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The Moss That Lives Under a Rock

Share this on WhatsApp With the way this year is going, the idea of living under a rock has become—possibly for the first time in our lives—alluring. But it turns out there’s a plant that beat us to it. That plant is moss. Yes, moss. The fuzzy green stuff famed for its love of waterfalls, […]

‘Arcturus’ COVID Variant XBB.1.16 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing

Share this on WhatsApp XBB.1.16, also referred to as “arcturus,” is a new COVID-19 variant that’s infecting people across the globe. Like BA.5 and BQ.1 from 2022, it’s also an omicron subvariant. It’s labeled by the World Health Organization as a “variant under monitoring,” according to Jodie Guest, professor of epidemiology at Emory University’s Rollins […]

The Strange Hearts of Neutron Stars

Share this on WhatsApp When a massive star dies in a supernova, the explosion is only the beginning of the end. Most of the stellar matter is thrown far and wide, but the star’s iron-filled heart remains behind. This core packs as much mass as two Suns and quickly shrinks to a sphere that would […]