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In the 1920s, Edwin Hubble made a groundbreaking discovery while observing distant galaxies: the universe is expanding. However, it wasn’t until 1998 that the observation of Type Ia supernovae led to the further discovery that the universe is not just expanding, but also experiencing accelerated expansion. Astrophysicist Joe Mohr from LMU explains that to account…
A team of researchers from Baidu Research recently developed an AI algorithm that can quickly design highly stable COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sequences, even when they were previously unattainable. The algorithm, called LinearDesign, represents a significant breakthrough in both stability and efficacy for vaccine sequences, achieving a 128-fold increase in the COVID-19 vaccine’s antibody response.
Have you ever wondered why bugs seem to always swarm around light sources? It’s a common phenomenon that has puzzled scientists for many years. There are a variety of theories available – all of them pretty sad…
The Japanese company ispace was able to communicate with its Hakuto-R spacecraft until just before it was supposed to land on the Moon, according to the company’s founder, Takeshi Hakamada. Approximately 25 minutes after the lander’s scheduled soft touchdown on the lunar surface, communication was lost. This suggests that the lander likely crashed into the…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun to provide new insights into the history of the universe, revealing the formation and assembly of galaxies that were previously beyond our reach. The telescope has confirmed the existence of a protocluster of seven galaxies at a distance of redshift 7.9, or a mere 650 million years after…
Politecnico di Milano recently conducted an in-depth study on a particular folio of the Codex Atlanticus, one of the largest collections of Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings and writings. This study aimed to understand the origins of black stains that appeared on the modern passepartout binding Leonardo’s original folios.
A recent study published in Biotropica reveals that the Dwarf Reed Snake (Pseudorabdion longiceps) has been found to perform cartwheels when threatened, making it the first time such an active rolling motion has been documented in snakes.
Astronomers have found potentially the largest black hole yet discovered. The black hole weighs around 30 billion times more than the sun and is located hundreds of millions of light-years from Earth, in the center of a galaxy.
The world is facing environmental damage and energy scarcity problems. This has led to a growing demand for sustainable and renewable energy technology development. One way to generate electricity is by using wastewater.
In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his health problems—his progressive hearing loss—to the world upon his death so that “as far as possible, at least the world will be reconciled to me after my death.”
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