Scientific approach to testing ideas helps startups fail and scale faster
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg famously described the mindset as “move fast and break things.” But does that mantra actually work?
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Joshua Shavit
Jul 31, 2021
York University planetary scientist puts Mars lake theory on ice with new study
For years scientists have been debating what might lay under the Martian planet’s south polar cap and initially attributed it to water.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 31, 2021
Can't remember? According to researchers, you can take a break from forgetfullness
Many of us have experienced the following: the day before an exam, we try to cram a huge amount of information into our brain.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 30, 2021
Physicists Have Figured Out How We Could Make Antimatter Out of Light
A new study by scientists has demonstrated how researchers may be able to create an accelerating jet of antimatter from light.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 30, 2021
Lose weight by literally sweating out your fat
A seemingly unremarkable observation — greasy hair — showed Penn researchers how the immune system could be targeted to reverse obesity
Joseph Shavit
Jul 30, 2021
The first academic research paper to be co-published on Instagram shows Nigerian artist's legacy
First academic research paper co-published on Instagram shows legacy of one of Algeria’s most influential modern artists
Joseph Shavit
Jul 29, 2021
New findings show that life started on Earth earlier than previously thought
According to new research, simple animal species’ may have existed on Earth far longer than humans anticipated, approx 890 million years
Joseph Shavit
Jul 29, 2021
First detection of light from behind a black hole proves Einstein right
Watching X-rays flung out into the universe by the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy 800 million light-years away
Joseph Shavit
Jul 29, 2021
A reversible male contraceptive, targeted to the testes with magnets
Women have several choices for long-lasting, reversible contraceptives, but for men, options are either single-use or difficult to reverse
Joseph Shavit
Jul 28, 2021
Will human teleportation ever be a reality?
Transportation means beaming matter from one point to another by breaking it down into tiny, transmittable form and then reconstructing it.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 28, 2021
For the first time, evidence found for water on Jupiter's Moon Ganymede
For the first time, astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 27, 2021
Antimatter atoms can be precisely contained and manipulated with lasers
Researchers with the CERN-based ALPHA collaboration have announced the world's first laser-based manipulation of antimatter
Joseph Shavit
Jul 27, 2021
Earlier sleep timing associated with lower depression risk
People who tend to go to bed and wake up earlier have significantly lower risk of major depression, according to a sweeping genetic study
Joseph Shavit
Jul 27, 2021
Comet or asteroid: What killed the dinosaurs and where did it come from?
It forever changed history when it crashed into Earth about 66 million years ago. The Chicxulub impactor left behind a crater off the coast
Joseph Shavit
Jul 27, 2021
Galileo Project revolutionizes search for alien life through Artificial Intelligence
A new open data nonprofit scientific initiative by Avi Loeb will use a network of telescopes, cameras and computers to scan for alien life
Joseph Shavit
Jul 26, 2021
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Selected to Launch NASA Probe to Europa
NASA predicts that beneath Jupiter's icy moon Europa lies a salty ocean with more water than all of Earth's oceans combined.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 25, 2021
Tweezers of sound can pick objects up without physical contact
Researchers have developed a new technology which allows non-contact manipulation of small objects using sound waves.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 25, 2021
There may be realistic ways to create wormholes in space!
Nobody knew that the existence of a black hole could prove to be real someday. Wormholes, just like black holes, are a mathematical...
Joseph Shavit
Jul 24, 2021
Astrophysicist outlines plans for the gravitational wave observatory on the moon
Vanderbilt astrophysicist has led a series of studies that make the first case for a gravitational wave infrastructure on the moon.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 23, 2021
Astronomers make first clear detection of a moon-forming disc around an exoplanet
Astronomers have unambiguously detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our Solar System for the first time.
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