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The first cosmic neutrinos - “ghost” particles created by violent incidents on the outskirts of the universe - were discovered in the South Pole by an international team of astrophysicists. Neutrinos, cosmic ray products with tiny, almost non-existent mass, are elementary particles like electrons but lack electric charge. According to…
Having confirmed in practice the existence of the Higgs boson, experts at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) proceeded to check the theory of the existence of antigravity. This was reported by the British media. According to the theory, antimatter generates its own gravitational field, which, in contrast to…
In the "War of the Worlds" by Herbert Wells Martian invaders were defeated by the common cold, which none of the sides took into account. Could something similar happen to the astronauts who will land on Mars? What if the first extraterrestrial life form humans will come into contact with…
The comet Ison, dubbed by the astronomers the “Comet of the Century”, was expected to be observable in the northern hemisphere as it was getting closer to the Sun and promised a ‘once in a lifetime’ spectacle for skywatchers. The comet Ison weighed more than 3 billion pounds and was…
It has happened to everyone. That illusory sense of familiarity that arises when we are in a new situation. I'm talking about deja vu, of course. What is the science behind deja vu and its causes? James Lampinen, professor of psychology from the University of Arkansas, explains that déjà vu is…
Considering the fact that humans will not be able to travel to the moon for the second time, without even mentioning other planets in the solar system, scientists are creating quite organized and compelling theories regarding the composition and origin of our universe. These alternative theories about the universe are…
Technology that allows us to reach the nearest planets is already in our hands, and a former astronaut Jeff Hoffman thinks that we must colonize other planets for the sake of our long-term survival. Hoffman is one of about five hundred people who lived through the unique experience of seeing…
Robots will have captured our offices before the end of the decade, claims a British expert in artificial intelligence who provides that by 2018 robots will take professions that now are thought to be purely "human". If to believe the forecasts, office workers, secretaries, salespeople, insurers, and administrators should start…
