What could be better than a world-leading atomic clock? Two clocks in one.
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New dual atomic clock, and a new stability record
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have combined two experimental atomic clocks based on ytterbium atoms to set yet another world record for clock stability. Stability can be thought of as how precisely the duration of…
Thats cool: Scientists have found traces of cosmic dust lying on the rooftops of buildings in Paris, Oslo, and Berlin – and it's the first time these tiny particles have been discovered in urban environments
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Cosmic dust has been discovered on city rooftops for the first time
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THREE NEW STUDIES SHOW PROMISE FOR CARBON CAPTURE.
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CEMENT MIGHT NOT BE AS BAD FOR THE PLANET AS WE THOUGHT
City sidewalks and brick buildings look a little greener today, thanks to new research showing that cement can soak up CO2. That’s not the only good news to come out this week. A team of German scientists engineered photosynthesis to be faster and more efficient.…
2016 HAS BEEN A ROUGH YEAR, BUT IT'S NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM.
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14 SCIENCE AND TECH BREAKTHROUGHS WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THIS YEAR
Pandas are no longer endangered
We are saddened by the loss of Sen. John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth. He also became a U.S. senator and later, at the age of 77 when he flew on the space shuttle, he became the oldest person to fly in space. Our deepest condolences go out to his dear wife Annie, his children, and the people who were inspired by him and loved him around the world. He was a friend, an astronaut and true hero. Godspeed, John Glenn. Ad astra.
The coconut crabs have the most powerful pinch of all crabs.
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COCONUT CRAB CLAWS ARE INSANELY STRONG
In a study published Wednesday in PLOS One researchers found that the coconut crab, which already had the title of the largest land crab on Earth, also has the strongest grip of any crustacean. Lead author Shin-ichiro Oka and his colleagues figured this out…
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency captured this photograph from the International Space Station on Nov. 25, 2016, and shared it on social media. Pesquet commented, "Sunrises. We experience 16 sunrises every 24 hours on the International Space Station as it takes us 90 minutes to do a complete orbit of our planet flying at 28,800 km/h. Of course we don't notice most of the sunrises as we are working inside, but every now and again I can take a picture." Image Credit: ESA/NASA