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Germany's Massive Nuclear Fusion Machine Just Smashed Another Plasma Record
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Germany's Massive Nuclear Fusion Machine Just Smashed Another Plasma Record
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Germany's Massive Nuclear Fusion Machine Just Smashed Another Plasma Record
One of the world's leading plasma research facilities just broke a new record, showing we really are getting closer to the wonderful goal of fusion power - a virtually limitless supply of clean energy.
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That 'Interstellar Asteroid' 'Oumuamua Isn't Actually What We Thought It Was
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That 'Interstellar Asteroid' 'Oumuamua Isn't Actually What We Thought It Was
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That 'Interstellar Asteroid' 'Oumuamua Isn't Actually What We Thought It Was
The first known interstellar visitor to our Solar System, 'Oumuamua, which buzzed past the Sun last September, has proven evasive to define. First it was a comet. Then it was an asteroid. Then it was maybe both.
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Researchers Have Found a Simple Trick to Make Old Experiences Feel Fresh Again
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Researchers Have Found a Simple Trick to Make Old Experiences Feel Fresh Again
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Researchers Have Found a Simple Trick to Make Old Experiences Feel Fresh Again
It seems inevitable. When we grow older, time seems to speed up as we experience the same things over and over again, and part of it's because even our favourite things in life have become, sadly, no longer new to us.
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Here's What Happens to Your Body And Brain if You Stop Drinking Water
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Here's What Happens to Your Body And Brain if You Stop Drinking Water
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Here's What Happens to Your Body And Brain if You Stop Drinking Water
What would actually happen to your body if you stopped drinking water, including all beverages that contain water, like juices, soft drinks, and tea?
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The Earth's Magnetic Field Reverses More Often – Now We Know Why
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The Earth's Magnetic Field Reverses More Often – Now We Know Why
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The Earth's Magnetic Field Reverses More Often – Now We Know Why
Underneath our feet, deep down in the Earth, liquid iron is producing the magnetic field that we all take for granted.
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It's Official: Astronomers Caught The First-Ever Direct Picture of a Planet Being Born
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It's Official: Astronomers Caught The First-Ever Direct Picture of a Planet Being Born
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It's Official: Astronomers Caught The First-Ever Direct Picture of a Planet Being Born
For the very first time, astronomers have captured an image of a baby planet as it carves a path through the disc of dust that surrounds its star, an orange dwarf 113.4 parsecs (370 light-years) away from Earth.
A Rogue Mystery Planet Smacked Into Uranus And Changed It Forever, Study Finds
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A Rogue Mystery Planet Smacked Into Uranus And Changed It Forever, Study Finds
All the planets in the Solar System are more or less oriented the same as the Sun, with North and South pointed in the same direction. Not Uranus though. The blue planet's north-south axis is tilted 98 degrees from the Sun's orbital plane - it's pr
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Our Milky Way Had a Cosmic Cataclysm With a 'Sausage Galaxy' Billions of Years Ago
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Our Milky Way Had a Cosmic Cataclysm With a 'Sausage Galaxy' Billions of Years Ago
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Our Milky Way Had a Cosmic Cataclysm With a 'Sausage Galaxy' Billions of Years Ago
It turns out that our galaxy looks the way it does today thanks to a run-in with something called the 'Gaia Sausage'.
We Just Found Out Spiders Can Use Electricity to Fly Through The Air
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We Just Found Out Spiders Can Use Electricity to Fly Through The Air
Sometimes, when it rains or when they feel the urge to migrate, spiders get out their little silk knapsacks, and balloon away. This ballooning behaviour is well understood by spider scientists, but researchers have recently discovered that electric fields…
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A Harvard Psychologist Explains Why Your Brain Never Runs Out of Problems to Find
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A Harvard Psychologist Explains Why Your Brain Never Runs Out of Problems to Find
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A Harvard Psychologist Explains Why Your Brain Never Runs Out of Problems to Find
Why do many problems in life seem to stubbornly stick around, no matter how hard people work to fix them?
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BREAKING: We Just Found The Brightest Object in The Early Universe - 13 Billion Light-Years Away
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BREAKING: We Just Found The Brightest Object in The Early Universe - 13 Billion Light-Years Away
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BREAKING: We Just Found The Brightest Object in The Early Universe - 13 Billion Light-Years Away
Astronomers have found the brightest object ever discovered in the early Universe, 13 billion light-years away - a quasar from a time when our Universe was just seven percent of its current age.
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BREAKING: We Just Discovered The Molecule That Makes HIV So Stealthy
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BREAKING: We Just Discovered The Molecule That Makes HIV So Stealthy
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BREAKING: We Just Discovered The Molecule That Makes HIV So Stealthy
Scientists have identified a key molecule exploited by HIV when the virus infects human cells, and the discovery could represent a major step forward in defeating the deadly disease.
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Eerie Space Sounds Are Coming From a Strange Bond Between Enceladus And Saturn
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Eerie Space Sounds Are Coming From a Strange Bond Between Enceladus And Saturn
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Eerie Space Sounds Are Coming From a Strange Bond Between Enceladus And Saturn
Data recorded during Cassini's final months is still giving us gold. New research from the probe's Grand Finale mission has uncovered a previously unknown interaction between Saturn and its moon Enceladus - plasma waves, travelling between the two.
