Scientists have discovered a new asteroid with a one-in-83 chance of hitting Earth directly. The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, is currently 27 million miles from Earth and is expected to come close to our planet in December…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Oxford researcher discovers new super-Earth HD 20794 d just 19.7 light-y
The discovery of a potentially habitable ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet, HD 20794 d, was published in the scientific journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. Located approximately 19.7 light-years away from Earth in the Eridanus constellation, the…
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New research shows forming habits can take up to a year, debunking 21-da
A new study challenged the widely held belief that it takes just 21 days to form a new habit, revealing that it can actually take anywhere from two months to nearly a year for healthy habits to take root. According to CNN, the research…
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AI predicts breast cancer risk years before diagnosis, Norwegian study f
Scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), along with specialists from the University of California and the University of Washington, conducted a study published in October in the Journal of the American Medical…
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Germany’s ‘Hour of Winter Birds’ reveals dwindling numbers
Germany’s annual winter bird count revealed a decline in sightings of common bird species, according to the Naturschutzbund (NABU). The organization announced that blackbirds, house sparrows, and field sparrows were sighted less during the…
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Scientists used gene-editing to create a mouse with two male parents
A gene-edited mouse created with two male parents has now survived to reach adulthood. This is a momentous occasion for genetics, as previous attempts to create bi-paternal mice have failed for a variety of reasons. Now, though,…
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA’s risk chart
Scientists are sounding the alarm over asteroid 2024 YR4, which has risen to the top of NASA’s risk chart with a slim but measurable chance of striking Earth in 2032. Current estimates place the probability of impact at 1.2%, making it the…
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XB-1 prototype breaks sound barrier paving the way for commercial supers
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier during a test flight in the US, achieving a speed of Mach 1.122. According to Sky News, the flight took place at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California, marking the…
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Humans have polluted the sea with lead for far longer than we realised, study shows
Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea…
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Washington, DC Plane Crash: Everything We Know So Far
Investigators are scrambling to figure out why a military helicopter and a passenger airplane collided and plunged into the Potomac River in Washington DC late Wednesday, the first major US air crash in 16 years.
From the little that’s known,…
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