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Israeli, international astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole

Gaia BH3 is the largest-known stellar black hole, according to astronomer and study co-author Tsevi Mazeh of the Tel Aviv University in Israel.

By REUTERS
16/04/2024

NASA seeks cheaper ideas for Mars sample return mission amid budget crunch

It was unclear how NASA would ultimately reconcile the seeming paradox of using similar technology for spaceflight systems to accomplish something never done before.

By REUTERS
16/04/2024

Ancient art and fossils: Study reveals early humans' understanding of dinosaurs

A recent study suggests prehistoric humans in Brazil created petroglyphs near dinosaur tracks, indicating intentional association. The findings may reshape views on ancient cultures and paleontology.

Massive stars may get magnetic fields when two stars merge together - study

Massive stars should not be able to have magnetic fields, but around 7% of them do anyway. A recent study found that this could be caused by stellar mergers.

12/04/2024

Israeli Technion prof. wins prestigious, $1 million Turing Award

Prof. Avi Wigderson, leading theoretical computer scientist and Technion alumnus and honorary doctorate recipient, wins ‘Nobel Prize of Computing’ for contribution to theoretical computer science.

Alexey Izmalkov

Remote work cuts car travel and emissions but hurts public transit ridership

The rise in remote work during the pandemic has both environmental benefits, such as reduced carbon emissions, and challenges for public transit systems.

This multifunctional system can send drugs where they can be effective in body’s tissues, organs

Drug delivery is a broad field of research that involves the development of new carrier systems and materials for effective therapeutic conveyance.

Intestinal bacteria changes in reaction to inflammation, effecting immune system, study finds

The study focused on species of the Bacteroidales order, some of the most abundant species in the human gut microbiome.

Cats and dogs exhibit bizarre behaviors ahead of solar eclipse

As the US prepared for the solar eclipses that occurred on Monday, our furry friends started displaying some interesting behaviors.

Self-dyeing, plastic-free vegan leather can be grown from bacteria, study shows

Their new process could also theoretically be adapted to have bacteria grow materials with various patterns and vibrant colors and to make more sustainable alternatives to other textiles.

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