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Retired ocean liner to become largest artificial reef in the world

Bigger than the RMS Titanic and faster than the RMS Queen Mary, the SS United States was a nautical wonder during the mid-20th century—the nation's premier luxury ocean liner that once ferried presidents and Hollywood elite across the Atlantic in opulence.

Brief phys.org · 3h ago · 1 min
Scientists find deadly virus DNA hidden in 1,000-year-old manuscripts

Ancient manuscripts, including the 1,000-year-old York Gospels, have revealed traces of a deadly sheep virus whose history stretches back more than 3,700 years. Scientists discovered that the virus has remained remarkably unchanged for millennia, turning historic parchment into a

Brief sciencedaily.com · 16h ago · 1 min

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How war has connected the world for 500 years

With wars raging in Ukraine and across the Middle East, commentators increasingly ask whether we're sliding toward a third world war. But what makes a war "global"?

phys.org · 22m ago
Retired ocean liner to become largest artificial reef in the world

Bigger than the RMS Titanic and faster than the RMS Queen Mary, the SS United States was a nautical wonder during the mid-20th century—the nation's premier luxury ocean liner that once ferried presidents and Hollywood elite across the Atlantic in opulence.

phys.org · 3h ago
New study maps the genetic landscape of bovine TB across Wales

Bovine tuberculosis is evolving in different ways across different regions in Wales, according to the most detailed analysis of the bacterium conducted to date. One of the most significant animal health challenges facing Wales, bovine TB affects cattle health and farm businesses

phys.org · 4h ago
Even parasites have parasites: Fungus infects powdery mildew

In the fungal kingdom, no one is safe from parasites—not even other parasites. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that Ampelomyces, an intracellular fungus that infects the plant disease powdery mildew, is far more common than previously known. By screening mu

phys.org · 4h ago
Independent technique validates landmark M87* image

The 2019 Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) image was the work of hundreds of scientists and captured the first direct view of a black hole's shadow—becoming one of the most recognized scientific images of the modern era. A team of four from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency,

phys.org · 4h ago

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