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Unique Bone Discovery Shows Dinosaurs Grew Gigantic Way Earlier Than We Thought
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Unique Bone Discovery Shows Dinosaurs Grew Gigantic Way Earlier Than We Thought
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Unique Bone Discovery Shows Dinosaurs Grew Gigantic Way Earlier Than We Thought
The discovery of some rather large dinosaur bones in Argentina has got scientists wondering whether the creatures may have grown to their biggest sizes earlier in history than we previously thought.
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Of Course We Should Open That Mysterious Egyptian Sarcophagus, Why on Earth Not?
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Of Course We Should Open That Mysterious Egyptian Sarcophagus, Why on Earth Not?
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Of Course We Should Open That Mysterious Egyptian Sarcophagus, Why on Earth Not?
An Egyptian archaeological mission found an enormous sarcophagus - the largest ever to be found in Alexandria - made from a striking black marble.
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Latest Estimate on The Universe's Expansion Shows We Need New Physics to Explain It
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Latest Estimate on The Universe's Expansion Shows We Need New Physics to Explain It
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Latest Estimate on The Universe's Expansion Shows We Need New Physics to Explain It
Astronomers have come up with the most precise measurement of the Universe's expansion rate so far - and sure enough, it still appears to be accelerating.
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Some of Jupiter's Moons Are Leaving 'Footprints' in Its Aurorae
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Some of Jupiter's Moons Are Leaving 'Footprints' in Its Aurorae
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Some of Jupiter's Moons Are Leaving 'Footprints' in Its Aurorae
Since it arrived in orbit around Jupiter in July of 2016, the Juno mission has been sending back vital information about the gas giant's atmosphere, magnetic field and weather patterns.
✅ Full MSc and PhD scholarships are available for all international students to study in Skoltech, Russia.
🎓 The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology 🇷🇺 established in collaboration with MIT 🇺🇸 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) seeks for applicants to pursue Master of Science and PhD programs.
The Master of Science programs are two years and taught in English. Students will complete a thesis. All students accepted into MSc programs will receive (i) a tuition waiver (covering the full price of tuition) as well as (ii) a basic starting stipend of 40k RUB (around 550 EUR; tax free) which goes to 55k RUB (around 780 EUR; tax free) after proven performance for six months and (iii) medical insurance.
Applications are open to domestic and international students. Applicants must be in their final year of their undergraduate studies or hold a higher education degree (Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or Specialist degree) in one of the following areas of study: mathematics, technical science, applied science, physics, chemistry, biology, or related areas. Additionally, they must have a record of success in their studies as well as knowledge of English.
English Language Requirements: If Available: Official TOEFL or IELTS results (if English is not the native language of the applicant).
Deadline for MSc application submission: July, 16 (23:59, Moscow time zone) — few hours left to register❗️
Deadline for PhD application submission: July, 29 (23:59, Moscow time zone)
Apply at the official web-site: https://apply.skoltech.ru/
🎓 The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology 🇷🇺 established in collaboration with MIT 🇺🇸 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) seeks for applicants to pursue Master of Science and PhD programs.
The Master of Science programs are two years and taught in English. Students will complete a thesis. All students accepted into MSc programs will receive (i) a tuition waiver (covering the full price of tuition) as well as (ii) a basic starting stipend of 40k RUB (around 550 EUR; tax free) which goes to 55k RUB (around 780 EUR; tax free) after proven performance for six months and (iii) medical insurance.
Applications are open to domestic and international students. Applicants must be in their final year of their undergraduate studies or hold a higher education degree (Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or Specialist degree) in one of the following areas of study: mathematics, technical science, applied science, physics, chemistry, biology, or related areas. Additionally, they must have a record of success in their studies as well as knowledge of English.
English Language Requirements: If Available: Official TOEFL or IELTS results (if English is not the native language of the applicant).
Deadline for MSc application submission: July, 16 (23:59, Moscow time zone) — few hours left to register❗️
Deadline for PhD application submission: July, 29 (23:59, Moscow time zone)
Apply at the official web-site: https://apply.skoltech.ru/
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BREAKING: CRISPR Could Be Causing Extensive Mutations And Genetic Damage After All
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BREAKING: CRISPR Could Be Causing Extensive Mutations And Genetic Damage After All
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BREAKING: CRISPR Could Be Causing Extensive Mutations And Genetic Damage After All
CRISPR has been heralded as one of the most important breakthroughs in modern science, but there could be a hidden and potentially dangerous side effect to the wonders of its genetic editing technology, a new study reveals.
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Scientists Have Discovered The Earliest Evidence of Bread, And It's Much Older Than We Expected
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Scientists Have Discovered The Earliest Evidence of Bread, And It's Much Older Than We Expected
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Scientists Have Discovered The Earliest Evidence of Bread, And It's Much Older Than We Expected
Historians and archaeologists have traditionally linked bread to the dawn of agriculture, when people domesticated plants such as wheat, cultivated them and ground them into flour.
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Astronomers Just Announced The Discovery of 12 New Moons Around Jupiter
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Astronomers Just Announced The Discovery of 12 New Moons Around Jupiter
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Astronomers Just Announced The Discovery of 12 New Moons Around Jupiter
Astronomers looking for stuff in the outer Solar System have received a huge and unexpected surprise - the accidental discovery of 12 previously unknown moons in orbit around Jupiter.