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Are Bananas Really ‘Radioactive’? An Expert Explains
The simple mention of the word “radiation” often evokes fear in people. For others, it’s fun to think a little exposure to radiation could turn you into the next superhero, just like the Hulk. But is it true basically everything around us is radioactive, even the food we eat? You may have heard bananas are…
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What Would Happen if the World Split in Half?
The very short version of the answer is: it would be the end of the world as we know it. All life on Earth would be brought to an end – so it would be a very bad day! Luckily, events that can tear a planet in half are very, very rare. But, believe it…
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A Telescope in Antarctica Has Just Detected a Signal From a Neighbouring Active Galaxy
An enormous neutrino observatory buried deep in the Antarctic ice has discovered only the second extra-galactic source of the elusive particles ever found. In results published today in Science, the IceCube collaboration reports the detection of neutrinos from an “active galaxy” called NGC 1068, which lies some 47 million light-years from Earth. How to spot…
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Would You Use VR in a Car? Audi’s Spin-Off Holoride Wants You To
Audi and its VR spinoff Holoride have launched their in-car VR entertainment system for select Audi models, including the HTC Vive Flow.