Tag Archives: hidden

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Astronomers have confirmed the existence of Betelgeuse’s long-speculated companion star using the advanced ‘Alopeke instrument. 🌟 The companion star is a hot blue-white star with a mass about 1.5 times that of the sun, orbiting within Betelgeuse’s extended atmosphere. 💡 The discovery explains Betelgeuse’s regular six-year dimming cycle, previously a long-standing mystery in the astronomical community. …

A previously quiet fault line beneath North America is now feared to be a ticking time bomb, and experts warn it could unleash a devastating earthquake with no warning, shaking parts of the US. Canadian scientists have discovered that the Tintina Fault, located just 12 miles from Dawson City in the Yukon, has been silently building up underground pressure and …

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Although CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has made a lasting impact on particle physics, it hasn’t yet open up a whole new frontier of particle physics like some scientists expected. One scientist champions a theory that new …

Twenty-two years after the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists have unveiled the most expansive catalog of human genetic variation ever compiled. Across two new papers published Wednesday (July 23) in the journal Nature, scientists sequenced the DNA of 1,084 people around the world. They leveraged recent technological advancements to analyze long stretches of genetic material from each person, …

After former NFL Players Association chief strategy officer JC Tretter resigned, he submitted to an interview with Jonathan Jones of CBSSports.com. On Monday, we raised the question of whether Tretter will be doing more. He will, and he is. Starting on Tuesday with an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show. Early in the segment, Tretter said this: “There’s been some …

Sneaky scientists: hidden AI prompts found in papers  Boing Boing Researchers are using AI for peer reviews — and finding ways to cheat it  The Washington Post Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews  The Guardian Some Researchers Are Hiding Secret Messages in Their Papers, but They’re Not Meant for Humans  Smithsonian Magazine Sneaky stuff  Komando.com Source link

Scientists Discover “Shocking” 18-Million-Year-Old Secret Hidden in Fossil Teeth  SciTechDaily 20-Million-Year-Old Rhino Fossil Rewrites Evolutionary History  SciTechDaily Scientists recover proteins from a 24 million-year-old rhino fossil. Are dinosaurs next?  CNN Scientists Recover Ancient Proteins From Animal Teeth Up to 24 Million Years Old, Opening Doors to Learning About the Past  Smithsonian Magazine Scientists Found a 24-Million-Year-Old Rhino Tooth. Here’s Why That’s a Really Big …

A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic “junk,” may actually play powerful roles in regulating gene expression. Focusing on a family of sequences called MER11, researchers from Japan, China, Canada, and the US have shown that these elements have evolved to influence how genes turn on and off, …

Scientists Strip Cells of Mysterious Organelles To Reveal Hidden Secrets  SciTechDaily Source link

Here’s something that will make you lose just a bit more faith in humanity—or at least reach for some hand wipes. New research shows that even in hospitals, a substantial number of people aren’t bothering to wash their hands. Scientists from the University of Surrey in England led the study, installing sensors near hospital toilet and sink pipes to keep …