Archaeologists in Ukraine have discovered red lumps of cinnabar — a mineral form of the highly toxic chemical mercury sulfide — in a 1,900-year-old double burial of two Scythian women, according to a recent study.
The deep-red pigment, also…
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From plastics to pharmaceuticals, a new discovery sparks chain reactions – Phys.org
- From plastics to pharmaceuticals, a new discovery sparks chain reactions Phys.org
- Spontaneous trisulfide metathesis in polar aprotic solvents Nature
- ‘Major Discovery’: After Years of Research, Scientists Found a New Chemical Reaction
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1,140 Canon 400mm f/2.8 Lenses Will Search Space for Dark Matter
The partially completed MOTHRA array below the Milky Way at El Sauce Observatory in Chile. Several of the telescope’s mounts are working now. The full array is expected to be complete by the end of the year. The world’s largest…
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Night sky for tonight and the weekend (March 13-15) — A stellar lynx and a delicate moon
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Night sky for tonight and the weekend
Friday, March 13: Lynx constellation (after dark)
See the Lynx on March 13. (Image credit: Starry Night.) If you already know the bright stars of winter and you can…
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Lake ice mystery–what are these stars? : Short Wave : NPR
Lake stars form when a specific set of conditions are met on a frozen lake
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Largest-Ever Radio Map of The Sky Reveals 13.7 Million Hidden Objects : ScienceAlert
Our view of the cosmos changes completely based on how we observe it.
Now, astronomers have released the data from the largest-ever sky survey at radio wavelengths, revealing nearly 13.7 million celestial objects in light the human eye…
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Replicating A Nuclear Event Detector For Fun And Probably Not Profit
Last year, we brought you a story about the BhangmeterV2, an internet-of-things nuclear war monitor. With a cold-war-era HSN-1000 nuclear event detector at its heart, it had one job: announce to everything else on the network than an EMP…
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NASA sets launch date for historic moon mission after meeting to review risks to crew
NASA has finished a crucial risk assessment ahead of its upcoming lunar flyby mission, and during a news conference Thursday, the agency revealed a new target launch date and discussed how officials evaluated…
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How a species evolved fast enough to save itself from extinction – The Washington Post
- How a species evolved fast enough to save itself from extinction The Washington Post
- A wildflower survived a historic megadrought. Scientists now think they know how CNN
- Can species evolve fast enough to survive as the planet heats up? New…
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48 Hazardous Chemicals Found in Widely Used Hair Extensions : ScienceAlert
A new study has discovered dozens of potentially harmful chemicals in widely used hair extension products, raising serious concerns around their safety and regulation.
Researchers from the Silent Spring Institute and the Southwest Research…
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