X-rays from nuclear explosions can protect Earth from asteroids
The trick is to use X-rays to deflect the space rock, researchers report Sept. 23 Nature Physics. In […]
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Genetics
Climate change has increased the wind speed of storms by an average of 29 km/h
Human-caused climate change is increasing the intensity of Atlantic hurricanes by an entire category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind
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The footprints offer a rare look at ancient human relatives crossing paths
Two ancient hominid species with slightly different gaits interbred in East Africa. Traces preserved on what was once a
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The spiky filaments of a zombie star shed light on a 12th-century supernova
No one knows how those tents were formed. But astronomers now know where they are going. New observations, reported
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Storms ignite a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays
A view from a refurbished spy plane flying 20 kilometers up revealed storms glowing and flickering in gamma rays,
Genetics
Satellite space junk can wreak havoc in the stratosphere
Earth’s space debris may be wreaking havoc in the stratosphere. The rapid growth of satellite megaconstellations is connecting much
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Neanderthals may have built a hearth specifically to make tar
Neanderthals really knew their way around fire. In a sea cave sheltered from Gibraltar’s raging winds, our ancient cousins
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A cosmic census triples the known number of black holes in dwarf galaxies
A colossal census of the cosmos has more than tripled the number of active black holes known to inhabit
Discovery of key machine learning tools wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
As artificial intelligence explodes in popularity, two of its pioneers have received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. The
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Dietary evidence reinforces the reputation of Clovis hunters as mammoth killers
The ancient North Americans are increasingly looking like experienced mammoth killers. Archaeologists have long debated whether the Clovis people,