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CosmologyHow to make gravitational waves ‘sing’
A rapidly spinning black hole would make a unique pattern of gravitational waves when it sucks in a smaller companion.
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HumansPieces of Homo naledi story continue to puzzle
Researchers defend Homo naledi as a new hominid species and debate how it reached an underground cave.
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Quantum PhysicsInformation is physical, even in quantum systems, study suggests
A thermodynamic principle says that deleting information generates heat, and now, scientists say that goes for quantum systems, too.
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ClimateWildfire shifts could dump more ice-melting soot in Arctic
Wildfires will emit more soot into the air in many regions by the end of the century, new simulations show.