Earth’s water supply is incredibly important for its ability to sustain life, but where did that water come …
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As ice sheets began melting at the end of the last ice age, a series of cataclysmic floods …
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What if everything around us was just… a hologram? Does this describe a black hole? The thing is, …
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For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao — the plant chocolate comes from — was believed …
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Environment
What the Rise in Oxygen on Early Earth Tells Us About Life on Other Planets
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen did the Earth reach oxygen levels sufficient to support animal life? The answer to this has implications …
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Science
Physicist Finds a New Approach to a $1 Million Mathematical Enigma
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNumbers like π, e and φ often turn up in unexpected places in science and mathematics. Pascal’s triangle …
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For the first time, scientists believe they have detected a black hole merger of two black holes with …
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Environment
Weathering Rocks Hold Clues to Earth’s Great Oxidation Event
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAbout 2.4 billion years ago, Earth’s atmosphere underwent what is called the Great Oxidation Event (GOE). Prior to …
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Australian researchers have proven that near error-free quantum computing is possible, paving the way to build silicon-based quantum …
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The lazily winding spiral arms of the spectacular NGC 976 galaxy fill the frame of this image from …