Further Reading C. Crockett. Gaia mission’s Milky Way map pinpoints locations of billion-plus stars. Science News. Vol. 190, October 15, 2016, p. 16. C. Crockett. Hundreds of galaxies seen in a new 3-D view of the universe. Science News Online …
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Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Supermoon delights world’s star gazers in full moon, eclipse combination From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers around the world admired the supermoon – the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven …
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Einstein’s Gravity: One Big Idea Forever Changed How We Understand the UniverseFrom Science News comes a captivating anthology of articles exploring the concept of gravity and Albert Einstein’s enduring infl…
Consciousness: A Survey of Scientists’ Bold Attempts to Demystify the MindIn this anthology of its groundbreaking articles, Science News brings us a riveting look at the mystery of human consciousness. De…
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It’s been a big big week in the science world. A possible Zika vaccine has been tested successfully, possibly the first step towards ending the scary epidemic affecting people (especially pregnant women) and travelers throughout Latin America. At-home …
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LEIDEN, Netherlands, Nov. 14 (UPI) –Scientists in the Netherlands have generated a novel electric current and sent it across a record-breaking distance of 600 nanometers. The current, an alternative super-current, consists of electrons spinning …
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Abandoned oil and gas wells are a significant source of greenhouse gases but there are so many scattered across the United States that stopping the leaks presents a huge cost for states. Now, a research team including scientists from Princeton and Stanford …
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The discovery could explain why some slim people develop Type 2 diabetes even though the disease is strongly associated with being overweight or obese. Despite appearances, these individuals do not burn up extra calories from fattening food. Nor do they st …
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From Emily Conover at Science News, reviewing philosopher James Owen Weatherall’s Void: The strange physics of nothing: In Void: The Strange Physics of Nothing, physicist and philosopher James Owen Weatherall explores how physicists’ beliefs about …
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One of the biggest problems with smartwatches is avoiding a dead battery. Whether it’s forgetting to plug them in in time, or having to fiddle with the unwieldy magnetic disk chargers, keeping a wearable juiced up is not as convenient as it should be…
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At perigee, the point at which the moon is closest to Earth, the moon can be as much as 14 percent closer to Earth than at apogee, when the moon is farthest from our planet. The full moon appears that much larger in diameter and, because it is larger …
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