83 Super-massive Black Holes Discovered in the Early Universe

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*83 Supermassive black holes discovered in the early universe

Astronomers have discovered 83 monstrous black holes feeding in the early universe.

*Einstein’s still right

Scientists with the GRAVITY Collaboration have put general relativity to its strongest test yet – this one involving the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.  

*World’s biggest telescope moves a step closer to fruition

Development of the world’s largest telescope – the Square Kilometre Array – has moved a step closer with the formal signing of an international treaty establishing the intergovernmental organisation that will oversee the delivery of the project.

*The Science Report

More than one-in-five pancreatic cancers traced back to smoking.

Low-dose aspirin shows little effect on reducing the overall risk of death from prostate cancer.

The world's oceans absorbing nearly a third of human-caused carbon emissions.

Doubt cast on the likely cause of the collapse of the city state of Angkor.

The glass surface that never gets dirty and never needs cleaning.

A new study claims humans may be able to sense the Earth’s magnetic field.

Skeptics guide to some of the crazy things people believe in.

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