A recent study suggests the possible existence of “stupendously large black holes” or SLABS, even larger than the …
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Environment
Methane Emissions From Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Underestimated
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA recent McGill study published in Environmental Science and Technology finds that annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and …
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Far below the gaseous atmospheric shroud on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, lies Kraken Mare, a sea of liquid …
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How dark is space? If you get away from city lights and look up, the sky between the …
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Space
Mistaken Identity: A Presumed Supernova Is Actually Something Much Rarer
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn a case of cosmic mistaken identity, an international team of astronomers revealed that what they once thought …
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Environment
Researchers at Brazil’s Space Institute Discover Why Lightning Branches and Flickers
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers at Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE), in partnership with colleagues in the United States, United Kingdom, …
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Science
Discovery of Quantum Behavior in Insulators Suggests Possible New Quantum Particle
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn a surprising discovery, Princeton physicists have observed an unexpected quantum behavior in insulators made from a material …
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There are things in life that can be predicted reasonably well. The tides rise and fall. The Moon …
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Animals
Research Reveals How Teeth Functioned and Evolved in Giant Mega Sharks
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA pioneering study by University of Bristol researchers finds that teeth that functioned and evolved in the giant …
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A new Columbia study indicates energy can be extracted from black holes through the reconnection of magnetic field …