Tech: The sun may have a dual personality, simulations suggest — (Report)
Researchers at CU Boulder have discovered hints that humanity's favorite star may have a dual personality, with intriguing discrepancies in its magnetic fields...
Tech: Rare ‘superflares’ could one day threaten Earth — (Report)
Astronomers probing the edges of the Milky Way have in recent years observed some of the most brilliant pyrotechnic displays in the galaxy:...
Tech: Researchers developing methods to hunt for the darkest dwarf galaxies — (Report)
The newly-discovered dark dwarf galaxy Antlia 2's collision with the Milky Way may be responsible for our galaxy's characteristic ripples in its outer...
Tech: Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed — (Report)
In 2018, researchers at MIT and the auto manufacturer BMW were testing ways in which humans and robots might work in close proximity...
Tech: Uncovering the hidden history of a giant asteroid — (Report)
A massive 'hit-and-run' collision profoundly impacted the evolutionary history of Vesta, the brightest asteroid visible from Earth. This finding, by a team of...
Tech: What if dark matter is lighter? Report calls for small experiments to broaden...
The search for dark matter is expanding. And going small.
While dark matter abounds in the universe -- it is by far the most...
Tech: Discovery may contain metal from asteroid crash, Baylor University researcher says — ...
A mysterious large mass of material has been discovered beneath the largest crater in our solar system -- the Moon's South Pole-Aitken basin...
Tech: VLT observes a passing double asteroid hurtling by Earth at 70,000 km/h —...
The International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) coordinated a cross-organisational observing campaign of the asteroid 1999 KW4 as it flew by Earth, reaching a...
Tech: Decoding Beethoven’s music style using data science — (Report)
EPFL researchers are investigating Beethoven's composition style and they are using statistical techniques to quantify and explore the patterns that characterize musical structures...
Tech: A polar-bear-inspired material for heat insulation — (Report)
For polar bears, the insulation provided by their fat, skin, and fur is a matter of survival in the frigid Arctic. For engineers,...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
