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5 solar eclipse activities to do with children
From building an eclipse viewer to using the sun to pop balloons, here's a child-friendly activity guide for April's eclipse
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We finally know why Stephen Hawking's black hole equation works
Stephen Hawking and Jacob Bekenstein calculated the entropy of a black hole in the 1970s, but it took physicists until now to figure out the quantum effects that make the formula work
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How a total solar eclipse in 1919 left physicists 'more or less agog'
One total solar eclipse changed physics forever – and even to this day these celestial phenomena are astonishing viewers and teaching us crucial lessons about the universe
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How to Cast Roku to Your TV
Casting lets you go from watching a movie or TV show on your mobile device and to watching it on your TV without ever skipping a beat. And Roku devices make it super simple.
ESA’s Proba-3 mission will create an eclipse on demand to study sun
The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission comprises a pair of satellites that will create mini solar eclipses, giving scientists an unprecedented view of the sun’s corona
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Eclipse 2024: When is it and where can I see it?
North America will have a total solar eclipse on 8 April – here is where, when and how to view it safely
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There are hints that dark energy may be getting weaker
The standard model of cosmology says that the strength of dark energy should be constant, but tentative hints are emerging that it may have weakened recently
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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 04, 2024)
When
What does this represent?:
3:00 - Angry
4:00 - Frightened
5:00 - Upset
6:00 - Joyful <----
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What does this represent?:
3:00 - Angry
4:00 - Frightened
5:00 - Upset
6:00 - Joyful <----
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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I might be an astrophysicist, but I'm still learning about stargazing
I have two degrees in astronomy, so you'd think I would know what I'm doing when it comes to looking at the sky. I don't, but I'm trying to change that, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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Why we study the sun’s corona during a total solar eclipse
How do eruptions from the Sun's surface cause disturbances on Earth?
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Microsoft and Quantinuum’s quantum computer may be most reliable yet
A quantum computer built by Quantinuum uses “logical quantum bits” designed by Microsoft to run simple computational routines with an unprecedented level of reliability
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Laser-powered licence plates could help avoid satellite collisions
It can be difficult to identify satellites that have lost power, increasing the risk of a dangerous collision in space, but licence plates could be a solution
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Therapeutic administration of a cross-reactive mAb targeting the fusion glycoprotein of Nipah virus protects nonhuman primates | Science Translational Medicine
The antifusion glycoprotein monoclonal antibody hu1F5 protected nonhuman primates infected with Nipah virus when given 5 days after infection.
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Antibody-mediated targeting of human microglial leukocyte Ig-like receptor B4 attenuates amyloid pathology in a mouse model | Science Translational Medicine
Microglia derepression by antibody blockade of the human inhibitory receptor LILRB4 for ApoE is therapeutic in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
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TSPAN8+ myofibroblastic cancer–associated fibroblasts promote chemoresistance in patients with breast cancer | Science Translational Medicine
STRT6 down-regulation aids senescence-like TSPAN8+ CAFs in crafting a nutritional niche, leading to chemoresistance and post-therapeutic proliferation.
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Inhibition of MERTK reduces organ fibrosis in mouse models of fibrotic disease | Science Translational Medicine
MERTK drives organ fibrosis in mouse models of fibrotic disease and in human tissue samples.
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Pathogenic TNNI1 variants disrupt sarcomere contractility resulting in hypo- and hypercontractile muscle disease | Science Translational Medicine
TNNI1 variants may cause early-onset muscle disease with variant-specific pathomechanisms that are amendable to therapeutic interventions.
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Daily Brain Teaser for Apr 03, 2024
Letter Pairs VIII
Here are 30 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 10 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 10 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.
AC AD AD BR EA ED ED ER ES EX FA HS IC KE LA LE MO ND NT ON PE RE RN TH TI TR TS TT UG UL
1. Cloth
2. Shows amusement
3. Made money
4. Lots of movement
5. Parent
6. Grownups
7. Leased
8. Vessel for boiling water
9. Pay out money
10. Swaps
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
Here are 30 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 10 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 10 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.
AC AD AD BR EA ED ED ER ES EX FA HS IC KE LA LE MO ND NT ON PE RE RN TH TI TR TS TT UG UL
1. Cloth
2. Shows amusement
3. Made money
4. Lots of movement
5. Parent
6. Grownups
7. Leased
8. Vessel for boiling water
9. Pay out money
10. Swaps
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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Showing AI just 1000 extra images reduced AI-generated stereotypes
Researchers made an AI image generator produce less offensive images by feeding it a tiny amount of additional training data
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