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Scientific community on report of a strange chemical at Venus: Probably not

Enlarge (credit: NASA) In September of last year, a paper announced a startling finding: evidence that a highly unstable chemical is present in the atmosphere of Venus. Since the chemical is expected to be destroyed rather quickly in the Venusian environment, its presence seems to imply that there was a steady source of the chemical, […]

Former Facebook Supervisor:”We Chose a page out of Big Tobacco’s playbook”

Expand (charge: Chesnot | Getty Images) Talking to Congress now, the prior Facebook supervisor tasked with creating the firm make money didn’t mince words regarding his function. He told lawmakers that the firm”took a page in Big Tobacco’s playbook, working to create our offering addictive in the beginning” and claiming that his former company was […]

Cracking the case: New study sheds more light on the “Brazil nut effect”

(video link) Open a can of mixed nuts, and chances are you’ll find a bunch of Brazil nuts topping the heap—whether that’s a good or bad thing depends on how you feel about Brazil nuts. It’s such a common phenomenon that it’s known as the “Brazil nut effect” (though muesli mix also gives rise to […]