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Danish mathematician and physicist Thomas Fincke died OTD in 1656 0 BootinUp Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 1116
Chinese Censorship Is Quietly Rewriting the Covid-19 Story 0 Eugene Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 826
Why SpaceX Starship exploded: Because Musk is a cheapskate who left out vital systems. 19 DetlefK Apr 2023 Apr 2023 34 4269
Damn! The world really needs this woman to get the job! 4 NNadir Apr 2023 Apr 2023 20 1893
The future of plastic-recycling: Breaking it back down into hydrocarbons via enzymes. 2 DetlefK Apr 2023 Apr 2023 21 2355
Plagiarism allegations pursue physicist behind stunning superconductivity claims. 2 NNadir Apr 2023 Apr 2023 5 1060
Northern elephant seals sleep in the deep to avoid predators 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 1818
Tasmanian devils' contagious cancers sequenced for first time. 0 NNadir Apr 2023 Apr 2023 7 936
This String Theory "Star" Looks And Acts Exactly Like a Black Hole 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 5 1724
FREAKY ANTICYCLONIC TORNADO - Explained 2 YoshidaYui Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 1071
Most Dangerous Trees You Should NEVER Touch 2 YoshidaYui Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 2109
New map of dark matter supports Einstein's theory of general relativity 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 1636
Astronomy Picture of the Day 2023 April 16 M2-9: Wings of a Butterfly Nebula 2 Ptah Apr 2023 Apr 2023 7 1871
Neutron stars, neutron physics, and the transmutation of mercury into gold. 5 NNadir Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 1779
We're one step closer to reading an octopus's mind 14 BootinUp Apr 2023 Apr 2023 20 2076
Never-before-seen 'crystal-like matter' hidden in a chunk of fossilized lightning is probably a bran 13 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 44 4126
NASA discovers ultra-rare 'double quasar' about to collide into an unbelievably massive black hole 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 1275
Scientists Just Used The Most Powerful Space Telescope Ever Built to Look at Uranus 22 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 38 3236
Scientists create 'slits in time' in mind-bending physics experiment 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 16 1436
The project provides the capacity to produce 500,000 cancer treatment doses per year instead of 4000 0 NNadir Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 2906
In a 1st, scientists predicted that volcanic comet was due to pop 'like a Champagne bottle' -- and it 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 10 1898
No SpaceX Starship launch till June? 1 RussBLib Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 957
6-Foot-High Giant Tunnels Found in South America Dug by Ancient Megafauna Giant Sloths 8 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 19 12769
New NASA Director Swears Oath on Carl Sagan Book Instead of Bible 27 progressoid Apr 2023 Apr 2023 87 5374
Scientists Just Discovered a Molten Layer Below Earth's Surface 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 959
Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, NASA says 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 10 1788
Breakthrough discovery suggests gravity can create light 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 7 972
Physicists Might Finally Be Able to Find Wormholes, Thanks to Their Light-Bending Ability 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 1201
New type of black hole found lurking in Earth's 'cosmic backyard' is closest ever discovered 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1360
James Webb Space Telescope discovers oldest black hole in the universe -- a cosmic monster 10 million 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 1772

Science Continued...

