October 30, 20242 min readFastest Known Planetary System May Have Been Pushed by Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black HoleThis blazingly-fast star is shooting through the Milky Way with a planet in towBy Jonathan O'CallaghanHubble Space Telescope’s view of the dense region...
Simulations suggest that when a quantum battery shares a quantum state with the device it is powering, the device can gain more charge than was stored in the battery to begin with Source link...
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images We are often told not to eat between meals, and there is a general perception that snacking is unhealthy. But, as usual when it comes to food, temptation prevails. Snacking is very common, and increasingly so. In...
Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore neighbouring planets Source link...
Plans to pave the Trans-Amazonian highway in Brazil could accelerate deforestationPhoto by DeAgostini/Getty Images Deforestation has pushed the Amazon to the very edge of a tipping point that would see it become a net source of CO2 and accelerate climate...
October 29, 20243 min readThis Sponge Captures the Teeny Bits of Gold in Electronic WasteA self-building sponge that efficiently collects gold could eliminate some harsh methods used to process e-wasteBy Ben Guarino If all 62 million metric tons of electronic...
October 29, 20244 min readPeople Overestimate Political Opponents’ ImmoralityTo heal political division, start with common moral ground, a study suggestsBy Curtis Puryear, Emily Kubin & Kurt Gray How would you describe a member of the opposite political party? Maybe you...
October 29, 20244 min readSunken Temple of Ancient Arabian Civilization Found off ItalyAn ancient temple made by Arabian immigrants from the Nabataean culture has finally been found off the Italian coastBy Kristina Killgrove & LiveScienceThe submerged ancient warehouse district along...
It is close to midnight and I am bingeing both on a Netflix show and leftovers from the fridge. I know I will regret it in the morning – and perhaps for years to come. With my late-night feasting, I...
A driverless car in downtown Los AngelesAllen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images The artificial intelligence systems that control driverless cars can still struggle to predict the sudden appearance of other vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians – but a new algorithm has...
