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Five Inspiring Scientific Breakthroughs From 2022
Greater Good Magazine   27 December 2022   World  
The Carina Nebula, as captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
<p>Here at Greater Good, we tend to focus on the psychology, neuroscience, and (to a lesser degree) sociology of a meaningful life—that’s our bread and butter, which we highlight in our annual roundup of the year’s top scientific insights.<br>The Carina Nebula, ...
Oh my days! Midnight comes a fraction sooner as Earth spins faster
The Guardian   01 August 2022   World  
A single spin of the Earth marks out a day and drives the cycle of sunrise and sunset. Photograph: Janez Volmajer/Alamy
<p>If time feels tighter than ever of late, blame it on the revolution. On 29 June this year, Earth racked up an unusual record: its shortest day since the 1960s, when scientists began measuring the planet&rsquo;s rotation with high-precision atomic clocks.<br ...
Scientists explain ancient Rome's long-lasting concrete
BBC NEWS   06 July 2017   Italy   Europe  
Scientists examined samples from this ancient Roman pier with very high-powered X-rays (JP OLESON)
<p>Researchers have unlocked the chemistry of Roman concrete which has resisted the elements for thousands of years.</p><p>Ancient sea walls built by the Romans used a concrete made from lime and volcanic ash to bind with rocks.</p><p>Now scientists have discovered ...
The 10 Most Mind-Blowing Scientific Discoveries of 2016
Astronaut (Photo credit: PIRO4D/Pixabay)
<p>From officially discovering gravitational waves to capturing images of the brain on LSD for the first time, we’ve learned a lot this year.</p><p>2016 was a pretty crazy year, full of unexpected twists and turns of events around the globe. The world of science ...