Scientists find a very Old and Far-off Gamma Radiation Ray Burst
Astronomy

Scientists find a very Old and Far-off Gamma Radiation Ray Burst

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was peering through eons and eons in September 2021 when it spotted a dramatic explosion, a gamma-ray burst (GRB) that…
Texas’ Content-Moderation-Restricting Social Media Statute is Upheld by a Federal Appeals Court
Law

Texas’ Content-Moderation-Restricting Social Media Statute is Upheld by a Federal Appeals Court

On Friday (September 16, 2022), a federal appeals court upheld a contentious Texas law that limits Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube’s ability to control content on…
Climate Change will Prolong the Effects of Space Pollution
Astronomy

Climate Change will Prolong the Effects of Space Pollution

Satellites face greater chances of collision with space debris as a result of reduced density in the upper atmosphere. Increasing levels of CO2 in the…
Following Sexual Assault Charges Against a Chinese Tennis Player, Naomi Osaka Joins Calls for Clarification
Sports

Following Sexual Assault Charges Against a Chinese Tennis Player, Naomi Osaka Joins Calls for Clarification

Naomi Osaka has joined a growing list of tennis players and officials who are demanding information on Peng Shuai, a Chinese player who hasn’t been…
Custom-shaped Nanoparticles have been Created by Scientists
Physics

Custom-shaped Nanoparticles have been Created by Scientists

Physicists at Ural Federal University (UrFU) and their colleagues from the Institute of Electrophysics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Institute…
Astronomers Develop a New Method to Aid in the Search for Dark Matter
Astronomy

Astronomers Develop a New Method to Aid in the Search for Dark Matter

Meteors may help astronomers devise a new way to locate dark matter—mysterious and invisible particles that have so far only been discerned by the effect…
Ahead of the Saudi Grand Prix, the Head of Racing Insists Politics Shouldn’t be a Part of Formula One
Sports

Ahead of the Saudi Grand Prix, the Head of Racing Insists Politics Shouldn’t be a Part of Formula One

As Formula One (F1) confronts criticism for permitting a grand prix to take place in Saudi Arabia this weekend, the director of the main international…
How a 51-Year-Old Celebrity Hacker Destabilized One of the Most Influential Social Networks in the World
Technology

How a 51-Year-Old Celebrity Hacker Destabilized One of the Most Influential Social Networks in the World

Peiter Zatko was surprised by what he discovered when he joined Twitter as head of security in late 2020 at the behest of the company’s…
How the Poliovirus Infects Cells from Inside
Health

How the Poliovirus Infects Cells from Inside

For the first time, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, can now show how the dreaded poliovirus behaves when it takes over an infected cell and…
New Dynamical Turbulence Framework is discovered by Physicists
Physics

New Dynamical Turbulence Framework is discovered by Physicists

Physicists have proven – numerically and experimentally – that turbulence in fluid flows can be understood and quantified with the help of a small set…
Even a Few People can Affect the Animals in National Parks
Plants and Animals

Even a Few People can Affect the Animals in National Parks

According to a new study, even in remote, rarely visited national parks, the presence of even a few humans has an impact on the activity…
Investigating the Supersoft X-ray Light Curve’s Origin
Astronomy

Investigating the Supersoft X-ray Light Curve’s Origin

Researchers led by Ph.D. candidate Zhao Weitao and Prof. Meng Xiangcun from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Yunnan Observatories reproduced the supersoft X-ray source’s quasi-periodic…
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