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Quantum shell structure reveals new rule for proton-neutron pairing inside nuclei - Phys.org
Nuclear physicists used a little magic in their latest experiment conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, and the result has revealed surprising new information about the behavior of protons and neutrons in…
In December 1970, the Soviet Venera 7 probe became the first spacecraft to transmit from another planet, sending 23 minutes of faint temperature data from Venus after a torn parachute tipped it onto its side and buried its signal in what engineers first dismisse - Space Daily
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This Clever New Engine Could Send Briefcase-Size Spacecraft to Mars - Gizmodo
“It’s the best of both worlds.”
Fossil reveals bizarre gliding creature that hunted birds 120 million years ago - KSL.com
A 120 million-year-old fossil found in what’s now northwestern China is changing how scientists think about an unusual group of predatory dinosaurs known as microraptors.
'Masters of the Universe' Is Is He-Mansplaining at Its Worst - Rolling Stone
This attempt to make ‘Barbie’ for Eighties-nostalgia–loving dudes is not a movie. It is extremely bad brand management.
What will it take to get a vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the current outbreak? - NPR
There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trials are going on for several candidates. How long will it take?