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Jupiter’s signature feature — its Great Red Spot — might not be the same dark spot seen on the giant planet more than three centuries ago. From 1665 to 1713, …
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may be less than 200 years old Read More
Black holes can’t be formed from pure light. Quantum physics would curb their creation under any foreseeable conditions, a new study suggests. Typically, matter is responsible for black holes. They’re …
A black hole made from pure light is impossible, thanks to quantum physics Read More
An ancient Egyptian mummy, dubbed the “Screaming Woman” for what appears to be an open-mouthed look of pain or fear, might have had that expression fixed in place by a …
An Egyptian mummy’s silent ‘scream’ might have been fixed at death Read More
In planet formation, as in poker, you have to play the hand you’re dealt. If an Earthlike planet is the goal, the best starting hand might contain three to eight …
A planet needs to start with a lot of water to become like Earth Read More
Something strange is happening at Earth’s center. Decades of earthquake data show that Earth’s inner core has been rotating slower than its mantle and surface since around 2010, researchers report …
Something weird is happening to Earth’s inner core Read More
Alzheimer’s disease is hard to diagnose. But proteins in the blood might provide clarity. A series of recent findings, presented at the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philadelphia and …
Alzheimer’s blood tests are getting better, but still have a ways to go Read More
The star marking true north is a good deal heavier than we thought. The North Star is 5.1 times as massive as the sun, astronomers report in work submitted July …
The North Star is much heavier than previously thought Read More
Nuclear power of the future is going to need fuel. That has governments, energy companies and nuclear engineers clamoring to get their hands on HALEU: high-assay low-enriched uranium. HALEU (pronounced …
4 questions about the uranium needed for next-generation nuclear reactors Read More
In A.D. 79, a massive volcano in southern Italy suddenly, explosively awoke, leading to one of the ancient world’s deadliest natural disasters. Ash and gas from the eruption killed at …
Earthquakes added to Pompeii’s death toll Read More
Waterpower may have given a big lift to builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. Ancient architects built a hydraulic system for …
Was Egypt’s first pyramid built with hydraulics? The theory may hold water Read More