Astronomers have been observing the gravitational bending of light since 1919, just a few years after Einstein developed the theory, but the transient nature of supernovae makes events such as…
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New Instrument Sets Sights on Turtle Nebula
A new instrument for studying a web of filaments that connects galaxies across the universe has captured its first image, a milestone known in astronomy as “first light.” A googly-eyed…
Unveiling Quantum Gravity: IceCube & Fermi Results
Newswise — In a Nature Astronomy publication today, a research team from the University of Naples “Federico II,” the University of Wroclaw, and the University of Bergen analyzed a quantum-gravity…
Immune cell movement worse in older females, mice study finds
Myeloid immune cells alongside red blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer Institute According to a new study, older female mice had more immune cells entering…
Golden eagle pin found in Bronze Age burial |
Archaeologists from Cotswold archaeology have uncovered a pin made from a golden eagle’s phalanx during excavations of a Bronze Age burial in Oxfordshire, England. The discovery was made during excavations…
Engineers create continuously tunable thermal regulators
Zixin Xiong, a Purdue University PhD candidate in mechanical engineering, studies thermal transport at high temperatures in the Marconnet Thermal and Energy Conversion Lab. Purdue professor Xiulin Ruan and associate…
New observatory instrument sets its sights on Turtle Nebula
A googly-eyed KCWI, posing as Thomas the Train’s lookalike and getting ready to return to the Keck II Telescope after having KCRM installed with it. Credit: C. Martin/Caltech A new…
Predicting Dementia in Parkinson’s: EEG Might Hold the Key
Summary: Data from a single EEG electrode might predict cognitive decline, including dementia, in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Researchers discovered that reduced strength of specific low-frequency brain waves, known as…
Viking Age phallic stone found in Sweden |
Archaeologists from Uppdrag Arkeologi have uncovered a phallic stone during excavations of Viking Age burials and dwellings from the Iron Age. The discovery was made during preliminary excavations for the…
Reddit groups go silent in AI-linked fee clash
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reddit, the hugely popular discussion platform, suffered a major outage on Monday as the site’s communities protested new fees being charged to provide access to developers.…
