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Giant black hole 'should not even exist,' stunned scientists say

29 Nov 15:49 1 article

Giant black hole 'should not even exist,' stunned scientists say

Scientists have discovered a huge black hole that is challenging long-held assumptions about the cosmic bodies in the Milky Way.

29 Nov 15:49 Fox News 7362823819638094971.html
NASA Special Missions to Find Out What Makes Gadgets Work Strangely at Earth's Poles

29 Nov 14:59 1 article

NASA Special Missions to Find Out What Makes Gadgets Work Strangely at Earth's Poles

For years, researchers have been puzzled by a mysterious phenomenon occurring above the North and South Poles, as something interferes with devices using radio or satellite connections. Scientists suggest that the answer to this has to do with the polar cusps – funnel-like entrances for solar winds.

29 Nov 14:59 Sputniknews 967333869566597935.html
Monster black hole that is so big it 'should not even exist' was discovered

29 Nov 12:47 1 article

Monster black hole that is so big it 'should not even exist' was discovered

A massive black hole was discovered and it is so big it "should not even exist."

29 Nov 12:47 ABC News 526033262903898448.html
3,500-year-old skull and femur found in Hittite city of Sapinuwa in breakthrough discovery

29 Nov 14:11 1 article

3,500-year-old skull and femur found in Hittite city of Sapinuwa in breakthrough discovery

Archaeologists have made a breakthrough discovery in central Anatolia from an ancient civilization that cremated and hid its dead, possibly shedding light...

29 Nov 14:11 DAILY SABAH 8383944808428735594.html
7 Homes for Sale in the Most Secluded Parts of the World

29 Nov 13:00 1 article

7 Homes for Sale in the Most Secluded Parts of the World

Far from neighbors and close to nature, these houses are as stunning in design as they are far-out in their locations

29 Nov 13:00 Yahoo 7097669637767426909.html
Africa is “cradle of mankind” and these are some of the continent’s oldest tribes

29 Nov 13:30 1 article

Africa is “cradle of mankind” and these are some of the continent’s oldest tribes

A good number of indigenous African tribes are believed to be the direct descendants of the earliest man and carry unique DNA markers. This feeds into the widely held belief that humans evolved from Africa millions of years ago. Throughout European civilization some Africans dropped some of their cultures and have taken up some westernised...

29 Nov 13:30 Face2Face Africa 5878198130898497620.html
Supermassive Black Hole Appears To Have Created New Stars In Several Far-Off Galaxies

29 Nov 12:59 1 article

Supermassive Black Hole Appears To Have Created New Stars In Several Far-Off Galaxies

Supermassive black holes are often portrayed as gigantic and ravenous beasts, ready to destroy anything that gets too close. And while that it is certainly

29 Nov 12:59 IFLScience 242791748740236494.html
Massive Attack commision climate change research

29 Nov 12:30 1 article

Massive Attack commision climate change research

The Tyndall Centre will investigate strategies for reducing the live music industry's climate footprint.

29 Nov 12:30 Resident Advisor 731447405937377398.html
"A Stroke Of Bad Luck" Pushed Neanderthals Into Extinction, Says New Study

29 Nov 10:26 1 article

"A Stroke Of Bad Luck" Pushed Neanderthals Into Extinction, Says New Study

What killed off the Neanderthals? It’s often posed that the Neanderthals, our heavy-browed cousins that stomped around Europe and western Asia until 40,000

29 Nov 10:26 IFLScience 242791748661514005.html
Scientists Turn Undersea Fiber Optic Cables Into Seismographs

29 Nov 10:01 1 article

Scientists Turn Undersea Fiber Optic Cables Into Seismographs

Monitoring seismic activity all over the world is an important task, but one that requires equipment to be at the site it's measuring -- difficult in the middle of the ocean. But new research from Berkeley could turn existing undersea fiber optic cables into a network of seismographs, creating an un...

29 Nov 10:01 science.slashdot.org 3975130317760773212.html