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The clearest image of Mars ever taken!

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Marital satisfaction is linked to women’s sexual desire, suggests a new study, which found that women’s levels of sexual desire were not only lower than men’s at the beginning of their marriages, but much more variable than men’s. Men’s levels of sexual desire stayed higher and more constant.

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Why doesn't our brain go haywire when magnetic flux is present around it?

7.08k points 464 comments

8h

Perth scientists crack the code to crops resilient to climate change. By identifying the genes linked to shatter tolerance, disease, and productivity, scientists can work with breeders to build crops resilient to drought, gusty winds and storms.

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A new study has found that plastic pollution is being deposited into the fossil record, with deposits increasing exponentially since 1945. Deposits of plastic have increased exponentially since the end of World War II, doubling around every 15 years.

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I started using a telephoto lens for my Milky Way landscape shots to capture extreme detail of our galaxy, this is my favorite shot to date!

53.4k points 633 comments

21h

If every cell in the human skin is replaced every couple of years, why don't scars heal?

100 points 15 comments

23h

A new "blackest" material has been discovered, absorbing 99.996% of light that falls on it (over 10 times blacker than Vantablack or anything else ever reported)

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Not the most impressive picture of the moon ever taken, but I'm proud of it!

214 points 16 comments

5h

Last night, I took my first photo of the Milky Way. It didn’t turn out very good, but I’m excited and none of my friends seem to care, so I thought I’d post it here.

311 points 28 comments

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This is the result of 38.5 hours of exposure on the night sky - The Fighting Dragons of Ara [OC]

335 points 12 comments

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At least a dozen autistic children were conceived from Donor H898's sperm, prompting a lawsuit and study by genetics experts

112 points 33 comments

10h

An image I made of our galactic core and New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki (The Cloud Piercer)

530 points 15 comments

4h

Ultraviolet Saturn

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21h

WHO researchers conducted one of the largest meta-analysis looking at adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) (n=1,514,254). 23.5% had one ACE, and 18.7% had two or more. North America, primarily USA, had nearly double more severe ACEs than Europe. ACEs were most highly connected with mental illness.

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In stars with enough mass to collapse into a black hole specifically, what causes the "shock wave" that blows apart the rest of the star in a supernova?

130 points 30 comments

20h

What causes the sensation of “wet”?

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Saturn passing through my viewfinder, as filmed (no processing) on my iPhone X attached to a 4.5mm eyepiece through an 8” Dobsonian, last night in Melbourne, Australia.

212 points 6 comments

3h

The night sky, an old house and a puddle

137 points 9 comments

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I took this photo of the Milkyway rising over a field of Lavender in South of France

233 points 11 comments

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Using "time outs" to discipline children is not going to harm them or your relationship with them, suggests new study of almost 1,400 families. Children's anxiety or aggressive behaviour did not increase. In contrast, when parents said they used physical punishment, children became more aggressive.

59.4k points 2.5k comments

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Study estimates that work requirements for US food assistance programs likely caused over 600,000 participants to lose their benefits from 2013 to 2017, even after controlling for the strengthening economy.

The clearest image of Mars ever taken!

Why doesn't our brain go haywire when magnetic flux is present around it?

Perth scientists crack the code to crops resilient to climate change. By identifying the genes linked to shatter tolerance, disease, and productivity, scientists can work with breeders to build crops resilient to drought, gusty winds and storms.

A new study has found that plastic pollution is being deposited into the fossil record, with deposits increasing exponentially since 1945. Deposits of plastic have increased exponentially since the end of World War II, doubling around every 15 years.

I started using a telephoto lens for my Milky Way landscape shots to capture extreme detail of our galaxy, this is my favorite shot to date!

If every cell in the human skin is replaced every couple of years, why don't scars heal?

A new "blackest" material has been discovered, absorbing 99.996% of light that falls on it (over 10 times blacker than Vantablack or anything else ever reported)

Not the most impressive picture of the moon ever taken, but I'm proud of it!

Last night, I took my first photo of the Milky Way. It didn’t turn out very good, but I’m excited and none of my friends seem to care, so I thought I’d post it here.

This is the result of 38.5 hours of exposure on the night sky - The Fighting Dragons of Ara [OC]

At least a dozen autistic children were conceived from Donor H898's sperm, prompting a lawsuit and study by genetics experts

An image I made of our galactic core and New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki (The Cloud Piercer)

Ultraviolet Saturn

WHO researchers conducted one of the largest meta-analysis looking at adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) (n=1,514,254). 23.5% had one ACE, and 18.7% had two or more. North America, primarily USA, had nearly double more severe ACEs than Europe. ACEs were most highly connected with mental illness.

In stars with enough mass to collapse into a black hole specifically, what causes the "shock wave" that blows apart the rest of the star in a supernova?

What causes the sensation of “wet”?

Saturn passing through my viewfinder, as filmed (no processing) on my iPhone X attached to a 4.5mm eyepiece through an 8” Dobsonian, last night in Melbourne, Australia.

The night sky, an old house and a puddle

I took this photo of the Milkyway rising over a field of Lavender in South of France

Using "time outs" to discipline children is not going to harm them or your relationship with them, suggests new study of almost 1,400 families. Children's anxiety or aggressive behaviour did not increase. In contrast, when parents said they used physical punishment, children became more aggressive.

Study estimates that work requirements for US food assistance programs likely caused over 600,000 participants to lose their benefits from 2013 to 2017, even after controlling for the strengthening economy.

The clearest image of Saturn I could find

Chinese scientists use CRISPR tool on HIV patient for the first time

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy