Some clusters of galaxies may not need dark matter in order for their physics to work. In new research, a physicist describes a “shell singularity,” where gravity applies without mass. Today’s theories for dark matter include many sizes and types for different situations. In the wide landscape of physics, researchers are exploring dozens of ways […]
Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. Beginning July 1, school administrators will no longer be able to suspend students for low-level behavioral issues, also known as “willful defiance.” Justifications for a willful defiance suspension could include dress code […]
Exoplanet WASP 107b is a gas giant that’s nearly as big as Jupiter, but far less massive. Based on this discrepancy, astronomers didn’t know how a planet like WASP 107b could exist. But now, two independent teams of researchers have harnessed the power of JWST to solve the mystery. Right in our cosmic neighborhood, about […]
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Innovative alternatives to rubber could revolutionize the agriculture industry and help us bounce back from rising global temperatures. According to AP News, Ohio State University professor Dr. Katrina Cornish has been raising dandelions and desert shrubs that produce flexible rubberlike materials, which are then transformed into essential products like medical gloves and trachea tube parts. […]
The German cockroach is one of the most common household pests worldwide. New research found that the species evolved to thrive in human dwellings about 2,100 years ago. “It’s a creation of human-made environments,” a researcher told the Washington Post. If you ever saw a cockroach scuttling across your kitchen floor or a restaurant wall, […]
The Florida Legislature’s HB 1645 wishes away climate change by not allowing those two words to be used in state law. It is waiting for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature or veto. I strongly suggest a veto. They might as well wish away hurricanes by outlawing the use of that word for those powerful storms. If […]
Former President Donald Trump is vowing to solve the abortion dilemma that has dogged Republican candidates since the fall of Roe v. Wade with his singular dealmaking acumen. The presumptive Republican nominee, who has pledged to make a statement on abortion this week, has said for months that if elected he would “come together with […]
John Nickelson is a friend of mine. I know him better than I do Henry Whitehorn, but I made it clear in this space in a column when he announced, that I thought he didn’t have the requisite experience to be Caddo Parish Sheriff. It was not personal, and John never took it personally. I […]
If Venus hosts lifeforms in its toxic clouds, they likely won’t be deprived of amino acids, one of the essential building blocks of life (as we know it). At least, that’s what scientists say is the result of a new lab experiment. Despite being Earth’s “twin,” Venus sizzles at temperatures reaching hundreds of degrees and […]
Eric Trump has come out railing against the $454m fraudulent property valuations judgment against his father Donald Trump, saying bonds the size of the half-a-billion dollar one the former president is being required to put up “don’t exist in this country”. As a court-imposed deadline ticks down on the former president’s family and their businesses […]
Scientists from the New England Aquarium (NEA) in Boston were flying off the coast of Nantucket on Friday when they saw a leviathan that has been extinct for over 200 years: a gray whale. The team of scientists was flying about 30 miles south of Nantucket when they spotted the rare whale. As the whale […]