Scientists behind a major study that claimed the Earth’s oceans are warming faster than previously thought now say their work contained inadvertent errors that made their conclusions seem more certain than they actually are.Two weeks after the high-profile study was published in the journal Nature, its authors have submitted corrections to the publication. The Scripps … Continue reading
Don’t panic. Yes, astronomers suggest that it’s very likely that a “dark matter hurricane” will slam into the Earth as it speeds through the Milky Way — but it shouldn’t cause any damage. In fact, in the hunt for the mysterious particle (or particles) that makes up dark matter, the “hurricane” may provide our best … Continue reading
A few days back, a team of scientists at the Chengdu Aerospace Science and Technology Microelectronics System Research Institute Co (CASC), China, developed an artificial moon that will soon replace streetlights in the country. Now, researchers at China’s Hefei Institutes of Physical Sciences have apparently developed an Earth-based Sun simulator capable of producing a … Continue reading