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Astronomers Just Found the Most Powerful Cosmic Event Since the Big Bang. It's At Least 25 Times Stronger Than Any Supernova

2 days ago | zmescience.com | Tibi Puiu |Zoe Gordon

In the heart of distant galaxies, astronomers have witnessed the most violent stellar death throes ever recorded. A massive star, several times heavier than our Sun, strays too close to the gravitational abyss of a supermassive black hole. It does not explode, not in the conventional sense. Instead, it unravels — shredded by tidal forces, stretched into a stream of stellar debris, and fed to the black hole like spaghetti into a maw.
Why Perovskite LEDs Might Soon Replace Every Light in Your Home

2 days ago | zmescience.com | Tibi Puiu |Zoe Gordon

There’s a new type of LED in town. These light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are made from a material called perovskite, a calcium titanium oxide mineral that is more closely associated with cheap solar panels. The perovskite LEDs are not only highly efficient and cheap to make but could also be more environmentally friendly than their predecessors. “Perovskite LEDs are cheaper and easier to manufacture than traditional LEDs, and they can also produce vibrant and intense colours if used in screens.
Terraforming Mars Might Actually Work and Scientists Now Have a Plan to Try It

2 days ago | zmescience.com | Tibi Puiu |Zoe Gordon

Mars is a frozen shadow of its former self. Its riverbeds are dry, its air is thin and chock-full of carbon dioxide, and its soil is soaked with salts hostile to life. Yet beneath the red dust lies planet-sized potential — a planet that once had lakes and skies and, perhaps, the right conditions for life to begin. Now, a team of researchers wants to nudge Mars back toward that lost possibility, not out of nostalgia, but to ask a deeper question: can a dead world be brought back to life?
Student Finds the Psychedelic Fungus the Inventor of LSD Spent His Life Searching For

3 days ago | zmescience.com | Tibi Puiu |Zoe Gordon

It started with a seed coat and a little fuzz. At West Virginia University (WVU), Corinne Hazel, an undergraduate major in environmental microbiology, examined morning glory plants for signs of protective chemicals. She wasn’t looking for new drugs or anything psychedelic. But nestled in the folds of a tiny seed coat was a hint of white fuzz. That fuzz turned out to be a fungus that scientists had been seeking since the 1930s.
This AI Can Zoom Into a Photo 256 Times And The Results Look Insane

4 days ago | zmescience.com | Tibi Puiu |Zoe Gordon

On a computer screen, the blurry photo of a flag begins to sharpen. Wrinkles emerge on its surface, creases fluttering in a phantom wind. Zoom in again, and threads begin to appear. Again — and there’s a hint of fray at the edge. In this digital sleight of hand, you’re not watching pixels merely stretch or smear. You’re watching artificial intelligence recreate what a better camera might have seen.
Sinking Giant Concrete Orbs to the Bottom of the Ocean Could Store Massive Amounts of Renewable Energy

4 days ago | zmescience.com | Tibi Puiu |Zoe Gordon

About 2,000 feet beneath the ocean’s surface, in the dark stillness off the coast of California, a concrete sphere the size of a small house will soon have its moment. Its walls must resist pressures 77 times greater than what we feel at sea level. Yet it has no living inhabitants. Its cargo is not oil or gas. It’s electricity (sort of).
How many people are actually exceptional? Less than 1 in 100,000

4 days ago | zmescience.com | Mihai Andrei |Zoe Gordon

We live in an age obsessed with excellence. Employers hunt for “unicorn” hires. Coaches preach the gospel of grit and talent and social media brims with motivational quotes urging you to “be outstanding.” This is all bulshit. Behind all this frenzy lies a sobering mathematical reality: truly exceptional individuals — people who score highly on intelligence, conscientiousness, and emotional stability all at once — are astonishingly rare rare.
3D-Printed Pen With Magnetic Ink Can Detect Parkinson’s From Handwriting

4 days ago | zmescience.com | Tibi Puiu |Zoe Gordon

At the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, a patient with Parkinson’s disease sat at a desk in front of a computer, pen in hand. But this was no ordinary pen. You can’t use it to write on paper. Instead, it’s loaded with a special magnetic ink that can record streams of current, undetectable to the naked eye, but loaded with neurological meaning.
People want climate labels on products, especially meat, cars, and flights

4 days ago | zmescience.com | Mihai Andrei |Zoe Gordon

The British public is showing growing support for new rules to regulate ads promoting high-carbon products like gas-powered cars, air travel, and red meat, according to a new study by Lancaster University. The research — part deliberative democracy, part national polling — reveals a clear demand for more transparency around the climate impact of consumer choices. Advertising plays a significant but often overlooked role in shaping our climate crisis.
Shy albatrosses are more likely to get divorced

4 days ago | zmescience.com | Mihai Andrei |Zoe Gordon

Several bird species are monogamous, but few of them put on a show of affection like the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans). They find each other every season after wandering thousands of miles, launching into a tightly synchronized and gregarious reunion ritual. It’s one of the most spectacular couple behaviors in nature. But this doesn’t tell the whole story. Previous research found that up to 24% of wandering albatross chicks are reared by a male who is not their genetic father.