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  • Kilonovas and Kilonovas

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    Kilonovas and Kilonovas #shorts #threat #kilonova #radiation bursts #GRB This story opens with a reminder that it’s dangerous to be anywhere in the universe: The universe is a hazardous place. We’re now quite familiar with the threat posed by asteroids or comets, but dangers lurk beyond the Solar System as well. Danger lurks beyond the…

  • Study Finds Sex Lowers Risks for People with High Blood Pressure

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    Study Finds Sex Lowers Risks for People with High Blood Pressure #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #hypertension #high blood pressure #sex frequency #mortality risk #cardiovascular health New research found patients with high blood pressure who had sex once a week or more had significantly lower all-cause mortality rates than those who had sex…

  • Ancient Fish Species Create Viable Hybrid

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    Ancient Fish Species Create Viable Hybrid #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #sturgeon #paddlefish #fish hybrid #evolution #species divergence In 2020, Russian sturgeon and American paddlefish accidentally hybridized in a lab to create viable offspring dubbed “sturddlefish.” The two species diverged over 185 million years ago in the Jurassic, so scientists thought they were…

  • Mushrooms Evolve to Invade Living Plants

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    Mushrooms Evolve to Invade Living Plants #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #fungi #mushrooms #mycology #bonnet mushrooms #plant pathogens Bonnet mushrooms were thought to only feed on dead matter, but Danish researchers found they can now invade living plant roots too. The opportunistic fungi are adapting to get nutrients from both living and dead…

  • We May Be Alone in the Universe

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    We May Be Alone in the Universe #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Fermi paradox #alien life #Drake equation #astrobiology The Fermi paradox questions why we haven’t found signs of alien civilization despite the high probability implied by the vastness of space. One unsettling proposed solution is that we are actually alone in the…

  • Teen Invents Cancer-Fighting Soap

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    Teen Invents Cancer-Fighting Soap #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #cancer research #melanoma #soap #skin cancer #science fair 14-year-old Heman Bekele won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge for inventing a bar of soap that helps treat melanoma skin cancer. His Melanoma Treating Soap fuses medicinal soap with a mixture of acids that combat cancer…

  • Why Old Poison Bottles Had Textured Glass

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    Why Old Poison Bottles Had Textured Glass #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #poison bottles #victorian era #textured glass #bottle collecting #bottle history In the 1800s, chemists and glassmakers created uniquely shaped and textured poison bottles to prevent dangerous mix-ups in the dark before electric lighting was common. Distinctive textures, colors and designs like…

  • 14 Million Year Old Landscape Found Under Antarctic Ice

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    14 Million Year Old Landscape Found Under Antarctic Ice #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Antarctica #climate change #ice sheet #ancient landscape #river valleys #global warming New satellite data has revealed an ancient landscape beneath East Antarctica’s ice sheet that has remained undisturbed for at least 14 million years. The analysis found highlands cut…

  • Slipperiest liquid surface in the world, researchers say.

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    Slipperiest liquid surface in the world, researchers say. #shorts #surface #SAM #water #SAMs This new technique uses a substance called SAMs to create the slipperiest liquid surface in the world. The surface is made of silicon and coated with a SAM. SAMs act as a lubricant between water droplets and the surface. Water can flow…

  • Soy Sauce Refrigerator – Soy Sauce

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    Soy Sauce Refrigerator – Soy Sauce #shorts #soy sauce #bottle #food #Advertisement Advertisement Salt As a super-salty, super-salted food, soy sauce can be safely stored at room temperature for several months, perhaps even more, but there are a few scenarios where it might be a good idea to put this keystone condiment in the refrigerator.…