The detection of gravitational waves produced by the merger of black holes is teaching us a lot about the properties of these extreme objects. A team of researchers in the…
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One-month of COVID-19 lockdown cost heart attack patients up to two years of life
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients who had heart attacks during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Spain are predicted to live 1.5 and 2 years less, respectively, than…
Long COVID can impact fatigue and quality of life worse than some cancers, finds new study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fatigue is the symptom that most significantly impacts the daily lives of long COVID patients, and can affect quality of life more than some cancers, finds…
Astronomers observe giant tails of helium escaping Jupiter-like planet
Simulated view of the planet HAT-P-32b orbiting its parent star, HAT-P-32A. The planet is nearly twice the size of Jupiter and losing its atmosphere through dramatic tails of helium unfurling…
Senators call on TikTok CEO to explain ‘inaccurate’ statements about how company manages US data
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right speak during a hearing, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. The two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what…
Calculation Shows Why Heavy Quarks Get Caught up in the Flow
Newswise — UPTON, NY—Using some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, a group of theorists has produced a major advance in the field of nuclear physics—a calculation of the “heavy…
Calculation shows why heavy quarks get caught up in the flow
The data points on this graph show that the interactions of heavy quarks (Q) with the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) are strongest and have a short mean free path (zig zags)…
Mice study shows middle-brain region prompts females to kill or care for their young
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A middle-brain region tied to the control of emotions likely prompts females to kill their young, a new study in mice shows. With the region also…
