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H3+: The Molecule that Made the Universe
In a study that pushed quantum mechanical theory and research capabilities to the limit, UA researchers have found a...
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Accelerating Growth of Universe, Dark Energy Confirmed
The pesky reality that the universe’s expansion is accelerating — an observation that prompted astronomers to invoke an unknown...
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Cave Bacteria’s Ability to Fight Antibiotics Predates Human-Made Drugs
Even though bacteria in Lechuguilla Cave have been cut off from the surface for millions of years and were...
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First-Ever Simulation of Structuring of the Observable Universe
A team of researchers from the Laboratoire Univers et Théorie has performed the first-ever computer model simulation of the...
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Pulsing Stars Could Probe Space-Time Around Black Holes
If a pulsing star exists near the center of our Milky Way galaxy, where a giant black hole is...
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‘Time Machine’ Allows Scientists to Study Early Universe
A new scientific instrument, a “time machine” of sorts, built by UCLA astronomers and colleagues, will allow scientists to...
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Baboons Can Recognize Words
Baboons can learn to tell the difference between real four-letter words and nonsense combinations of letters. And once they...
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What Triggers a Mass Extinction?
The second-largest mass extinction in Earth’s history coincided with a short but intense ice age during which enormous glaciers...
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Solving the Mystery of Stardust Recycling
When middleweight stars near the end of their cosmic lives, they shrug off their outer layers, shedding up to...
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Dinosaurs From Space! Or Not
From the Smithsonian’s Dinosaur Tracking blog: Somewhere, out in the interstellar void, there may be a planet inhabited by hyper-advanced dinosaurs....