natural sciences
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This Fuzzy Image Shows a Spiral Forming Soon After the Big Bang
BRI1335-0417, an early galaxy with spiral arm structures.Image: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), T. Tsukui & S. Iguchi A team of Japanese astronomers…
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Researchers Find ‘Forbidden’ Quasicrystal in Wake of Nuclear Bomb Test
The red trinitite that held a quasicrystal.Photo: Luca Bindi It’s reasonable to think of nuclear bombs in terms of their…
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If We Live in a Sea of Dark Matter, This Tiny Mirror Might Be Able to Detect It
A membrane mechanical resonator that acted as the test mass for a proposed dark photon accelerometer.Image: Aman Agrawal Despite the…
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New Video Puts Iconic Image of Black Hole in a Cosmic Context
Zooming out from the M87 black hole. Gif: Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration/Gizmodo Two years ago, astronomers acquired the first…
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Missouri Man Sentenced for Buying Chemical Weapon: DOJ
A warning sign at a chemical weapons disposal facility at GEKA in Munster, Germany, in 2013 (used here as stock…
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Physicists Laser-Cool Antimatter to Near Absolute Zero
Makoto Fujiwara with CERN’s ALPHA Experiment apparatus.Photo: Maximilien Brice For a little more than a week in July 2018, a…
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Alkaline Water Brand Is Reportedly Making People Seriously Ill in Nevada
“Real Water” alkaline water products have been linked to at least 11 illnesses in Nevada, with at least five children…
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This NOCO Boost UltraSafe Lithium Jump Starter Is Down To $76 Today
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Physicists Measure Smallest Gravitational Field Ever Detected
Gravity can be understood as originating from a warping of space-time, which is shown in this artist impression.Image: Arkitek Scientific…
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Texas Oil and Gas Plants Quadruple Air Pollution Due to Freeze
Photo: David J. Phillip (AP) It’s been a hard week for everyone living in Texas as blackouts, boil notices, and…
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