Star imaged in detail outside the Milky Way for the 1st time
Astronomers have captured the first-ever “zoomed-in” image of a star outside our Milky Way galaxy. The star is called WOH G64 and is located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. WOH G64 is an extremely large “red supergiant” star, about 2,000 times the size of our […]
Drugs Like Ozempic May Have a Shrinking Effect on The Heart
Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have shown promising short-term results, but their long-term side effects remain under investigation. Researchers at the University of Alberta found that semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic) reduced overall heart mass and the size of heart muscle cells in both lean and obese mice, without altering body […]
This Skeleton Is The First Person Ever Found From a Norse Saga
– Scientists have analyzed the bones of a man found in a well at Sverresborg Castle in Norway from 1938. – This fits with a passage from the 800-year-old Norse saga Sverris Saga, which describes invaders throwing a dead body into the castle well. – DNA analysis found the bones belong to a man aged […]
Glowing Frog on a Glowing Mushroom Wins Science Photo Competition
A photo titled “Glowing Frog on a Glowing Mushroom” won the People’s Choice Award at the Beaker Street Science Photography Prize 2024 in Tasmania. The photo shows a blue-glowing tree frog sitting on a bioluminescent funnel-shaped mushroom known as a ghost fungus. The frog’s blue glow is caused by biofluorescence – its chemical skin absorbs […]
CO2 turned into fuel with Japan’s electrochemical cell breakthrough
Researchers in Japan have developed a new electrochemical cell that can convert bicarbonate solution (derived from captured carbon dioxide) into formate solution. Formate is a type of fuel. This is significant as it helps address challenges with reactive carbon capture and utilization (RCC), which aims to directly use CO2 dissolved in solutions like bicarbonate rather […]
The biggest project in history begins: 52 billion solar panels, and America covered
A proposed mega-project would install over 52 billion solar panels across highways and roadways around the world. Covering just the highways in the US with solar panels could generate over 4 times the annual energy needs of the country. It could also offset 28.78% of current annual carbon dioxide emissions. This would represent a major […]
Bacteria in Your Mouth Reproduce in a Strange, Rare Way, Scientists Discover
Scientists have discovered that one of the most common bacteria in dental plaque, called Corynebacterium matruchotii, reproduces in an unusual way called multiple fission. Most bacteria reproduce via binary fission, where the cell divides into two daughter cells. But C. matruchotii can divide into up to 14 new cells at once through multiple fission. Researchers […]
Researchers discover potentially catastrophic exploit present in AMD chips for decades
– Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in AMD processors that has been present for decades dating back to at least 2006. – Called the “Sinkclose” flaw, it potentially allows hackers to run their own code in the most privileged mode of an AMD processor called System Management Mode (SMM), which is normally protected firmware. […]
Iran says a short-range projectile killed Hamas’ Haniyeh, reiterates vows of retaliation
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said a short-range projectile killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday. They blamed Israel for carrying out the attack, saying a rocket with a 15-pound warhead was used to target Haniyeh’s residence. The Guard accused the U.S. of supporting the attack. Israel has not confirmed or denied involvement, but […]
A Radical New Magnet Without Rare-Earth Metals Is About to Change Motors Forever
A UK-based company called Materials Nexus has developed a new type of permanent magnet called MagNex that does not require any rare-earth metals, which are needed for many green technologies but are expensive and environmentally problematic to obtain. MagNex was designed in only 3 months using an AI platform created by Materials Nexus, which they […]