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  • Gravitational Wave Detector Beats Quantum Jitter for Sharper View

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    Gravitational Wave Detector Beats Quantum Jitter for Sharper View #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #LIGO #gravitational waves #quantum noise #frequency squeezing #interferometry The LIGO gravitational wave detector improved its precision beyond the quantum limit. Quantum noise restricted measurement, but new frequency-dependent squeezing gets around it. This boosts detection range 60% by controlling light…

  • Code Red: Scientists Climate Report Shows Life Under Siege

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    Code Red: Scientists Climate Report Shows Life Under Siege #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #climate change #global warming #greenhouse gases #fossil fuels #heat waves A new climate report finds 35 planetary vital signs reflecting damage are at record highs. More days above 1.5°C, wildfires emitting over 1 billion tons of CO2, and subsidies…

  • Beyond the Caveman: Time to Retire the Male Hunter Myth

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    Beyond the Caveman: Time to Retire the Male Hunter Myth #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Paleolithic #archaeology #hunting #gathering #gender roles The idea that only Paleolithic men hunted is a myth lacking evidence. Skeletal trauma and physiology show women were equally capable. Small groups likely required everyone to contribute. Modern biases led to…

  • Moon Dust Resets Lunar Clock 40 Million Years Earlier Than Thought

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    Moon Dust Resets Lunar Clock 40 Million Years Earlier Than Thought #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #lunar crystals #Apollo mission #zircon #radiometric dating #Theia impact Crystals in Apollo moon dust reset the Moon’s age to 4.46 billion years old – 40 million years older than thought. The zircons formed as the lunar magma…

  • Transformers: Transformers: Transformers: Transformers

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    Transformers: Transformers: Transformers: Transformers #shorts #robot #car #Archax #outside world This is the thing we’ve been waiting for: a robot that turns into a car. Tsubame Industries is taking preorders for their new robot, called Archax. Unlike the Transformers, however, Archax requires a human driver to operate it. The team says they were motivated specifically…

  • Denisova 11 fossils discovered in Siberia

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    Denisova 11 fossils discovered in Siberia #shorts #Denisovans #known physical remains #Neanderthals #Advertisement Advertisement The bones of Denny, a young human hybrid, have been unearthed in 2012 in the Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of Siberia. She is estimated to be 90,000 years old. DNA analysis of the bone reveals that she is more…

  • The Endangered Species Act (ESA)

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    The Endangered Species Act (ESA) #shorts #endangered species #extinction #Fish and Wildlife Service #delisting proposal Endangered Species Act. The US Endangered Species act will turn 50 in 2023. The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that 21 species have been removed from the list of threatened animals and plants, and only one is taken off for…

  • 100-year floods occur annually in coastal areas around the world.

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    100-year floods occur annually in coastal areas around the world. #shorts #level flooding #year” flood #stationarity #new study A new study predicts that rising sea levels will lead to an increase in 100-year floods, which could hit some coastal communities once every eight to 15 years on average. The study is published in the journal…

  • Odd Elasticity vs. Newton’s Third Law

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    Odd Elasticity vs. Newton’s Third Law #shorts #Newtons third law #human sperm #new study #Advertisement Advertisement The laws of physics have been broken by many things, from Seinfeld’s apartment to human sperm. The latest law-breakers are swimming sperm. They deform their bodies in a way that does not elicit any response from their surrounding environment.…

  • Bobi the Dog, Oldest Canine Ever at 31, Crosses Rainbow Bridge

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    Bobi the Dog, Oldest Canine Ever at 31, Crosses Rainbow Bridge #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #oldest dog #Guinness record #Bobi #Portugal #canine aging Bobi the Portuguese dog was certified as the world’s oldest dog ever by Guinness at age 31 years, 165 days. Born in 1992, he lived a long, happy life…