Jupiter & Saturn Conjunction: What to Know About the Rare December Alignment - Thrillist
Jupiter and Saturn will have a great conjunction in December, appearing as a double planet in the sky.
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Arecibo Observatory to Close Its Giant Eye on the Sky - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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Watch SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to the ISS Saturday | Live Science
NASA and SpaceX are all set to launch a full crew into space tomorrow (Nov. 14) from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This will be the first operational crew mission leaving U.S. soil, since the final space shuttle launch in July 2011.
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”Spacetime is Emerging from Some Deeper Reality” --Stephen Hawking's Paradox | The Daily Galaxy
In has been said that Newton gave us answers; Stephen Hawking gave us questions. A trio of scientists are one step closer to resolving the black-hole information paradox, one of the most intriguing physics mysteries of our time. “Spacetime
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Assessing The Habitability of Planets Around Old Red Dwarfs
A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope gives new insight into an important question: how habitable are planets that orbit the most common type of stars in the Galaxy? The target of the new study, as reported in our press release, is Barnard's Star, which is one of the closest stars to Earth at a distance of just 6 light years.
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In Clouds on Venus, New Potential for Microbial Life
Astronomers have detected a chemical in Venus’ atmosphere that signifies life on Earth. Could it mean the same on Venus?
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Breakthrough extends quantum state stability by 10,000 times
Scientists in Chicago have developed a way to keep quantum states operating for longer periods of time -- a breakthrough that could accelerate the development of quantum communication, computing and sensing.
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Best way to see Comet NEOWISE in the night sky - Los Angeles Times
Get out this week and look up to see Comet NEOWISE, the most spectacular comet in decades.
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Watch An F-35 Go Into Beast Mode
The video leak comes hot on the heels of another air show teaser clip.
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Former Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison Schmitt on privatization of space exploration | Fox News Video
Harrison Schmitt, second to last man to walk on the moon, joins Neil Cavuto on 'Your World.'
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Atomic bonds forming and breaking captured on video for the first time
Atoms are known for forming bonds and breaking apart, but because this happens on such a tiny scale, it’s difficult to study and record. Now, researchers have managed to capture atoms forming and breaking bonds on video for the first time.
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Space Images | Curiosity's 1.8-Billion-Pixel Panorama
NASAs Curiosity rover captured its highest-resolution panorama of the Martian surface between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1, 2019.
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Ant Nebula | Flickr
From ground-based telescopes, the so-called "ant nebula" (Menzel 3, or Mz 3) resembles the head and thorax of a garden-variety ant.
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Huge red star might explode soon and next few weeks are critical - CNET
Betelgeuse has been very volatile lately, and astronomers are watching to determine if it's terminal or just going through a phase.
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Scientists Are Starting to Take Warp Drives Seriously, Especially One Specific Concept
It's hard living in a relativistic Universe, where even the nearest stars are so far away and the speed of light is absolute. It is little wonder then why science fiction franchises routinely employ…