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11/11/2021

A stunning simulation re-creates how M87's black hole launches plasma jets

Nov 10 2021 10:00 AM

Two jets, thousands of light-years long, are re-created in a computer simulation, which suggests that M87's black hole must be spinning rapidly.

Researchers have unlocked the secret to pearls' incredible symmetry

Nov 10 2021 7:00 AM

Understanding the structural secrets of how mollusks form symmetrical pearls could inspire more optimal materials for solar panels and space travel.

'The Dawn of Everything' rewrites 40,000 years of human history

Nov 09 2021 9:00 AM

A new book recasts human social evolution as multiple experiments with freedom and domination that started in the Stone Age.

Some songbirds now migrate east to west. Climate change may play a role

Nov 09 2021 6:00 AM

In recent decades, more Richard's pipits are wintering in Europe than before. It may signal the establishment of a totally new migration route.

'Penis worms' may have been the original hermits

Nov 08 2021 11:00 AM

Soft-bodied critters called penis worms inhabited abandoned shells — a la modern-day hermit crabs — by about 500 million years ago, a study suggests.

How to choose a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

Nov 08 2021 7:00 AM

To help you choose between the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 boosters, one reporter looked to the evidence and consulted experts.

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Earth's lower atmosphere is rising due to climate change

Nov 05 2021 3:33 PM

In the Northern Hemisphere, the upper boundary of the troposphere, the slice of sky closest to the ground, rose 50 to 60 meters a decade from 1980 to 2020.

50 years ago, scientists were on the trail of 'memory molecules'

Nov 05 2021 7:00 AM

In the 1970s, scientists found the first "memory molecule." Several other candidates have popped up in the decades since.

Brainless sponges contain early echoes of a nervous system

Nov 04 2021 2:00 PM

Simple sponges contain cells that appear to send signals to digestive chambers, a communication system that offer hints about how brains evolved.

Here's what the next 10 years of space science could look like

Nov 04 2021 1:12 PM

In the latest Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, astronomers have their sights set on a whole fleet of next-generation space telescopes.

A child's partial skull adds to the mystery of how Homo naledi treated the dead

Nov 04 2021 11:50 AM

The isolated discovery of a Homo naledi child's skull fragments and teeth plays into idea that small-brained species ritually placed the dead in caves.

Baleen whales eat (and poop) a lot more than we realized

Nov 03 2021 12:00 PM

The sheer volume of food that some whales eat and then excrete suggests the animals shape ecosystems to a much larger degree than previously thought.

Neutron star collisions probably make more gold than other cosmic smashups

Nov 03 2021 9:00 AM

Smashups of two neutron stars produce more heavy elements than when a black hole swallows a neutron star, calculations suggest.

Pluto's dark side reveals clues to its atmosphere and frost cycles

Nov 03 2021 7:00 AM

Light from Pluto's moon Charon illuminated the dwarf planet's farside offering clues about how nitrogen cycles between its surface and its atmosphere.

A rush to watch a supernova exposed its last gasp before exploding

Nov 02 2021 9:00 AM

By studying the final years of stars, scientists hope to find clues to help them recognize when other stars are about to blow.

Lithium-ion batteries made with recycled materials can outlast newer counterparts

Nov 02 2021 6:00 AM

Batteries with recycled cathodes outperformed batteries with new cathodes, lasting for thousands more charging cycles before their capacity waned.

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