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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In the physical world, time marches in one direction, but things aren’t so straight forward in the quantum realm. Researchers have discovered that it’s possible to speed up, slow down, or reverse the flow of time in a quantum system. This isn’t exactly time travel, but is instead implementing or reverting …

Seconds after the Big Bang, the newborn universe gave rise to the first elements—ionized forms of hydrogen and helium. These particles combined, forging helium hydride—the first ever molecule. It would take another several hundred million years for the first stars to be born, and scientists have long puzzled over the exact nature of the chemical processes that led to their …

Scientists Finally Identify Killer Microbe Behind ‘Terrifying’ Sea Star Disease  The New York Times Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 is a causative agent of sea star wasting disease  Nature Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars  Yahoo Home Scientists say they’ve solved the mystery of starfish that turn to goo  The Washington Post Billions of West …

Scientists Just Found a Shocking Link Between Dirty Air and Dementia  SciTechDaily THIS silent threat around is eating away at the brain, even increasing the risk of dementia  The Times of India Air Pollution Linked With Increased Risk of Brain Bleeds in US Study  ScienceAlert Memory Problems Today Tied to Leaded Gas Levels Half a Century Earlier  MedPage Today Is dirty air driving up …

Scientists Break Internet Speed Record: “Download Netflix’s Entire Library in Just 1 Second” Sparks Global Debate Over Digital Future  Rude Baguette Source link

By STACY LIBERATORE, U.S. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Scientists have warned that Earth’s rotation is set to speed up on Tuesday, resulting in one of the shortest days in recorded history.  The change, driven by the moon’s gravitational pull, will cause the planet to spin slightly faster at its poles, shaving 1.25 milliseconds off the usual 24-hour day.  While the …

Scientists from the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have discovered the most energetic cosmic explosions since the Big Bang. Extreme nuclear transients (ENTs) occur when massive stars several times larger than our Sun are torn apart by supermassive black holes. ENTs shine with intense luminosity, much brighter than supernovae, which originate from the violent death of massive stars. …

A mysterious ‘hot blob’ is moving towards New York City, leaving scientists puzzled. UK scientists have found a massive ‘blob’ of rock under the Appalachian mountains, and it is headed towards the Big Apple, a study published in the journal Geology claimed. The ‘hot blob’ heading towards NYC was originally thought to have formed 180 million years ago, when North …

Scientists were caught by surprise after discovering a massive flood of subglacial lakewater burst through Greenland’s ice sheet, spilling copious amounts of water across its surface. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience, it’s the first time such a phenomenon has been observed, highlighting the fierce power being stored in meltwater lurking beneath a thick …

Scientists design superdiamonds with theoretically predicted hexagonal crystal structure  Phys.org Synthesis of bulk hexagonal diamond  Nature Rare diamond with unique hexagonal structure is harder than natural counterpart  Chemistry World Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in a lab  New Scientist Chinese scientists synthesize meteorite diamond harder than Earth diamond  Xinhua Source link