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New finding of particle physics may help to explain the absence of antimatter
In the Standard Model of particle physics, there is almost no difference between matter and antimatter. But there is an abundance of evidence that...
Rare fossil bird deepens mystery of avian extinctions
During the late Cretaceous period, more than 65 million years ago, birds belonging to hundreds of different species flitted around the dinosaurs and through...
Gravitational waves from a merged hyper-massive neutron star
For the first time astronomers have detected gravitational waves from a merged, hyper-massive neutron star. The scientists, Maurice van Putten of Sejong University in...
Astronomers detect once-in-a-lifetime gamma rays
Scientists have discovered something amazing.
In a cluster of some of the most massive and luminous stars in our galaxy, about 5,000 light years from...
The dance of the small galaxies that surround the Milky Way
An international team led by researchers from the IAC used data from the ESA satellite Gaia to measure the motion of 39 dwarf galaxies....
The unintended consequences of dams and reservoirs
An international team of drought scientists reports that many dams and reservoirs can paradoxically worsen water shortages they're intended to alleviate. The study is...
Social relationships more important than hard evidence in partisan politics: study
The basic human need to get along with others results in the formation of extreme political groupings, according to a study from Dartmouth College.
The...
Rising sea levels may build, rather than destroy, coral reef islands
Rising global sea levels may actually be beneficial to the long-term future of coral reef islands, such as the Maldives, according to new research...
Detecting light in a different dimension
Scientists from the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory—have dramatically improved...
Experimental therapy could repair mutations that cause genetic diseases
A new technology that relies on a moth-infecting virus and nanomagnets could be used to edit defective genes that give rise to diseases like...
Gaia spots a ‘ghost’ galaxy next door
The Gaia satellite has spotted an enormous 'ghost' galaxy lurking on the outskirts of the Milky Way.
An international team of astronomers, including from the...
