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Do black holes come in pairs?

Posted on April 21, 2025April 22, 2025 by Ben Pauley

Astronomers modeled how black holes merge and found that most converged black holes started as large stars in a binary system. They also…

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    Experimental medication could help stroke patients walk

    Posted on April 14, 2025April 8, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Scientists found that using a new medication to inhibit a specific protein in rodents’ brains can help restore their motor skills after a…

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      This rendering shows a snapshot from a cosmological simulation of a Lyman-alpha Blob similar to LAB-1. This simulation tracks the evolution of gas and dark matter using one of the latest models for galaxy formation running on the NASA Pleiades supercomputer. This view shows the distribution of gas within the dark matter halo, colour coded so that cold gas (mainly neutral hydrogen) appears red and hot gas appears white. Embedded at the centre of this system are two strongly star-forming galaxies, but these are surrounded by hot gas and many smaller satellite galaxies that appear as small red clumps of gas here. Lyman-alpha photons escape from the central galaxies and scatter off the cold gas associated with these satellites to give rise to an extended Lyman-alpha Blob.
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      Astronomers find distant galaxies with neural networks

      Posted on April 7, 2025April 2, 2025 by Ben Pauley

      Researchers developed a computer algorithm that correctly predicted the light emission characteristics of ancient faraway galaxies based on…

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        Geographic diversity affects brain age

        Posted on March 31, 2025March 19, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Researchers found that geographic and socioeconomic differences in inequality, pollution levels, gender bias, and disease burden can…

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          "Pitch-black Exoplanet (Illustration)" by NASA Hubble is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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          How did Super Jupiters form?

          Posted on March 24, 2025March 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

          Astronomers profiled the characteristics of exoplanet TOI-2145b to explore the origins of Super Jupiters. They suggested these massive…

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            Woman holding container of colorful flowers in greenhouse
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            City waste could support urban farming

            Posted on March 17, 2025March 13, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Researchers found that adding city waste products to local farms promoted a healthy soil microbiome and improved how tomatoes taste.

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              Scientists use bioactive glass to treat bone cancer

              Posted on March 10, 2025March 3, 2025 by Sciworthy

              Researchers showed that bioactive glass administered with gallium oxide in the laboratory can reduce cancer cells and leave noncancerous…

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                Global warming could impact bumblebees’ senses

                Posted on March 3, 2025February 27, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Researchers showed that rising temperatures make it harder for bumblebees to detect their sugary food sources.

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                  Parasites successfully deliver drugs to the brain

                  Posted on February 27, 2025February 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Scientists engineered a common parasite to carry therapeutic drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice.

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                    Children trained in one intellectual skill don’t necessarily improve in others

                    Posted on February 24, 2025February 12, 2025 by Sciworthy

                    Scientists showed that training children to inhibit their reward responses using video games didn’t improve their other cognitive skills.

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