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NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic …
NASA has been monitoring a strange anomaly in Earth's magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest Africa. This vast, developing phenomenon, called the South Atlantic Anomaly, has intrigued and concerned ...
Physicists Have Found a Radical New Way to Entangle Light And …
1 day ago · The quantum entanglement of particles is now an established art. This represents a hybrid system using two very different fundamental particles, establishing a form of entanglement that is uniquely resistant to external noise, one of the biggest problems facing quantum technology, making it a significant step towards more robust quantum devices.
We Could Be Just 10 Seconds Away From Discovering Dark Matter
2 days ago · The mystery of dark matter could be solved in as little as 10 seconds.. When the next nearby supernova goes off, any gamma-ray telescope pointing in the right direction might be treated to more than a light show – it could quickly confirm the existence of one of the most promising dark matter candidates.
The Risk of Cancer Fades as We Get Older, And We May
Dec 22, 2024 · Aging brings two opposing trends in cancer risk: first, the risk climbs in our 60s and 70s, as decades of genetic mutations build up in our bodies. But then, past the age of around 80, the risk drops again – and a new study may explain a key reason why. What emerged was higher levels of a protein ...
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Even NASA Can't Explain The Alarming Surge in Global Heat We're …
Dec 20, 2024 · The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted territory – and scientists are still trying to figure out why. Over the past two years, temperature records have been repeatedly shattered by a streak so persistent ...
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Brains Scans Reveal a Massive Surge of Connectivity When Babies …
An unprecedented glimpse of the human brain as it leaves the womb and enters the outside world has revealed an explosive growth spurt. Within the first few months of a newborn's life, brain scans suggest, a sudden influx of sensory information triggers the formation of billions of new neural connections that did not exist in the womb.