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Astronomers say they’ve spotted the first miniature quasar pointed at Earth
Astronomers may have spotted a fun-sized version of one of the brightest and most mysterious cosmic objects. An elusive microblazar, a scaled-down form of the giant, ravenous black holes that haunt the distant universe, seems to have cropped up in our own Milky Way galaxy. Even more intriguingly, the exotic object may explain the longstanding mystery of how some of the highest-energy particles in the universe came to be, researchers report in a forthcoming paper in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
These birds can match the earsplitting decibels of a chainsaw
These birds can match the earsplitting decibels of a chainsaw (washingtonpost.com) These birds can match the earsplitting decibels of a chainsaw By Meghan Bartels 2026100109011700 The bare-throated bellbird will never win a spot on one of those soothing nature soundtracks — but at least it's vying for the title of loudest bird known to science. That's according to research published this week in Evolution, which offers baseline volume measurements for more than 100 bird species.
Życie w kropli mgły może być całkiem niezłym życiem. Na przykład dla grzybów i bakterii
Mgła ma niesamowity, tajemniczy urok – w niezwykły sposób wpływa na to, jak ludzie postrzegają swoje otoczenie – a naukowcy odkrywają, że to zjawisko atmosferyczne może również zmieniać sposób, w jaki mikroorganizmy doświadczają swojego środowiska. [Wzmianka także do słuchania] Ekologowie postrzegali dotychczas mgłę przede wszystkim jako źródło rozpaczliwie potrzebnej wilgoci dla mieszkańców pustyń, a także jako środek transportu składników odżywczych i mikroskopijnych organizmów.
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