Axions are hypothetical particles that have been postulated to exist in order to solve the strong CP problem in particle physics. The strong CP problem is a theoretical issue that arises from the Standard Model of particle physics. The Standard Model predicts a property known as CP violation. CP violation refers to a subtle difference…
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7 Brain Exercises That’ll Make You Smarter In a Week
We would all like to be smarter, make better decisions, improve our memory. But did you know you some brain exercises can start to make you smarter in less than a week? Let’s discover seven techniques that can get you started. RELATED: Brains Shrinking Mysteriously Observed Worldwide 1. Listening to podcasts at 1.5x or 2x speed…
The McDonald’s Cups Size Myth
Did you hear that McDonald’s cups are all the same size? If you type “TikTok McDonald’s” into your search engine, all of the top hits point to a TikTok video recently posted by user @mykah.mykah. Mikah Neufeld, who posted a video of himself dressed very much like a McDonald’s employee (with a headset and polo…
Bees are fish, California court rules
Bees are fish? Only in a California courtroom. An appeals court in California recently decided that some types of bees are now legally considered to be fish. Sort of. Though, environmental advocates and hailed the decision by the California Court of Appeals as “a win for the bumblebees.” Still, other people are scratching their heads….
Time Crystal Made in a Lab on a Supercomputer
A time crystal has been simulated in a Google quantum computer for the first time. This kind of perpetually vibrating crystal may be a unique and elusive state of matter that no scientists has observed yet. States of Matter Most people know the common states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Most people know about…
The smallest particle is a quark, right? Wrong!
Surprisingly, no! A quark is not the smallest particle of an element. Electrons still hold that title. What is an element? An element is a collection of protons, neutrons, and electrons, which has certain chemical and physical properties. If you reduce some pure mass to a single atom, that atom will still have those physical…
WOW Signal Found Near Sun-Like Star
Astronomers have uncovered the source of the wow signal after almost 50 years. And it’s not on planet Earth, but almost 1,800 light-years away near a Sun-like star. In August 1977, astronomers working for SETI detected a very powerful radio signal coming from deep space that’s been the subject mystery ever since. For over 60…
Mysterious Monolith Found in Utah Desert
A Utah helicopter crew found a mysterious monolith in the Utah desert. No one knows what the shiny metal object really is, how it ended up there, or who did it. A Monolith in the Desert While supporting the Division of Wildlife Resources in surveying the wild bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah, teammates of a…
Life on Venus? Evidence Discovered in Atmosphere
Life on Venus was thought to be impossible. The Venusian atmosphere swirls with thick carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid and the temperature on the surface can melt lead and steel. But scientists recently discovered something unexpected: a chemical signal on Venus that hasn’t been seen before. And the gas may signal that alient life has…
India Coronavirus Cases Are Exploding
India coronavirus cases increase daily, and the situation may soon be uncontrollable. Researchers recorded 25 million cases of coronavirus, according to the Johns Hopkins. More than 850,000 people worldwide have died from COVID-19. The U.S. Response: Worst in the World? In the U.S., nearly 6 million people are infected with the virus and the death…