A 50-calendar year-outdated theoretical course of action for extracting electrical power from a rotating black gap lastly has experimental verification. Making use of an analogue of the parts necessary, physicists have shown that the Penrose course of action is indeed a plausible system to slurp out some of that rotational […]
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Humans Are on Their Way to Annihilating 50 Billion Years of Evolutionary History
Some of our weirdest and most great species are probably up coming in line for the sixth mass extinction for the duration of the present-day human-fuelled disaster. From butt-respiratory, punk-haired Mary River turtles (Elusor macrurus) to huge-eyed aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) with their weird excess thumbs, our pursuits are decimating numerous impressive […]
Apollo 13 at 50 Years: Looking Back at the Mission’s Lost Lunar Science
Had everything gone to plan, NASA’s third mission to land astronauts on the moon would have deployed a pallet of science instruments and brought back samples from humanity’s first visit to the lunar uplands. Instead, 50 years ago this month, Apollo 13 “had a problem.” An oxygen tank that had […]
New AI-Powered Blood Test Promises Easy Screening For Over 50 Types of Cancer
A new AI-powered blood test just proved capable of detecting 50 distinct types of cancers, including some that are specifically intense or elusive. We know the early detection of cancer can be significant to conserving life, and researchers have prolonged been searching for a straightforward and reliable blood test. While […]
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: February 2020 Cooling the Air around Us; The Dangers of Diving
Scientific American February 2020 Ice, refrigeration and the technologies of chill