SCIENCE

Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime that were first proposed by Albert Einstein. The detection of GW230529 challenges previous assumptions about the frequency of such collisions, suggesting they may be more common than previously thought. A neutron star is one of the possible end products of a star as it reaches its end of life.
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1 year ago Read more at India Today

Kemberly Richardson has more as New Yorkers prepare to watch the total solar eclipse. New York City public libraries are offering eclipse glasses while supplies last. Free I LOVE NY ISO-certified eclipse glasses are being distributed every day.
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1 year ago Read more at WABC-TV

A total solar eclipse happens somewhere on Earth about every 18 months. This is why Austinites’ opportunity to watch Monday’s eclipse from their own backyard is so rare and valuable. Total solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking the sun and casting a shadow over a narrow strip of land called the path of totality. The orbits of the moon around the Earth, and the Earth around the sun are elliptical.
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1 year ago Read more at Austin Chronicle

China's FAST telescope identified a binary pulsar with an orbital period of 53.3 minutes. The research, conducted by a team led by scientists from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC), was published in the journal Nature Wednesday.FAST, or the "China Sky Eye, is currently accepting applications for the observation season which runs from August 2024 to July 2025.
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1 year ago Read more at Global Times

A new reconstruction of the skeleton of Tiktaalik shows that the fish's ribs likely attached to its pelvis. This innovation is thought to be crucial to supporting the body and for the eventual evolution of walking. In fish, the pelvic fins of the fish are evolutionarily related to hind limbs in tetrapods -; four-limbed vertebrates, including humans.
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1 year ago Read more at News-Medical.Net

Pupils from Flitch Green Academy, Howe Green Prep, Felsted Prep and Woodford Green took part in hands-on experiments, handling slime, observing small live Daphnia crustaceans, and constructing catapults. One pupil said: 'I had the stereotypical scientists in my head but there are so many different experiences'
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1 year ago Read more at Dunmow Broadcast

In early 2023, scientists published a new measurement testing the strong nuclear force that binds protons and neutrons. The experiment involved the way the nucleus of a helium atom gains energy to become excited. This new result closes the apparent gap between theory and experiment.
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1 year ago Read more at EurekAlert

Microplastics are an alarming topic. Researchers estimate there are 170 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean, most of them tiny fragments that end up in drinking water, raindrops, and inside human bodies. In 2019, a study found that people are inhaling an average of 16.2 bits of microplastics per hour. This form of pollution has been spreading for decades.
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1 year ago Read more at The Cool Down

Cuba has become a global leader in both the generation and application of scientific knowledge. Dr. Lage offers clearly written and easily understood answers to questions critical to the very survival of humanity. What distinguishes Cuba’s socialist culture from that of capitalist societies?
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1 year ago Read more at Countercurrents.org

The 500-page Modern Salmon Farming in British Columbia: A Review was produced by the BC Salmon Farmers’ Association, the Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship and the B.C. Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences. The guide was intended to bring together the most up-to-date, peer-reviewed science on salmon farming in a single document.
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1 year ago Read more at Global News