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New Earth-sized planet discovered orbiting a star that will live for 100 billion years

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An international team discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting a long-lived red dwarf, providing unique insights into potentially habitable worlds. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Researchers using global robotic telescopes have discovered an Earth-sized planet, SPECULOOS-3 b, orbiting an ultracool red dwarf. Milky Way. This planet, which is confined and likely has no atmosphere due to its intense radiation, … Read more

VCs are selling shares of popular AI companies like Anthropic and xAI to retail investors in a wild SPV market | TechCrunch

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VCs are clamoring for investments in “hot AI” companies, willing to pay exorbitant stock prices for coveted spots on their cap tables. Yet most are completely unable to make such deals. Yet small, unknown investors, including family offices and high-net-worth individuals, have found their own way to grab shares of the hottest private startups like … Read more

Surprising evolutionary insights revealed by first complete chromosome sequences of great apes

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Researchers have mapped the entire X and Y chromosomes of several great ape species, revealing significant evolutionary variations, especially in the rapidly evolving Y chromosome. This study, which highlights both stable and dynamic genomic regions, provides new insights into primate and human evolution, as well as the conservation of these endangered species. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Complete … Read more

‘Final nail in the coffin’ as the popular Manchester restaurant announces its closure

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The owner of a popular city center restaurant has issued a desperate appeal for help after announcing its shock closure. Peru Perdu, based in the Cotton Factory at the Whitworth Locke hotel on Princess Street, will close permanently in early June after the building’s owners were notified. Run by owner Jennifer Hughes, the venue has … Read more

Straight from science fiction: NASA is developing six groundbreaking space technologies for tomorrow

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A collage of artist concepts highlighting the new approaches proposed by the 2024 NIAC Phase II winners for possible future missions. Credit: NASA, From left to right: Edward Balaban, Mary Knapp, Mahmooda Sultana, Brianna Clements, Ethan Schaler NASAThe Innovative Advanced Concepts program is advancing six “science fiction-style” space technology projects, including a lunar railway and … Read more

Beautiful and charming: physicists discover a new tetraquark

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Researchers recently revealed new insights into exotic subatomic particles and the strong force. Their work predicts the existence of a new tetraquark, consisting of beauty and charm quarks and two light anti-quarks, using computational methods. This discovery advances our understanding of quantum chromodynamics and the composition of visible matter. Credit: SciTechDaily.com A new study reveals … Read more

Harry and Meghan were welcomed to Nigeria by a fugitive fraudster

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By Laura Collins, chief investigative reporter, for Dailymail.Com 05:44 May 18, 2024, updated 12:10 May 18, 2024 Share or comment on this article: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were welcomed to Nigeria last week by a fugitive federally charged in the United States for allegedly orchestrating a $20 million money laundering and bank fraud scheme, … Read more

Galactic Power Rings: Astronomers discover enormous magnetic toroids in the Milky Way’s halo

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Magnetic fields in the Milky Way’s halo have a toroidal structure, extending in a radius range from 6,000 light-years to 50,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way. The sun is about 30,000 light years away. Credit: NAOC Astrophysicists have discovered large magnetic toroids in the Milky Way‘s halo, which affects cosmic ray propagation … Read more

Bubble tea bubble: why investors are decrying the popular drink – BBC News

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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Bubble tea has found a sweet spot among millions, but has left a bitter taste in the mouths of some investors Item information Author, Joao da Silva Role, Business reporter 2 hours ago From its origins in Taiwan in the 1980s to the current global craze, bubble tea or … Read more