New simulations show one way the voids might lose their ‘hair’ Like a shaggy dog in springtime, some black holes have to shed. New computer simulations reveal how black holes might discard their magnetic fields. Unlike dogs with their varied fur coats, isolated black holes are mostly identical. They areContinue Reading
Four of the panels date as far back as 40 years before Thomas Becket’s grisly death. The stained-glass windows of England’s Canterbury Cathedral are so old that they “witnessed” one of medieval England’s most infamous murders, a new study reveals. The analysis shows that some of the cathedral’s stained-glass windows,Continue Reading
A new study is a take on the adage, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” When parasitic wasps come calling, some caterpillars have a surprising ally: a viral infection. Insects called parasitoid wasps lay their eggs inside young moth larvae, turning the caterpillars into unwitting, destined-to-die incubators forContinue Reading
A genetic analysis hints that the critters lack the right light-sensing proteins to see color Next time you’re looking at a rainbow, be thankful you’re not a tardigrade. While the microscopic creatures, also known as water bears, are master survivors when it comes to radiation, space or extreme temperatures (SN:Continue Reading
A new finding is some of the strongest evidence yet that planets around other stars have moons New telescope images may provide the first view of moons forming outside the solar system. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile glimpsed a dusty disk of potentially moon-forming material around a babyContinue Reading
The book grapples with the ethical dilemmas of saving Earth’s animals On the Arctic Ocean’s fringe, polar bears stand on ice thinning from human-caused climate change. Without thick ice from which to powerfully pounce on seals, many of these symbols of the wild north can’t eat. Should we feed polarContinue Reading
I am a general and laparoscopic surgeon. I have completed MBBS, MS general surgery. I have also acquired FMAS and DMAS in Minimal Access Surgery. I am a member of Maharashtra Medical Council, Association of Surgeons of India and World Laparoscopy Institute. I am trained in laparoscopic, breast and traumaContinue Reading
The Event Horizon Telescope offers an unprecedented look at the streams of plasma The Event Horizon Telescope is expanding its portfolio of black hole images. In 2019, the telescope unveiled the first image of a black hole, revealing the supermassive beast 55 million light-years from Earth at the center ofContinue Reading
Maxwell Ochoo’s first attempt at farming was a dismal failure. In Ochieng Odiere, a village near the shores of Kenya’s Lake Victoria, “getting a job is a challenge,” the 34-year-old says. To earn some money and help feed his family, he turned to farming. In 2017, he planted watermelon seedsContinue Reading
Shadowy areas are a heat-absorbing liability, but losing them may mess with the insects’ mating Many dragonflies zip through the air with their translucent wings painted in an array of dark spots and bands. But — for males at least — those dapper decorations could soon fall out of styleContinue Reading