[ad_1] Solving the equations of general relativity for the collision of black holes is not an easy thing. As early as the 1960s, physicists began to use supercomputers to find solutions to this notoriously difficult problem. In 2000, with no solutions in sight, Kip Thorne, Nobel Prize 2018 and one …
Read More »Covid has slowed down attitudes towards public transport by two decades, RAC says News from the UK
[ad_1] The pandemic has put off attitudes to driving over public transport by two decades, with nearly two-thirds of car owners in the UK now considering their vehicle essential, according to research. A clear majority would now refuse to switch to a greener alternative even if better trains or buses …
Read More »The government criticized the lack of clarity on restrictions on …
[ad_1] The government has been criticized for lack of clarity on which pandemic restrictions will apply this Christmas. Professor Philip Nolan, a senior member of Nphet’s public health advisory team, warned Sunday that Christmas gatherings must have strict limits. Junior Minister Robert Troy failed to clarify when asked for comments …
Read More »The astronauts head to the launch site for the second flight of the SpaceX crew
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – Four astronauts headed to Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for the second SpaceX crew launch, coming next weekend. For NASA, it marks the long-awaited start of regular crew rotations at the International Space Station, with private companies providing the elevators. The number of astronauts will …
Read More »The astronauts head to the launch site for the second flight of the SpaceX crew
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – Four astronauts headed to Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for the second SpaceX crew launch, coming next weekend. For NASA, it marks the long-awaited start of regular crew rotations at the International Space Station, with private companies providing the elevators. The number of astronauts will …
Read More »Africa: a Biden presidency: this is what it means for Kenya and Africa
[ad_1] US President-elect Joe Biden has already offered to reverse some of the controversial decisions, on the global stage, made by the incumbent Donald Trump. In his acceptance speech on Saturday night, Biden, who became the first presidential candidate in the United States to garner 74 million popular votes, said …
Read More »Indian fossils shed light on the origins of horses, rhinos and …
[ad_1] New Delhi, November 8th Scientists have examined over 350 fossils of hoofed mammals – a group that includes horses, rhinos and tapirs – and suggest they came from or near what is now India. The 15-year study, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, summarizes a nearly complete picture …
Read More »What we still don’t know
[ad_1] 1 Who does our DNA belong to? Police have been building large databases of DNA profiles for years, sometimes of people arrested and then released.Criminologist examines a sequence of human DNA © Getty Images Having the DNA profile of everyone in the country may sound like a detective’s dream, …
Read More »A new CDC study explains the urgent need to stop the spread of …
[ad_1] The Center of Disease Control (CDC) recently expressed concern over the spread of COVID-19 among American young adults and also noted that colleges are contributing to that increase. The organization’s research found that an increase in positivity rates for young people aged 24 and younger would be followed a …
Read More »Scientists 3D print Star Trek’s microscopic spaceship that moves by itself
[ad_1] The miniature Voyager, 15 micrometers (0.015 millimeters) long, is part of a project led by researchers at the University of Leiden to understand how shape affects the movement and interactions of micro-swimmers. Micro-swimmers are small particles that can move independently through the liquid by interacting with their surroundings through …
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