
Space
Here’s how a collision of star remnants launches a gleaming jet
A computer simulation shows how two neutron stars of unequal mass merge, form a black hole and spit out a jet of high energy matter.
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A computer simulation shows how two neutron stars of unequal mass merge, form a black hole and spit out a jet of high energy matter.
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
This assassin bug's ability to use a tool — bees’ resin — could shed light on how the ability evolved in other animals.
At 300 light-years away, the interstellar cloud is the closest of its kind ever found to Earth and the largest apparent single structure in the sky.
These hands-on displays might be used to create more immersive video games, educational tools and museum exhibits.
Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.
As thousands of bats launch nightly hunting, the cacophony of a dense crowd should stymie echolocation, a so-called “cocktail party nightmare.”
Some question whether the pups are really dire wolves, or just genetically tweaked gray wolves. But the technology could be used to help at-risk animals.
A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.
Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.
Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.
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