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Evidence of cosmic-ray acceleration from a nearby supernova remnant - Phys.org
Cosmic rays seen at Earth show a wide range of particle energies, from 107 electron-volts (eV) to more than 1020 eV, the latter being about the same as the kinetic energy of a 450 gram football (soccer ball) being kicked across the pitch at about 8 meters per…
Scientists Challenge a 70-Year-Old Theory of Language With a Surprising Discovery - SciTechDaily
Researchers have identified a previously overlooked structure underlying human language, revealing patterns that extend beyond traditional measures of emotion.
A violent volcanic eruption may have revealed a new weapon to tackle a potent planet-heating gas - Yahoo
An underwater volcano violently erupted in the South Pacific in 2022. The chemical reaction that happened afterwards could show humans how to slow global warming.
Millions of Bees Have Thrived Under a New York Cemetery for More Than a Century - WIRED
A walk in the cemetery led to Cornell researchers discovering an underground colony of bees with an estimated population of 5.5 million—one of the largest ever recorded.
Can a human outrun a rhino? Just how fast are these giants when they charge? - BBC Wildlife Magazine
You don’t want to get in the way of these intimidating animals, as they can move faster than you think…
The Sun might look yellow, but seen from space without an atmosphere filtering its light, the sun is actually white — and the yellow color we see from Earth is the result of our atmosphere scattering blue wavelengths away, in the same physics that makes the sk - Space Daily
The Sun is depicted as yellow in children’s drawings, in weather icons, on flags, and in the standard astronomical shorthand. Astronomers themselves classify it as a “yellow dwarf,” a G2V-type main sequence star. The yellow framing is so consistent across hum…