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Neil deGrasse Tyson: don’t trust the laws of science

 

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Bacteria found to eat PET plastics could help do the recycling 

Nature has beaten us to it again. It has taken just 70 years for evolution to throw up a bacterium capable of breaking down and consuming PET, one of the world’s most problematic plastic pollutants. Japanese researchers discovered and named … Continue reading

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Over 180 Infrared Videos of Methane Pollution All Across The U.S.

Do you try to have a light carbon footprint? Do you concern yourself with the environmental impact of your actions? Do you worry about pollution and try to mitigate your contribution? The Porter Ranch methane leak, the largest in California … Continue reading

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Cancer Researchers Claim ‘Extraordinary Results’

‘This is unprecedented’ says researcher after more than half of terminally ill blood cancer patients experienced complete remission in early clinical trials. Among several dozen patients who would typically have only had months to live, early experimental trials that used … Continue reading

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We Are Star Stuff

In a graphic representation of Carl Sagan’s famous quote: “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are … Continue reading

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Amazing Bronze Age Discovery in the UK

They’re calling it the ‘Peterborough Pompeii.’ A group of Bronze Age roundhouses that are in almost the exact same condition as when they were built and occupied. Woven materials, fish weirs, log boats, votive offerings, and more. The houses, built … Continue reading

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The Influence of Earth’s History on the Dawn of Modern Birds

Have you wondered, as I have, how birds managed to survive the K-Pg Extinction Event that took out the dinosaurs and became the most widely dispersed and diversified vertebrates on the planet? New research explains how that probably occurred. The … Continue reading

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Happy 73rd Birthday to Stephen Hawking!

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Lovejoy is Visible to the Naked Eye!

Oh yeah, sorry. Not that one. This one: Comet Lovejoy has become visible to the unaided eye. To see the comet, just go outside an hour or so after sunset and look for a fuzzy patch to the right of Orion’s belt.

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The Sun in X-rays

The Sun in X-rays from  Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)  Image Credit: NuSTAR, SDO, NASA Explanation: Why are the regions above sunspots so hot? Sunspots themselves are a bit cooler than the surrounding solar surface because the magnetic fields that create them reduce convective heating. It is therefore unusual … Continue reading

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