Space science
The nearly 50-year-old black hole paradox has been solved.
Hawking's paradox states that in the process of disappearing, black holes destroy all information about their origin, contrary to the rules of quantum physics.
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The Ship of Theseus Paradox: Who Are You?
The Ship of Theseus paradox is a paradox that questions the identity of an object.
Animal world
Paradoxical frog species has tadpoles that are larger than adults
Paradox frogs are only about 8cm long, while in the tadpole stage they can be up to 22cm long.
Discover science
The Secret Behind Quantum Entanglement: Have Aliens Really Visited Earth?
There are countless mysteries and intrigues in our vast universe. One of them is whether there is a connection between the existence of extraterrestrial life and Earth.
Space science
Tonight 'The paradoxical Earth' has life appearing, how to observe?
On the rare occasion when our planet is at opposition, with good binoculars you can see Europa, our closest potentially habitable world.
Space science
Can humans travel forward or backward in time?
In science fiction movies, characters use special machines, even hop into a futuristic car to travel back or forth in time.
Animal world
New discovery in dogs points to paradox in nature
Brain size in some dog breeds does not seem to correlate with their intelligence.
Animal world
Which animals are susceptible to cancer?
Cancer is common in many animals, but science still has many unknowns, such as which animals are susceptible to cancer and why?
Animal world
Paradox: The more 'big' animals eat, the less physics can explain?
The fact that animals with larger body sizes consume less energy relative to small animals is a conundrum with biology.
Science story
Time travel is possible, but only if there are parallel timelines in the universe
In science fiction works, as long as we have a time machine, we can go back to the past at any time.
Space science
Humans need matter with negative energy to build a time machine
Humans need matter with negative energy to build time machines. The good news is that quantum theory confirms the existence of that form of matter.
AI - Artificial intelligence
The Achilles' heel of artificial intelligence, AI is not as omnipotent as people think
At the end of the 20th century, mathematician Steve Smale came up with a list of 18 unsolved problems, the last of which dealt with the limits of human and machine intel…
Animal world
Science deciphers the paradox of the lizard's tail for the first time
Scientists have discovered microscopic structures that allow lizards to cut off their own tails, but also to attach them firmly under normal conditions.
Environment
Extremely cruel paradox that ensures you don't know from the air conditioner
An irony paradox, the more we use air-conditioning, people become more and more dependent on it.
Space science
Revealing the 'paradox of the solar system' has a strange temperate planet
HD 164922 has up to three planets with characteristics of the planets in the Solar System, but their properties are disturbed in the style of that beard and his chin.