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Cosmic ‘Dead Zone’ for Black Holes Is Real, New Evidence Suggests

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Cosmic 'Dead Zone' for Black Holes Is Real, New Evidence Suggests

The latest update to LIGO’s catalog has doubled the number of confirmed gravitational waves – waves in spacetime caused by catastrophic events. And now, astronomers come to the dire decision of selecting an updated dataset. In a Nature paper published today, researchers have confirmed the first evidence of two unstable supernovae, doing so with gravitational … Read more

Study suggests genetic basis for strong sex bias in autism

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Study suggests genetic basis for strong sex bias in autism

Autism has a significant and persistent sex bias, with approximately four boys diagnosed for every girl. For years, experts have believed that this disparity stems primarily from a lack of diagnosis because most autism research — and the diagnostic tools that came out of it — have focused on boys, effectively setting male standards for … Read more