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A long-standing mystery about the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa may be closer to being solved. Hydrogen peroxide forms as a byproduct when energetic particles break apart water molecules, leading to the recombination of OH radicals — highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons. H2O2 was first observed on Europa by the Galileo Near Infrared …

“This estimate shows that there is more plastic in the form of nanoparticles floating in the this part of the ocean, than there is in larger micro- or macroplastics floating in the Atlantic or even all the world’s oceans!,” said Helge Niemann, researcher at NIOZ and professor of geochemistry at Utrecht University. Mid-June, he received a grant of 3.5 million …

Did a Cosmic Collision Dam the Grand Canyon? A 56,000-Year-Old Mystery  SciTechDaily Meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago  Space Explosive meteor strike may have dammed the Grand Canyon and created a lake  Earth.com A meteor may have led to the formation of the Grand Canyon, new study says  MSN Meteor Crash May Have Caused an Ancient Lake to …

Right after my daughter, Maggie, was born in 2012, she held her hands clasped together against her chest. “Like she’s praying!” a nurse said in a singsong voice. But when the pediatrician walked in, the mood changed. “Praying?” she asked, her voice tight. The nurse and I stepped back while the pediatrician gently moved Maggie’s limbs, testing how much they …

After a long wait, astronomers have finally seen the stellar companion of the famous star Betelgeuse. This companion star orbits Betelgeuse in an incredibly tight orbit, which could explain one of Betelgeuse’s longstanding mysteries. The star is doomed, however, and the team behind this discovery predicts that Betelgeuse will cannibalize it in a few thousand years. The fact that Betelgeuse …

This Blue Laser Just Solved a 150-Year Physics Mystery  SciTechDaily Lasers just unlocked a hidden side of gold, copper, and aluminum  ScienceDaily Hebrew University Detects Magnetic Signals In Metals For Faster Processors  Quantum Zeitgeist A sensitive MOKE and optical Hall effect technique at visible wavelengths: insights into the Gilbert damping  Nature Scientists Achieve the “Impossible” by Detecting Invisible Forces in Ordinary Metal  The Debrief Source …

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Over 140 sickened by mystery outbreak on Royal Caribbean cruise out of California  San Francisco Chronicle More than 130 passengers fall ill on Royal Caribbean cruise  CNN Over 140 people on Royal Caribbean cruise sickened by stomach bug outbreak  NBC News More than 140 people sickened on Los Angeles to Mexico cruise  KTLA Over 140 guests, crew sick due to a gastrointestinal outbreak on …

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The ground may feel steady underfoot, but the planet is always in motion. While satellites and sensors have mapped the surface in fine detail, what lies beneath remains largely unknown. The crust, a shell only 35 kilometers thick, is the farthest any probe has reached. To explore the deep interior—where the mantle and core reside—scientists must depend on indirect tools …