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How dangerous is the lost radioactive pill in Australia?
A lot of work needs to be done to find the radioactive lump, only 8mm long and 6mm in diameter, lost over a distance of 1,400km.
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Earth's core may start rotating in reverse
New research published on January 23 in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that changes in the rotation of the Earth's inner core could occur within the next few deca…
Space science
New discovery of the oldest black hole in the universe
Research published on January 17 in the scientific journal Nature has revealed interesting findings about the history of the formation of the oldest black hole in the un…
Environment
Images from the sky over Türkiye catch the world's attention
A strange cloud with a rare shape, looking like a flying saucer, became the center of attention after appearing in Bursa, Türkiye.
Flu epidemic
How Moderna designed a breakthrough Covid-19 vaccine in just 2 days?
Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine is 95% effective in preventing disease, but what's more impressive is that the company designed its vaccine in just two days in January 2020.
Conquer Mars
The first plane crash investigation on another planet
Ingenuity, NASA's Mars research helicopter, crashed on January 18, 2024 due to a problem with its guidance system.
Space science
Record-fast spinning asteroid crashes into Earth
2024 BX1, the asteroid that crashed into Earth on January 21, rotated faster than any near-Earth object ever recorded.
World celebrity
January 19, 2019: A genius was born, laying the foundation for the Industrial Revolution that transformed humanity.
He was a Scottish inventor and engineer. With his important improvements to the steam engine, he became a key figure in the Industrial Revolution.
Flu epidemic
Detection of H5N1 avian influenza virus on penguin carcasses in Antarctica
Researchers discovered the bodies of 35 penguins in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic on January 19, two of which tested positive for the H5N1 virus.
Environment
Rare snowfall phenomenon in the Middle East
On January 27, snow covered Jerusalem and the Eastern Mediterranean after a snowstorm, the whole holy land turned into a snow-white fairyland.
Environment
'Super lightning' nearly 770km long recognized world record
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on January 31 officially confirmed two records for the longest single lightning and the longest lasting lightning.
Space science
Reusable space plane with a carrying capacity of more than 2,200kg
The American company develops a new spaceplane that can be fully reused, takes off on a runway and flies in a 5-day orbit.
New technology
For the first time in the world, a large automatic ferry runs 240km in the Sea of Japan
The 222m-long Soleil ferry reached a maximum speed of 48km/h when testing autonomously on the Iyonada sea, even performing the docking itself.
Scientific application
First successful pig kidney transplant for brain dead people
On January 20, a team of doctors from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the US announced that it had successfully transplanted a pig's kidney into the bod…
New technology
Australian scientists claim that it is possible to develop quantum computers that work with 99% accuracy
The study, conducted by scientists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), was published in the scientific journal Nature on January 20.