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Artist’s impression: the galaxy SDSS1335+0728 lighting up

Astronomers see a massive black hole awaken in real time & feed

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Astronomers see a massive black hole awaken in real time & feed on its surrounding gases. This is the first time this had been observed

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Nikola Tesla Born July 10, 1856

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Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856. He was of Serbian nationality and was born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire(modern-day Croatia).  He was an inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and f...

The black hole pulls material from a companion star towards it, forming a disc that rotates around the black hole before falling into it. Credit: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss

Proof of black hole ‘plunging regions’

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Proof of black hole ‘plunging regions' has been found by scientists using X-ray data proving Albert Einstein right once again.

Brown coasted monkey baby on branch with a somewhat shocked expression and mouth open. Photo by Jamie Haughton on Unsplash

Primates did not evolve big brains to search for food

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Primates did not evolve big brains to search for food according to a new study, which looked at primate food hunting strategies when food was less.

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Rare Fossil Skin Discovery Unveils Evolutionary Transition from Water to Land

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It’s hard to find fossil skin, but a rare discovery reveals clues about the evolution from water to land

Lunar Phase Feb 17, 2022 Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere. Image: NASA

Podcast Episode 95 l How many moons does the Earth have?

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Technically, Earth has only one Moon. But here is the interesting thing. Over millions of years, the number of moons has varied. We talk about their story in this episode. 

How Shiva and Shakti formed the Milky Way Galaxy

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The Gaia space telescope shows How Shiva and Shakti formed the Milky Way Galaxy 12 billion years ago. These two streams of stars wove together to form it.

Moon phase on Feb 14 2022 as seen in the Northern Hemisphereby NASA LRO

Does the Earth have more than one Moon?

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We wonder if the Earth has more than one Moon in this new 360 on History blog post discussing the number of satellites that have orbited our planet & considered "moons".

This image displays a single human neuron (white) and all of the axons from other neurons that connect to it. The blue threads are inhibitory axons, while the green ones are excitatory axons. Neurons are the cellular building blocks of the nervous system. Google Research & Lichtman Lab/Harvard University

Most detailed ever map of the human brain in 3D

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This is the Most detailed ever map of the human brain in 3D created by using a 1 cubic millimeter of tissue sample that contained 1,400 terabytes of data.