Before the 1960s, the fourth largest lake on Earth glistened for miles across the borders of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. By 2015 most of that shiny surface was reduced to a hauntingly barren expanse, birthing the world’s newest desert and impacting 3 million people that live in the surrounding region.The Aral Sea once spanned 68,000 sq km (26,000 […]
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Celebrities often use their platforms to spread awareness on important issues. But while many of us have become numb to their warnings, there’s something about Harrison Ford that makes people sit up and listen.Maybe it’s the cult following he’s acquired from playing heroic characters like Indiana Jones and Han Solo.More likely, though, it’s because Ford
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Just like fingerprints and snowflakes, no two galaxies in the entire Universe are exactly alike. But a new discovery 567 million light-years away really is jaw-droppingly unique. There, astronomers have found a galaxy girdled by, not one, but nine concentric rings – the aftermath of a violent encounter with a blue dwarf galaxy that shot right through
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Quantum Discovery: Light Exists in Dozens of Dimensions Introduction A groundbreaking quantum experiment has unveiled a surprising reality about light—its ability to exist in multiple dimensions simultaneously. Scientists have long known that light exhibits both wave-like and particle-like behavior, but recent research suggests that its quantum nature extends into far more complex dimensional structures than
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All animal lovers are opposed to trophy hunting. It can be hard to believe that there are people who enjoy killing at-risk animals like lions and rhinos. This “sport” has pushed many species to the brink of extinction, but despite controversy and pushback from conservation groups this kind of hunting remains legal in many
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It is the first time that scientists have detected a signal that originates from another galaxy located 9 billion light years away from Earth. The radio signal was captured by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope located in Pune, India. The giant radio telescope includes a field of 30 dish antennas all pointed skyward with each
We have an unquenchable energy need. When we need to run anything that cannot be plugged in, electricity will have to come from a battery, and the quest for a better battery is being launched in laboratories around the globe. Hold that thought for a moment. Nuclear waste is radioactive waste generated by nuclear power
