Science news this week: Thinking chimps and color-changing comets
In this week’s science news we covered chimps utilizing metacognition and brand-new observations that recommend comet 3I/ATLAS might be turning blue. (Image credit: Rizky Panuntun by means of Getty Images|NASA/ESA…
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Disruption to science will last longer than the US government shutdown
President Donald Trump together with Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP by means of Getty Images President Donald Trump together with Office of Management and…
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Science history: Astronomers spot first known planet around a sunlike star, raising hopes for extraterrestrial life โ Nov. 1, 1995
An artist’s impression of Pegasi 51 b. (Image credit: NASA) Quick realities Turning point: Discovery of a Jupiter-size world around a far-off, sunlike star When: Nov. 1, 1995 Where: Haute-Provence…
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Science news this week: Comets light up the skies and race toward the sun, our galaxy’s mysterious glow is explained, and scientists tell us why time moves faster as we age
In this week’s science news, we reported a trio of comets, a mystical radiance at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, why time moves much faster as we age,…
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Science news this week: Revived permafrost microbes spew CO2, scientists image object ‘moving’ at 99.9% the speed of light, and James Webb telescope spots something exciting blasting from black hole M87*
In this week’s science news, we reported on the revival of greenhouse gas burping microorganisms from the permafrost, a visual fallacy that appears to break unique relativity, great void M87…
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Science news this week: Astronomers close in on comet 3I/ATLAS’s origins, a strange gravity anomaly discovered off Africa and AI designs brand-new viruses
In this week’s science news, we reported on the origins of comet 3I/ATLAS, a gravity anomaly that covered the length of Africa, AI developing new infections, and the billions of…
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Science history: Edwin Hubble uncovers the vastness of the universe with discovery of ‘standard candle’ โ Oct. 5, 1923
[ 19659002]A time-lapse series of the star M31-V1 altering in brightness over numerous weeks. Edwin Hubble found the star in 1923. (Image credit: Image: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Project; Acknowledgment:…
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Science news this week: Famed primatologist Jane Goodall dies, Iran sinks at an alarming rate, and scientists create human egg cells from skin
In this week’s science news, we reported on Jane Goodall’s death and clinical tradition, cities sinking in Iran and in other places, the making of human egg cells from skin,…
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Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era โ Oct. 3, 1950
A reproduction of the very first & working transistor. The style utilized 2 slices of gold, a coiled spring, and a piece of germanium. Transistors have actually come a long…
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Science history: Alexander Fleming wakes up to funny mold in his petri dish, and accidentally discovers the first antibiotic โ Sept. 28, 1928
Alexander Fleming posturing in his messy lab in 1943. Stacks of petri meals can be seen on the counter behind him. While his techniques might not have actually been quite,…
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