Scientists Say: Kugelblitz
Kugelblitz (noun, “KOO-ghull-blitz”) A kugelblitz is a black hole made of pure light. Such objects…
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Jade burial suit: 2,000-year-old ‘immortality’ armor worn by Chinese royalty
The jade burial suit was made using thousands of pieces of jade held together with…
Monster black hole is starving its host galaxy to death, James Webb telescope reveals
New observations with JWST have confirmed that supermassive black holes have the power to quench…
Scientists finally know why ultraviolent superstorms flare up on Uranus and Neptune
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What is the dead internet conspiracy?
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Self-tuning brain implants reduce Parkinson’s symptoms by 50% in new study
A recent study published in Nature Medicine has provided promising evidence that a new form…
Which animals are evolving fastest?
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Why some parents support delaying LGBTQ education: The role of “sexuality blindfolding”
Parents who believe in “sexuality blindfolding,” the idea that avoiding conversations about LGBTQ+ identities can…
Classical music enhances mood by triggering triple-time locking in the extended amygdala
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Meta-analysis provides insight into disrupted brain networks in behavioral addictions
A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders sheds light on the brain…
Fall equinox 2024: When it is, why it happens and what to look for
On Sunday, Sept. 22, day and night will be nearly equal in length as Earth…
Mindfulness-based programs can lead to altered states of consciousness up to a year later, study finds
A recent study examined the effects of mindfulness-based programs on individuals with severe mental illness.…
How sexual expression influences long-term marital satisfaction in older couples
A new study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior has found that older couples…
Greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than CO2 is rising in the atmosphere — and fast
Human activities now account for two-thirds of all methane venting to the atmosphere, and our…
A long-lost moon could explain Mars’ weird shape and extreme terrain
Unlike the other planets in the solar system, Mars is distinctly triaxial, meaning it is…
Perpetrator likeability and tactics influence accountability in cancel culture
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‘Space trash’ will lead us to intelligent aliens, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says
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China plans to build moon base at the lunar south pole by 2035
The first phase of China’s moon base will be completed around 2035 near the lunar…
Space photo of the week: Space X’s Polaris Dawn astronauts ‘touch the void’ on 1st-ever private spacewalk
SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronaut Jared Isaacman briefly “touched the void” as he embarked on the…
The surprising connections between dating options and mental health
A new study published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences sheds light on the psychological impacts of…
So what are we to make of the highly ambitious, private Polaris spaceflight?
Enlarge / Crew Dragon enters Earth’s atmosphere on Sunday morning as recovery boats await. (credit:…
Why do we forget things we were just thinking about?
When the brain “juggles” information, things can fall through the cracks.
Brain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem
Elon Musk recently pronounced that the next Neuralink project will be a “Blindsight” cortical implant…
