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Newly Discovered Mysterious Virus Defies Evolution, Current Scientific Understanding
Scientists in Japan have discovered a new type of virus which could redefine our understanding of viruses and how they propagate and spread, all while sifting through pig feces. Unlike most other organisms which fall under the definition of ‘life,’ viruses have no cells: they are merely a particle of genetic material (RNA or DNA) within a protein shield that … Continue reading
New Remarkably Effective ‘Invisibility Cloak’ Technology Revealed
A Canadian company has come up with a new material that can render large objects almost totally invisible. Known as Quantum Stealth, the new invisibility cloak takes the form of a thin, inexpensive material that makes objects vanish from sight even though the background is still visible. Requiring no power source, it works by bending the light in a very … Continue reading
Relativistic Speeds Could be Reached With ‘Helical engine’
NASA engineer David Burns has developed a concept for a new drive capable of reaching distant solar systems. Traversing the vast distances between stars is undoubtedly a major problem – even reaching our nearest neighbor with today’s technology would take thousands of years. But what if it was possible to travel such distances in a fraction of the time ? … Continue reading
The Center of Our Galaxy ‘Recently’ Exploded
Scientists have discovered that a high-energy flare ripped through the galaxy in the relatively recent past. The cataclysmic event was thought to have been triggered by nuclear activity associated with Sagittarius A* – a gargantuan black hole four million times the mass of the Sun. It occurred 3.5 million years ago and could be felt over a distance of 200,000 … Continue reading
Brain Size May Increase with Exercise, According to Study
Aerobic exercise can improve memory function and maintain brain health as we age, a new Australian-led study has found. In a first of its kind international collaboration, researchers from Australia’s National Institute of Complementary Medicine at Western Sydney University and the Division of Psychology and Mental Health at the University of Manchester in the UK examined the effects of aerobic … Continue reading
111-foot Asteroid Will Make A Close Pass of Earth at over 22,000 Miles Per Hour
Earth is soon set for another close shave with a hurtling space rock as an 111-foot asteroid is poised to skim past our planet on its closest approach for 115 years. First spotted by astronomers only earlier this week, the asteroid dubbed 2019 TA7 is set to fly by Earth at a speed of over 22,500 miles per hour at … Continue reading
2,000 Atoms Exist in Two Places at Once in Mind-Bending Quantum Experiment
Headline image caption and credit: An illustration suggests the behavior of big, complex molecules spreading out like ripples across space. © Yaakov Fein, Universität Wien The new experiment demonstrated a bizarre quantum effect from the double-slit experiment at an unprecedented scale. Giant molecules can be in two places at once, thanks to quantum physics. That’s something that scientists have long … Continue reading
Aliens May Have Visited Earth in the Past, New Study Claims
Enrico Fermi first posed the paradox that was later named after him, asking: “Where is everybody?” Ever since, astrophysicists have been pondering the question, as they argue that there has been plenty of time for intelligent life to put in an appearance, yet we’ve heard nothing from them. Alien civilisations may have explored the galaxy and visited Earth already without … Continue reading
Asteroid May Hit Earth in 65 Years According to European Space Agency
The asteroid is expected to pass extremely close to the Earth in 2084, but there is a chance that gravitational interference from other planets could send it directly into our atmosphere. The European Space Agency (ESA) added a new asteroid to the so-called Risk List, saying it could hit Earth in the next 65 years, The Daily Mail reported Wednesday. … Continue reading
Study Reveals Six Galaxies Undergoing Sudden, Dramatic Transitions
Galaxies come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and brightnesses, ranging from humdrum ordinary galaxies to luminous active galaxies. While an ordinary galaxy is visible mainly because of the light from its stars, an active galaxy shines brightest at its center, or nucleus, where a supermassive black hole emits a steady blast of bright light as it voraciously consumes … Continue reading
