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Physicists sometimes come up with crazy stories that sound like science fiction. Some turn out to be true, like how the curvature of space and time described by Einstein was eventually borne out by a… [+9691 chars]
For a new plant to grow from a seed, cells need to divide numerous times. Daughter cells can each take on different tasks and sometimes vary in size. How plants determine the plane of cell division i… [+3489 chars]
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1ES 1927+654 is a galaxy located at a distance of 236 million light years in the far northern constellation of Draco. The galaxy is demonstrating erratic behavior and had an enigmatic outburst, that … [+7421 chars]
Black holes are some of the strangest objects in space. These balls of dense matter are scattered throughout the Milky Way and have gravitational fields so powerful, nothing can escape their gaping m… [+3493 chars]
Chinese scientists have found the soil on the moon may potentially be able to generate oxygen and fuel, a finding that signifies more tantalizing possibilities of utilizing lunar resources to further… [+1804 chars]
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