Astronomers have discovered a dying star that may soon put on a cosmic spectacle visible from Earth during daylight. The star, known as V Sagittae, lies around 10,000 light-years away and is a white dwarf currently feasting on a companion star,…
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Machine Learning Improves Accuracy of Chemistry Simulations
A new trick for modeling molecules with quantum accuracy takes a step toward revealing the equation at the center of a popular simulation approach, which is used in fundamental chemistry and materials science studies.
The effort to…
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Astronomers Stunned by Strange Supernova Stripped to Its Core
An illustration of the ‘extremely stripped’ supernova 2021yfj. Credit: Keck Observatory / Adam Makarenko A companion star may have stripped silicon layers. This provided a new window into stellar death.
Astronomers have observed…
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Leopard Shark trio captured mating in wild for first time | News
Three leopard sharks have been captured on camera mating in a “threesome” for the first time.
Dr Hugo Lassauce, a researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast, recorded the interaction whilst snorkeling off the coast of Nouméa, New…
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Baited cameras dropped deep into Caribbean Sea. Then this showed up
Shark scientists in Anguilla have formally recorded four new species in the country’s waters thanks to underwater video footage.
“Did you know that there are over 500 species of shark worldwide?” says the Marine Conservation Society in…
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First-Ever Simulations Reveal Ghost Particles Shapeshifting in Violent Neutron Star Mergers
New simulations of neutron star mergers reveal that the mixing and changing of tiny particles called neutrinos impacts how the merger unfolds, including the composition and structure of the merger remnant as well as the resulting… Continue Reading
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Spider Brain Study Reveals Secrets of Social Living
Researchers peered inside the brains of huntsman and crab spiders using micro CT scanners and found while spiders’ brains don’t have to be bigger for them to live in groups, social spiders are wired for better memory, recognition and…
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The Hunt for Dark Matter Has a New, Surprising Target
Dark matter’s nature has long eluded scientists, but new theoretical and experimental advances are pointing to an unexpected candidate: superheavy, electrically charged gravitinos. (Artist’s concept). Credit:… Continue Reading
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African Jesuits in Science hold Symposium on AI Innovation and Ecology
The research sessions began with explorations of quantum and space
evolution theories. Jerome Paschal Manyahi (Mwenge Catholic University,
Tanzania) argued for a synthesis of quantum probability and biological
evolution through the lens of…Continue Reading
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Differential cold stress intensities drive unique morphological and transcriptomic changes in Zea mays root hairs | BMC Genomics
Kennett DJ, Prufer KM, Culleton BJ, George RJ, Robinson M, et al. Early isotopic evidence for maize as a staple grain in the Americas. Sci Adv. 2020;6(23): eaba3245.
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