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Category: 7. Science
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‘The beacons were lit!’ Scientists name merging supermassive black holes after ‘Lord of the Rings’ locations
When the beacons were lit in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” the city of Gondor called to Rohan for aid, spelling doom for Sauron and his legions. However, when the beacons of supermassive black hole systems named for these…
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Fish fossils reveal major shifts in Caribbean reef food webs
Ancient Caribbean reefs functioned in ways modern ecosystems no longer do, according to a new study.
Food chains that once supported a complex web of predators and prey have compressed by up to 70%, stripping reefs of an entire layer of…
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Scientists Continue to Trace the Origin of the Mysterious “Amaterasu” Cosmic Ray Particle
Cosmic rays, or astroparticles, are a means through which astronomers can explore the Universe. These charged particles, which are mostly protons and the nuclei of atoms stripped of their electrons, travel through space at close to the…
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Double cosmic explosion may be the first-ever ‘Superkilonova’
Supernova explosions are part of how the universe builds matter, but they’re not the only cosmic blasts that shape what we’re made of.
When a massive star runs out of fuel, it ends its life as a supernova. The star’s core collapses, its…
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Northern Britain's oldest human remains are of a young female child, DNA analysis reveals – Phys.org
- Northern Britain’s oldest human remains are of a young female child, DNA analysis reveals Phys.org
- ‘Oldest northerner’ cave remains are of young girl BBC
- Archaeology breakthrough: Northern England’s earliest known caveman is actually little girl…
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How a massive moon collision created Saturn’s rings and Titan
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have formed in a collision with another moon, and the same chain of events may have later created the planet’s bright rings, according to new research led by the SETI Institute.
The study links several…
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How Do Athletes Train to Avoid Altitude Sickness?
Some athletes go to the gym. Some run long distances across vast terrains. Some even build their fitness using brine and seafoam.
But many Olympic hopefuls, such as those competing in this year’s Games, sometimes schlep to more than…
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Has ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ just unleashed its very own Khan?
There are two main types of antagonists in Star Trek. Sometimes an entire alien race, such as the Borg, the Romulans or the Dominion, becomes the sworn enemy of the United Federation of Planets, kept at a distance via treaties, neutral zones or…
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Tiny moon Enceladus triggers giant magnetic storms around Saturn
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has long fascinated scientists for its towering geysers and hidden ocean, but new research suggests this small icy world influences Saturn far more than previously understood.
Instead of acting only as a local source of…
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