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Will gravitational waves solve one of physics’ greatest mysteries? (Weekend feature)

“Gravitational waves will bring us extremely accurate maps of black holes – maps of their space-time. These maps will clearly indicate whether or not we are dealing with black holes as described by general relativity,” said the winner of the Nobel Prize, Caltech. Kip Thorne. Scientists at Cardiff University’s Gravity Exploration Institute are using the …

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Why Elephants Have Bigger Bones and Other Mysteries of Biophysics

Why Elephants Have Bigger Bones and Other Mysteries of Biophysics

Before the 1970s, about 25,000 premature babies died each year from a condition called respiratory distress syndrome. Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, the infant child of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, was one of them. But in the decades that followed, that number dropped to just 400 deaths a year. “So how did this massive …

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