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Exotic prime numbers could be hiding inside black holes - By - Lyndie Chiou - published - 9 March 26 - A new paper makes the strange case for prime numbers at the heart of physics.
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2,000-year-old Phoenician coin was used as bus fare in England, but 'how it got there will always be a mystery' By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 9 March 26 - The ancient coin was probably minted in what is now Spain in the first century B.C., but no one knows why it was used to pay a 1950s transport fare.2 hours ago
In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures - By - Kamal Nahas - published - 9 March 26 - Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small human study suggests.4 hours ago
Wildfire season is shifting, but its new time windows vary across Canada and the US drought-prone West - By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 9 March 26 - New research finds that climate-driven shifts in wildfire seasons in North America are different depending on the ecosystem.5 hours ago
World's smallest QR code can store data for thousands of years - but you need an electron microscope to see it - By - Fiona Jackson - published - 9 March 26 - Scientists created a tiny matrix that stores data by etching its grid into a thin ceramic film with a focused ion beam.6 hours ago
Scientists tracked faint signals from the stars - and may have turned up hundreds of undiscovered planets - By - Abha Jain - published - 8 March 26 - A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these celestial objects less random.1 day ago
Humans are being replaced by machines in the food supply chain - and it's leading to truckloads of waste - By - Mohammed F. Alzuhair - published - 8 March 26 - A researcher explores how AI is being used to optimize food delivery, which may not always be a good thing.1 day ago
Enormous 3D map of the universe shows brilliant 'sea of light' near the cosmic dawn - By - Ivan Farkas - published - 7 March 26 - A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and dark energy on cosmic evolution.2 days ago