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Phil Plait, SyFy Wire

In the scheme of galactic magic tricks, one of the more difficult is making an entire star disappear. Especially with the added difficulty of making it reappear again a little over six months later.

Allison Whitten, Quanta

For more than 50 years, mathematicians have been searching for a rigorous way to prove that an unusually strong symmetry is universal across physical systems at the mysterious juncture where they're changing from one state into another. The powerful symmetry, known as conformal invariance, is actually a package of three separate symmetries that are all wrapped up within it.

Mark Travers, Psychology Today

A new study published in Personality and Individual Differences attempts to set the record straight on what creativity is and what it is not.

Livia Gershon, Sonian

An enormous building that hosted public functions and perhaps city government meetings in ancient Jerusalem is reopening to the public some 2,000 years after its construction.

Paul Sutter, Live Science

Dark matter could be even weirder than anyone thought, say cosmologists who are suggesting this mysterious substance that accounts for more than 80% of the universe's mass could interact with itself.

Adam Frank, Big Think

I talk a lot about science to people who are not scientists. It's generally a lot of fun because most folks are science-curious even if they don't think about it a lot on their own time. But whether I'm talking about alien life, black holes, or the weirdnesses of quantum mechanics, there is always one really important idea that I try to get across that generally no one is interested in:

Cody Cottier, Discover

Humans have made maps for untold thousands of years. They're among the oldest modes of communication, predating written language. But, as cartographer Norman Thrower writes in Maps and Civilization: Cartography in Culture and Society, "Only a small fraction of the maps produced in earlier ages has survived."

Sandberg's influence is reportedly on the wane and Simo is leaving the company. Read More

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Earlier last month, the Maharashtra government and state-run town planning agency CIDCO had announced to name the greenfield airport after Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray.

GOSHEN, N.Y. (WROC) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke at Legoland New York Friday morning. Now that it's open, he said the park represents 520 acres of creative opportunity. “I love LEGOs,” Gov. Cuomo said. I think I was with LEGOs before most of you because I’m older than most of you, but it was a [...]

BEING covered in expensive jewellery, living in luxury homes and driving fancy motors makes footballers a target for thieves. Over the years, we’ve seen Premier League stars held at knife point or gun point by thugs demanding they hand over their goods. But some are more reluctant than others, often fighting back. Here’s a list […]

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Greg Kurtzer: Red Hat did the right thing and the new scenario is better than the old

Here are seven very good reasons to buy an Xbox Series X over a PlayStation 5.

This came across my desk this morning from John Kreski at AHRA.

Dear AHRA Outfitters and private boaters,

AHRA has received a complaint regarding trespassing on the owner's private property north of Buena Vista, river left (EAST).

The property is located in Section 1f (Railroad Bridge to Buena Vista). Attached are image depicting the location of the property.

The issue is the large popular jumping rock into the river leads you into the property owner's beach... Читать дальше...

Samantha Akkineni is excited to see husband Naga Chaitanya in Laal Singh Chaddha

Researchers developed a technique that suppresses polysulfide shuttling in Li-S battery technologies.

BBC Weather has forecast a wet weekend in the United Kingdom and France as "extreme heat" moves eastward across Europe.

Southern Water has been fined £90 million after dumping 21 billion litres of raw sewage in the sea.

Bourses to tag firms, ask brokers to alert clients who place orders in such stocks; RPs asked to make disclosures after NCLT oral order, inform existing shareholders about impact on their holdings

The Indian state's arbitrariness may have come to be accepted with resignation within the country, but when it behaves in the same manner with external players, it gets a push-back, writes T N Ninan

We've found the best single DIN, big screen, wireless and affordable Apple car stereos available.