10 mind-blowing black hole discoveries from 2024

An artist’s interpretation of a black hole surrounded by stars
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An artist’s interpretation of a black hole surrounded by stars
Big enough to impress yet small enough to hold steady, the Nocs Field Tube 8×32 monocular offers crisp, colorful views and a rugged, waterproof build.
A recent study published in Neurology explored whether high doses of nicotinamide, a derivative of vitamin B3, could reduce a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease progression. Despite promising results in animal models, the study found no significant reduction in the…
Antibiotic and antifungal drug resistance pose a major public health threat. Live Science is covering the spread of this problem and the potential solutions that are emerging in turn.
A recent study demonstrated that the ingestion of 2 mg of estradiol facilitates the extinction of a fear response but also contributes to its stronger return later. In contrast, the administration of progesterone did not show any effect on fear…
The art of space mission patches is now more than six decades old, dating to the Vostok 6 mission in 1963 that carried Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova into low-Earth orbit for nearly three days. The patch for the first female…
Embodied AI enables robots and autonomous drones to interact with the real world, but how does it work?
Created by a young star, the bipolar star-forming region Sharpless 2-106 in this Hubble image depicts how intense the star-formation process can get.
A recent study published in Biological Psychology provides new insights into the link between loneliness and cardiovascular health. The research found that loneliness is associated with reduced heart rate variability during acute social stress, which suggests a decreased ability of…
Why is one foot sometimes larger than the other?