It took about 50 exploding stars to upend cosmology. Researchers mapped and measured light from Type Ia supernovae, the dramatic explosion of a particular kind of white dwarf. In 1998, they announced their surprising results: Instead of slowing down or staying constant, our universe was expanding faster and faster. The discovery of “dark energy,” the unknown ingredient driving the accelerated expansion, was awarded a Nobel Prize.
Largest supernova dataset hints dark energy may be changing over time
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Mike returned home to Philadelphia after a 15-year prison sentence and suffered an emotional breakdown.This post was originally published on this site
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Imagine waking up to the news that a deadly new strain of flu has emerged in your city. Health officials are downplaying it, but social media is flooded with contradictory claims from “medical experts” debating [...]
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The age of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed our interactions, but threatens human dignity on a worldwide scale, according to a study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU).This post was originally published on this site
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Increased transparency from countries about how they use AI to manage migration is needed to boost trust and strengthen the rule of law, a new study says.This post was originally published on this site
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Optimism that AI will make human jobs easier is lowest in the developed world, especially in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Australia.This post was originally published on this site
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Tariffs—taxes placed on imported goods—are one of the oldest tools in the United States’ economic policy arsenal, dating back to the 18th century. Recently they’ve returned to the spotlight in a big way. From steel [...]
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After Brexit, London slowed down investments in Europe. While Europe continues to focus on the United Kingdom. A recent study in Research Policy, co-authored by Vincenzo Butticè, Annalisa Croce and Andrea Odille Bosio from the [...]
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Billionaires, oligarchs, and other members of the uber-rich, known as “elites,” are notorious for the use of offshore financial systems to conceal their assets and mask their identities. Understanding the transnational offshore finance networks that [...]
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Immigrants in the United States earn 10.6% less than similarly educated U.S.-born workers, largely because they are concentrated in lower-paying industries, occupations and companies, according to a major new study published in Nature, co-authored by [...]
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Taliban leaders have chosen to maintain a delicate balancing act in their relationships with other local violent jihadi groups since taking power in Afghanistan, new research shows.This post was originally published on this site
