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These jets can be hundreds of thousands of light years long, and emit powerful radio signals that can be heard by receivers billions of light years away. Norris and his team think that they've found ...
(Inside Science) -- "Watching paint dry" may be a term most people use to show how boring something can be, but the physics of what happens when anything changes from wet to dry is enough to grab ...
This is the second episode of Inside Science Conversations that features Dr. Phil Skiba. In episode one, Skiba described how he went from wanting to be an astronaut to helping top athletes excel ...
To help solve this puzzle, scientists injected about four dozen thirteen-lined ground squirrels with urea synthesized using the isotopes nitrogen-15 and carbon-13, atoms that each possess one more ...
A mystery that captivated the internet has a simple answer. At least, that’s what Colgate says ...
Several proteins that inflict the damage within the brain that we recognize as Alzheimer's play significant roles in this story. But none are thought to play a role as significant as the protein known ...
Since the invention of the triboelectric nanogenerator, which harnesses static electricity to power a circuit, researchers have investigated dozens of potential applications -- from footstep-powered ...
The 2021 Nobel Prizes In Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry ...
(Inside Science) -- Ever heard of a snap fit? It's kind of a fancy way to describe two pieces of (usually) plastic that fit or snap together. If you take look around your house, you'll probably see ...
Scientists set out to investigate how these unusual structures form.
(Inside Science) -- Predictive eye movement research shows that the brains of hockey fans may share a similarity with retired star Wayne Gretzky's. Just as the Great One didn't skate to the hockey ...
(Inside Science) -- Lanternfish are known for the bioluminescent organs known as a photophores that guide them through the deep sea. In some species of this group of fish, the organs shine like ...