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OTD in 1981 - Space Shuttle Columbia's 1st spaceflight 0 BootinUp Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 827
Hindenburg: The New Evidence Full Documentary NOVA PBS Mar 22, 2023 (Aired May 19, 2021) 6 Goonch Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 2248
For All This Time, Protons Have Been Hiding Secret Mass. We Just Found It. 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 15 1632
Scientists Have Found the 'BOAT' Gamma Ray Burst--the Brightest of All Time 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 893
This Strange New Map Of 'Dark Matter' Proves Einstein Was Right, Say Scientists 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 11 2087
We Might Soon Be Able to See Missing Ripples in Spacetime 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 14 1388
Freezing Cold Cryovolcano Erupts From Comet 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 6 923
'Hubble trouble' could deepen with new measurement of the universe's expansion 0 WhiteTara Apr 2023 Apr 2023 7 1618
Physicists Simulated a Black Hole in The Lab, And Then It Started to Glow 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 12 2476
Extending Equations of State to Inhomogeneous Systems. 1 NNadir Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1063
The James Webb Telescope Just Took a Truly Incredible Photo of Uranus 5 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 33 2887
James Webb telescope detects light from a small, Earth-like planet -- and finds it's missing its atmo 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Apr 2023 15 2777
Question for astronomy buffs. 9 grumpyduck Apr 2023 Apr 2023 3 1493
Somalia meteorite turns out to contain two minerals that are not found on Earth 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 20 3106
Astronomers discovered two black holes close to Earth unlike anything we've seen 4 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 14 1788
This message was self-deleted by its author 25 milestogo Apr 2023 Apr 2023 16 2858
Opposable Thumbs Make You Easier to Fool (Sometimes) 1 SorellaLaBefana Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1840
Python 3.14 Will be Faster than C++ (Not really) 11 BootinUp Mar 2023 Apr 2023 3 3449
The Collapse of the Wave Function and Origins of Consciousness: A Conversation with Roger Penrose 10 NNadir Apr 2023 Apr 2023 8 2897
Ocean Rivers Slowing in the Great River Ocean 3 SorellaLaBefana Apr 2023 Apr 2023 10 1416
High school students may have just discovered an 'impossible' proof to the 2,000-year-old Pythagorea 20 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 55 4592
Ettore Majorana: The "Genius" Physicist Who Predicted Neutrons And Then Disappeared Completely 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 12 1539
Rare blood-red arc of light shines in the Scandinavian sky. What is it? 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 12 1687
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 549
UAE Mars orbiter creates stunning new map of the Red Planet 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 14 1543
Black hole jet changes direction as astronomers watch in cosmic first -- and it's aimed right at us 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 2089
Surprise! Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 1375
I'll bet putting this thing together this takes some skill and practice. 6 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1428
Newly discovered 'einstein' tile is a 13-sided shape that solves a decades-old math problem 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 2274
New drug offers "two-for-one" treatment of heart failure, sleep apnea 6 Wicked Blue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 17 2738

Science Continued...

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Astronomers May Have Just Found the Smoking Gun Behind Mysterious Radio Signals 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 2268
Toothless Tyrannosaurs? 0 SorellaLaBefana Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 1308
Potentially Prebiotic Synthesis of Aminoacyl-RNA via a Bridging Phosphoramidate-Ester Intermediate 1 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 1701
Stressed plants emit airborne sounds that can be detected from more than a meter away 6 Diamond_Dog Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 2302
Brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen a 1-in-10,000-years event that's 'absolutely monstrous,' scienti 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 1521
Gargantuan black hole 30 billion times the mass of the sun is one of the largest ever discovered 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 15 2167
Object mistaken as a galaxy is actually a black hole pointed directly at Earth 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 1882
Asteroid Didymos May Spin So Fast It Flings Rocks into Space 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1491
New additives could turn concrete into an effective carbon sink 1 Wicked Blue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1856
Hubble telescope spies mysterious celestial object that defies classification 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 24 1323
Webb telescope finds a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet that defies expectations 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 1391
New NASA Map Details 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses in the US 3 sl8 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 2327
Psychedelic brew ayahuasca's profound impact revealed in brain scans 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 1507
Redness of Neptunian asteroids sheds light on early Solar System 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1476
The man who discovered the 'abyss of time' - BBC News 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2023 Mar 2023 17 2464
Rolls-Royce go-ahead to build a nuclear reactor on Moon 4 BootinUp Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1174
The Mystery of Alleged Alien Object 'Oumuamua Has Been Solved, Scientists Say 8 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 2837
Scientists discover enzyme that can turn air into energy, unlocking potential new energy source 8 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 12 2223
Here's the full analysis of newly uncovered genetic data on COVID's origins - Ars Technica 1 BootinUp Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 2403
Here's What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like 12 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 28 3176
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