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4.5 billion years ago, a planet may have smashed into Earth and changed everything
13+ hour, 45+ min ago (903+ words) The Moon may owe its existence to a dramatic planetary collision. About 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized body called Theia smashed into the still-forming Earth, launching vast amounts of debris into orbit. Over time, that material merged to become the…...
Scientists just created a fabric so black it traps light like nature does
1+ week, 6+ day ago (389+ words) The steel-throated bird of paradise has feathers so intensely black they seem to swallow light. Inspired by this wonder of nature, scientists have developed a fabric that redefines the limits of darkness. With its nanoscale structure that captures light, it…...
A cosmic ocean 12 billion light-years away is rewriting what we know about water in space
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (446+ words) Astronomers have made a mind-bending discovery " the largest reservoir of water ever found in the universe. Containing 140 trillion times more water than all of Earth's oceans combined, this celestial giant sits 12 billion light-years away and challenges everything we thought we…...
Clues to the first-ever protein? What chemists just discovered could explain the origin of life
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (600+ words) Scientists in London may have unlocked a key step in the puzzle of life's beginnings. For the first time, chemists have shown how RNA and amino acids'two of biology's essential building blocks'can bond spontaneously under conditions similar to early Earth....
Why We Can’t Walk Through Walls Even Though Atoms Are Mostly Empty
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (552+ words) It's a fair question: atoms are made mostly of empty space, so why does solid matter feel, well" solid? As strange as it seems, two laws of physics stop us from walking through walls'and the reasons have nothing to do…...
2,500 years later, the contents of this mysterious jar fascinate scientists
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (326+ words) In 1954, archaeologists exploring an underground shrine in southern Italy uncovered eight bronze pots, each filled with a mysterious orange-brown residue. For decades, experts puzzled over the goo'until now. Using modern chemical analysis, researchers have determined the jars once held honey,…...
She’s 28, and Her Invention Could Revolutionize the Global Rare Earth and Strategic Metals Industry
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (488+ words) Recovering rare earth elements in a more eco-friendly way'that's the challenge Marie Perrin, a young Franco-American chemist, has mastered. Her innovative extraction method, which is "faster, cleaner, and more sustainable," has earned her a spot on the European Patent Office's…...
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