An international team of astronomers has published a map of the sky showing over 25,000 supermassive black holes. …
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Environment
Ancient Tree Points to a Turning Point in Earth’s History 42,000 Years Ago
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAn ancient tree shows the temporary breakdown of Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago that sparked major climate …
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New observations of the first black hole ever detected have led astronomers to question what they know about …
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Politics
Study Proves Link Between Political Bias and Social Tie Formation on Twitter
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTwitter users are three times more likely to follow back the accounts of strangers if they share the …
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EntertainmentFeatured
18,000-Year-Old Seashell Is the Oldest Manmade Wind Instrument of Its Type
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAlmost 80 years after its discovery, a large seashell wind instrument from the ornate Marsoulas Cave in the …
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Mini-Neptunes and super-Earths up to four times the size of our own are the most common exoplanets orbiting …
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An international team, including scientists from the University of Queensland, made the discovery by studying the composition of spitting …
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When most people hear “food contamination,” they think of bacteria present on unwashed fruits or vegetables, or undercooked …
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FeaturedSpace
Evidence for Substance at Liquid-Gas Boundary on Exoplanet WASP-31b
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOne of the properties that makes a planet suitable for life is the presence of a weather system. …
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FeaturedHealth
New Discovery: How the Brain ‘Tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesUniversity of Queensland researchers have discovered a new “seeding” process in brain cells that could be a cause …