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Science Made Simple: What Are Neutron Stars?
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Science Made Simple: What Are Neutron Stars?

A neutron star begins its life as a star between about 7 and 20 times the mass of the sun. When this type of star runs out of fuel, it…

31 December 2021 · 4 min read

These Were the DC Public Library’s Most Popular Books in 2021
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These Were the DC Public Library’s Most Popular Books in 2021

Image by Chinnapong via iStock/Getty Images Plus. Hot vax summer never really took off, so what did people in DC do instead? They read books, apparently! The DC Public Library’s…

23 December 2021 · 6 min read

Lauren Grabois Fischer and Baskal Korkis Launch Today’s Best Selling How-To-Guide Books
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Lauren Grabois Fischer and Baskal Korkis Launch Today’s Best Selling How-To-Guide Books

Written in partnership with Thomas Herd, founder of T1 Advertising. The prevailing zeitgeist in contemporary literature has gravitated more and more towards inspirational practical reads. Specifically, today’s new best sellers…

20 December 2021 · 2 min read

110 years later, a book has finally been returned to Boise library
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110 years later, a book has finally been returned to Boise library

By Sara Smart, CNN About 110 years ago, a book was checked out from a Boise, Idaho library, and it has finally been returned. The “New Chronicles of Rebecca” was…

29 November 2021 · 2 min read

A New Mineral – From Deep Inside the Earth – Discovered in a Diamond
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A New Mineral – From Deep Inside the Earth – Discovered in a Diamond

UNLV mineralogist Oliver Tschauner and colleagues discovered a new mineral that was carried to the surface of the Earth in a diamond (pictured here). Credit: Aaron Celestian, Los Angeles County…

20 November 2021 · 3 min read

Unban books, let students read
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Unban books, let students read

Many fiction books have been banned in classrooms for decades, why? Which ones are worth reading? Books are an integral part of our society. They were the first form of…

15 November 2021 · 4 min read

Astronomers Spot a Moon-Forming Disk Around a Super-Jupiter Exoplanet
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Astronomers Spot a Moon-Forming Disk Around a Super-Jupiter Exoplanet

Recently, astronomers have been finding protoplanetary discs around certain stars.  Their discovery has helped kick off a new work in planetary formation theory.  But planets aren’t the objects that form…

6 November 2021 · 3 min read

What You Eat Affects Tumors: Diet May Slow Cancer Growth
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What You Eat Affects Tumors: Diet May Slow Cancer Growth

A new study from MIT offers an explanation for why restricting calories may slow tumor growth. Credit: Christine Daniloff, stock image A new study finds cutting off cells’ supplies of…

26 October 2021 · 6 min read

Ancient Driftwood Tracks 500 Years of Arctic Warming, Currents, and Sea Ice
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Ancient Driftwood Tracks 500 Years of Arctic Warming, Currents, and Sea Ice

Geoscientist Georgia Hole used tree rings to retrace the paths of driftwood, once frozen in sea ice, as it made its way through the Arctic. “Some of these beaches are…

25 October 2021 · 6 min read

Not Science Fiction: German Scientists Harness the Power of Photosynthesis for New Way To “Breathe”
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Not Science Fiction: German Scientists Harness the Power of Photosynthesis for New Way To “Breathe”

The injected green algae (green) sit inside the blood vessels (magenta) like a string of pearls. Credit: Özugur et al./iScience Photosynthesizing algae injected into the blood vessels of tadpoles supply…

15 October 2021 · 4 min read