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Amazing New 3D Images of Shark Intestines Show They Function Like Nikola Tesla’s Valve
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Amazing New 3D Images of Shark Intestines Show They Function Like Nikola Tesla’s Valve

A CT scan image of the spiral intestine of a Pacific spiny dogfish shark (Squalus suckleyi). The beginning of the intestine is on the left, and the end is on…

24 July 2021 · 5 min read

Arrival of Land Plants 400 Million Years Ago Changed Earth’s Climate Control System
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Arrival of Land Plants 400 Million Years Ago Changed Earth’s Climate Control System

Water collects on mosses. The first land plants were thought to be non-vascular, like mosses. Credit: Katmai Preserve NPS Photo/Russ Taylor The arrival of plants on land about 400 million…

18 July 2021 · 5 min read

Distorted Deja Vu: How the Universe Is Reflected Near Black Holes
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Distorted Deja Vu: How the Universe Is Reflected Near Black Holes

A disk of glowing gas swirls into the black hole “Gargantua” from the movie Interstellar. Because space curves around the black hole, it is possible to look round its far…

18 July 2021 · 5 min read

Increased Cell Phone Data Use Is Negatively Affecting Wi-Fi Performance
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Increased Cell Phone Data Use Is Negatively Affecting Wi-Fi Performance

Wi-Fi utilizes a spectrum that is “unlicensed,” which can be utilized by any device or network that follows FCC transmission rules. In recent years, cellular providers have also begun using…

18 July 2021 · 6 min read

Harvard-MIT Quantum Computing Breakthrough – “We Are Entering a Completely New Part of the Quantum World”
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Harvard-MIT Quantum Computing Breakthrough – “We Are Entering a Completely New Part of the Quantum World”

Team develops simulator with 256 qubits, largest of its kind ever created. A team of physicists from the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms and other universities has developed a special type…

18 July 2021 · 5 min read

The Physics Behind the Bubble Cascade That Forms in a Glass of Guinness Beer
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The Physics Behind the Bubble Cascade That Forms in a Glass of Guinness Beer

Bubble texture of Guinness beer in a pint glass, featuring the creamy taste of tiny bubbles and fascinating texture motion. Credit: Osaka University Does bubble cascade form only in a…

18 July 2021 · 4 min read

Surprising Insights Into Star Formation From Unprecedented Survey of the “Nurseries” Where Stars Are Born
census of nearly 100 galaxies in the nearby universe, showcasing their behaviors and appearances. The scientists compared ALMA data to that of the Hubble Space Telescope, shown in composite here. The survey concluded that contrary to popular scientific opinion, stellar nurseries do not all look and act the same. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Dagnello (NRAO)

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Surprising Insights Into Star Formation From Unprecedented Survey of the “Nurseries” Where Stars Are Born

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), scientists completed a census of nearly 100 galaxies in the nearby universe, showcasing their behaviors and appearances. The scientists compared ALMA data to…

18 July 2021 · 6 min read

Bursting the Hubble Bubble: Powerful Ground-Based Telescope Will See Further and Clearer Than Hubble Space Telescope
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Bursting the Hubble Bubble: Powerful Ground-Based Telescope Will See Further and Clearer Than Hubble Space Telescope

This computer model shows how MAVIS will look on the instrument platform of VLT Unit Telescope 4 (Yepun) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. The boxes indicate the various submodules of the…

18 July 2021 · 3 min read

New, Third Type of Supernova Discovered: An Electron-Capture Supernova
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New, Third Type of Supernova Discovered: An Electron-Capture Supernova

An international team of astronomers has observed the first example of a new type of supernova. The discovery, confirming a prediction made four decades ago, could lead to new insights…

18 July 2021 · 6 min read