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Quake Triggers Far Less Earth-Shattering Than We Thought, Study …
3 天之前 · Earthquakes are some of the most devastating catastrophes our planet can unleash, yet we are still all-too-often taken by surprise when one strikes. New research has revealed details of the lead-up to a tremor: a slow and steady period of displacements at a well-defined stress point in Earth's crust ...
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Species of Deep Sea Bug The Size of a Small Dog Named For Star Wars Villain Nature 8 hours ago
Astronomers Discover Slow-Spinning Radio Source That 'Shouldn't …
1 天前 · Standard theory says that once a neutron star's spin slows beyond a certain point (about one rotation per minute), it should stop emitting radio pulses altogether. Yet here is ASKAP J1839-0756, lighting up the cosmos at a leisurely pace of one rotation every 6.5 hours. The pulse detected by the MeerKAT telescope at two different centre frequencies is shown here.
Weight Isn't The Ultimate Predictor of Early Death - ScienceAlert
1 天前 · Obesity is often considered one of the most important factors in the likelihood of early death, but a new review reveals that cardiorespiratory fitness actually has more of an influence on mortality risk and our long-term health. In other words, …
Earth's Rotation Is Slowing Down, And Could Explain Why We …
2025年1月10日 · Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have gotten progressively longer as a result. While Earth's slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it's enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those changes is ...
A Staggering Quarter of All Freshwater Life on Earth Is Going …
6 天之前 · For far too long, the decline in the biodiversity of our rivers and lakes has been out of sight and out of mind. As a freshwater ecologist I have long felt frustrated as conservation and research is dominated by land and sea species, even though our rivers, lakes, ponds and other wetlands host a hugely disproportionate amount of the world's biodiversity in …
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Species of Deep Sea Bug The Size of a Small Dog Named For Star Wars Villain Nature 13 hours ago
The Risk of Cancer Fades as We Get Older, And We May
2024年12月22日 · Aging brings two opposing trends in cancer risk: first, the risk climbs in our 60s and 70s, as decades of genetic mutations build up in our bodies. But then, past the age of around 80, the risk drops again – and a new study may explain a key reason why. What emerged was higher levels of a protein ...
CERN Confirms Ultra-Rare Particle Transformation, Hints at New …
In a particle collider at CERN, a rarely-seen event is bringing us tantalizingly close to the brink of new physics. From years of running what is known as the NA62 experiment, particle physicist Cristina Lazzeroni of the University of Birmingham in the UK and her colleagues have now established, experimentally observed, and measured the decay of a charged kaon particle into a charged pion and ...