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Ozone can be an agent of good or harm, depending on where you find it in the atmosphere. Way up in the stratosphere, the colorless gas shields the Earth from the sun's harsh ultraviolet rays. But closer to the ground, ozone is a harmful air pollutant that can trigger chronic health problems including chest pain, difficulty breathing, and impaired lung function.

Scientists find a human 'fingerprint' in the upper troposphere's increasing ozone

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"It's a giant leap forward for a concept that promises economically viable, zero-carbon heat and electricity." Fusion is a holy grail for the energy sector, theoretically offering abundant, essentially zero-pollution power in a small physical footprint, without the need to use regional natural resources. There have been many milestones as the technology advances, and a new record in magnetic containment has recently been achieved.

Scientists achieve major breakthrough in the quest for limitless energy: 'It's setting a world record'

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Imagine a camera so powerful that it operates at attosecond speed, which is one quintillionth of a second! The world’s newest, fastest microscope can capture the motion of an electron — a particle so fast it could circle the Earth several times in just one second. This is...

Watching electrons move in attoseconds with the world’s fastest microscope

Ann Ronan Picture Library/Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. It's no secret that the ancient Eygptians were fairly technologically advanced for their day, but new research suggests that at least one pyramid was built using surprisingly sophisticated tech: hydraulic lifts. As detailed in a new study published in the journal...

Scientists Find Evidence of Advanced Technology Used to Build Egyptian Pyramid

According to the research, these mitochondrial DNA insertions could be linked to early death. Mitochondria in brain cells frequently insert their DNA into the nucleus, potentially impacting lifespan, as those with more insertions were found to die earlier. Stress appears to accelerate this process, suggesting a new way mitochondria influence health beyond energy production.

Scientists Have Discovered Strange DNA in Our Brains – and It Could Be Shortening Our Lives

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The peak of the Perseid meteor shower could coincide with a spectacular light show.

Four Coronal Mass Ejections Are Headed Towards Earth, With Strong Auroras Possible

A collaborative international effort has produced a catalog detailing 126 (120 confirmed, 6 candidates) exoplanets using TESS and Keck Observatory data, broadening knowledge of their diverse types and potential for hosting life. An international team of scientists, including significant contributions from astronomers at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Institute for Astronomy...

Astronomers Uncover Vast Array of Strange Alien Worlds

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When your temper flares are you a raging bull? A vicious Virgo or a conniving Capricorn? Emotions are complex states that involve physiological, behavioral, and cognitive changes. They influence how we perceive the world around us, how we interact with others, and how we make decisions. However, our emotions are not the only factor that influences our behavior. Astrology can be a telling factor as well.

The Most Ruthless Zodiac Signs - Ranked from Most to Least

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The light from the most distant galaxy in the known universe suggests that there's something off about our current cosmological models, a new James Webb Space Telescope study finds. The explanations remain elusive.

James Webb telescope confirms the earliest galaxy in the universe is bursting with way more stars than we thought possible

In 2015, Samantha Hansen and a team of researchers from the University of Alabama and Arizona State University traveled to Antarctica to install 15 seismology stations. These stations allow researchers to study the interior of the planet. What they ultimately found were large mountain-like structures deep within the Earth. Mountainous...

Scientists Are Baffled by Massive Mountain-Like Structures Deep Inside Earth

In the mystical realm where astrology intersects with spiritual beliefs, certain zodiac signs are thought to possess inherent qualities that offer protection against malevolent entities and negative energies. This intriguing concept has roots in ancient astrology and cultural traditions worldwide, where the alignment of the stars at one's birth is believed to influence not only personality traits but also spiritual protection. This post delves into the 5 celestial shields of the zodiac, highlighting signs that are particularly noted for their protective aura against evil spirits.

5 Zodiac Signs That Possess a Protective Aura Against Evil Spirits

Research indicates hospitals contribute to the local spread of antibiotic-resistant infections. A recent study published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America suggests that family members of patients discharged from hospitals may be at an increased risk of contracting antibiotic-resistant infections, commonly referred to as superbugs. This risk persists even if the patient themselves was not diagnosed with such an infection, indicating that hospitals may contribute to the spread of resistant bacteria in the community.

Watch Out After a Hospital Stay: You Could Be Exposing Your Family to Superbugs

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Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe aged

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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There’s a mysterious object speeding round our galaxy, and it’s going so fast it could soon escape its gravity and jump right through into outer space. The object in question, catchily named CWISE J124909.08+362116.0, is travelling at a mind-boggling 1.3 million miles an hour, or 600 kilometers a second. Experts first came across the object after noticing it was moving at 0.1 per cent of the speed of light, which as you’d expect is abnormally fast. So what exactly is it? Well, if researchers are correct, CWISE J124909.08+362116.0 is a low-mass star – and the first one ever classified as...

Scientists discover mysterious 'star' travelling so fast it could escape our galaxy

The European Space Agency’s Juice spacecraft recently made a flyby of both Earth and the moon on its way to Jupiter. The purpose of the flyby was mainly to adjust the spacecraft’s speed and direction, to help send it on its long journey to investigate Jupiter and its icy moons. But as the spacecraft flew within a few thousand miles of the Earth’s surface, it was able to use its instruments to snap pictures of both the Earth and the moon.

Juice spacecraft snaps images of the Earth and moon as it passes by

By examining a distant supermassive black hole, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found a shocking link between jets and dust around these cosmic titans.

James Webb Space Telescope finds a shock near supermassive black hole (image)

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

JANUS, a camera on the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, recently captured test images of the Moon and Earth as part of its mission to study Jupiter and its largest moons. Since ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) flew by the Moon and Earth earlier last week, we’ve seen images from its monitoring cameras and we’ve seen images from its navigation camera. Now, the European Space Agency has revealed the first images from its scientific camera, JANUS, designed to take detailed, high-resolution photos of Jupiter and its icy moons.

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer: First Reveals From Juice’s Advanced Science Camera

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Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Use Sound Waves To Enable the Future of the Internet

Researchers have developed new methods for coupling light to surface-gliding sound waves. Researchers at the University of Rochester have employed surface acoustic waves to tackle a...

Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Use Sound Waves To Enable the Future of the Internet

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