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Sheril Kirshenbaum

The Intersection

Origins of Mankind: Canada vs the United States

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Discover the new planets, moons, health advances, and ancient history uncovered in 2024. 

9 of the Most Remarkable Scientific Discoveries of 2024

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Discover more about the "Bermuda Triangle" of the Great Lakes and why some think ships have gone missing there. 

No, Ships Aren’t Disappearing in the Great Lakes Triangle

The natal disk of PDS 70 with new planet PDS 70b (bright spot on the right). By studying this system, researchers uncovered a mismatched composition of gases in the planet’s atmosphere compared to gases within the disk. (CREDIT: ESO/A. Müller et al.)


Exoplanet Birth

Understand how observations using some new imaging techniques may change the way we think about how planets are formed.

Young Planet Contains Different Mix of Materials Than the Disc that Birthed It

A study in Nature finds that black holes in the early Universe go through short periods of ultra-fast growth, followed by long periods of dormancy. (Credit: Jiarong Gu)

Artist’s impression of a black hole during one of its short periods of rapid growth

Learn how a black hole from the early universe has fallen asleep after eating too much matter, changing the way researchers view black hole evolution.

Black Holes May Take Long Naps After Rapid Growth

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Quantum trickery is improving the resolution of X-ray images while reducing the radiation dose, say scientists.  

Quantum Entanglement Set To Revolutionize X-Ray Imaging

Credit: (ESO/ F. Peißker et al., S. Guisard)

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Learn how two orbiting stars endure the gravitational forces of nearby Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. 

Origins of Mankind: Canada vs the United States

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