*Discovery of a potential fourth type of neutrino – and possibly the solution to Dark Matter
Dark matter -- one of the biggest questions in astronomy and physics may just have been solved -- in what could be the most important discovery since the accelerating expansion of the universe – finding the Higgs Boson -- and the detection of gravitational waves. Scientists may just have discovered a potential fourth type of neutrino – which could be the hypothetical sterile neutrino particle -- considered by many as the particle responsible for Dark Matter.
*NASA finds ancient organic material and methane on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has found organic molecules in 3-billion-year-old sedimentary rocks just below the Martian surface.
While not evidence of life itself -- the new findings provide further circumstantial evidence supporting the hypothesis that the red planet could have supported life.
*New Climate Change satellite launched
SpaceX has successfully launched NASA’s latest twin GRACE satellites to study on going environmental changes as the impacts of global warming continue to worsen.
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*The Science Report
Childhood tonsils and adenoids associated with increases the long-term respiratory, allergic and infectious disease.
Global cancer cases increase by a third between 2006 and 2016.
Atmospheric levels of some chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs have stopped decreasing
Over $340 million dollars lost to scammers in 2017.
Alex on Tech looks at digital driver’s licences.
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*New Horizons wakes up for historic planetary encounter
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has woken up in preparation for what will be the most distant planetary encounter in history – the 2019 New Year’s Day 2019 flyby of the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 -- which has been nicknamed Ultima Thule by the New Horizons team.
*Blue Origin’s plans include a blue moon
Blue Origin boss Jeff Bezos has offered to hold talks with Australia’s new space agency over space tourism and his plans for bases on the Moon.
*The weak side of the proton narrows the search for new physics
A new more precise measurement of the proton’s weak nuclear force has helped scientists narrow down the search for new physics beyond the standard model.
*The Science Report
A new study warns that Earth’s climate will increase by 4 degrees by 2084.
People continuing to live longer than they used to.
Scientists finding it hard to explain so called sonic attacks against American diplomats in Cuba and now China.
Physical exercise shown not to slow cognitive decline in dementia.
Skeptic's guide to statistics.
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