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The connection of everything with time. Illustration using artificial intelligence

The connection of everything to time bending: from the speeding fly to Einstein

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Time is not a simple thing: in physics, the rate of clocks depends on speed and gravity, while in the brain, the sense of time is influenced by attention, memory, and emotional state. A journey through flies, astronauts, and neuroscience shows where time really is
Cosmic rays are composed mainly of protons, but also of helium, carbon, oxygen, and iron nuclei. Credit: Chinese Academy of Science

After a century, scientists discover a hidden rule governing cosmic rays

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A long-standing cosmic mystery is beginning to yield new clues as researchers discover a strikingly consistent pattern in the behavior of high-energy particles moving through the universe.
2,600-year-old iron blocks pulled from the sea on Dor Beach. Photo: Haifa University Spokesperson

2,600-year-old iron blocks from Dor Beach reveal maritime trade in crude iron in ancient times

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A graphic illustration of the S2 meteorite impact and its immediate effects. Credit: Nadia Drabon

The asteroid the size of four Everests that changed the course of life on Earth

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It turns out that these giant meteorites actually had a positive effect on life compared to the later extinction-causing meteorites
Credit - the research group of Prof. Aviv Metzer and Dr. Tal Shahar

MRI scans can provide information about the iron balance in the brain to help monitor and diagnose various diseases, in a non-invasive manner

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This new measurement method, developed by the doctoral student Shir Filo and Prof. Metzer, will allow the extraction of precise biological values ​​on the brain, so that it will be possible to derive from an MRI test similar indices to those obtained from a test
The Indian lander Vircam as photographed from the Paragain robotic vehicle. Photo by the Indian Space Agency ISRO

Surprising presence of sulfur in the soil of the South Pole of the Moon by the Indian robotic vehicle Paragain in the Chandrayaan-3 mission

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The vehicle discovered a wide variety of heavy elements, but this is the first evidence of the presence of sulfur * The rover will tour the south pole of the moon for two weeks and look for signs of water ice
Toyota's right-hand fuel cell presented at its exhibition in New York in 2014. Photo: Joseph Brent.

An important step on the way to hydrogen fuel

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"Green rust" (left), which was produced in Halevi's laboratory under conditions similar to those that existed in the oceans from the Precambrian period. Electron micrographs (right) show thin, hexagonal-shaped plaques characteristic of "green rust." Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

The mystery of the green rust

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A false-color image of Cassiopeia A, combining information from three sources: red - information from the Spitzer Space Observatory, in orange - from Hubble, and in green and blue - from Chandra

Supernovae showered radioactive materials on Earth

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Beads found in Egypt, made from a meteorite rich in iron. Photo: The Open University of Great Britain

The accessories of ancient Egypt - meteorites

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Diagram of the Antikythera mechanism

Antikythera mechanism: the computer is two thousand years old this year, and why the industrial revolution didn't start in ancient Greece

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Orca whales - mother and cub

Whales against DTP

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As the sun weakens, cosmic radiation at flight altitude strengthens

Lithium batteries are promising for future electric cars

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As the sun weakens, cosmic radiation at flight altitude strengthens

Iron "snow" helps the hot star maintain its magnetic field

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As the sun weakens, cosmic radiation at flight altitude strengthens

Fertilizing the oceans

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