The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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Offsetting global fossil fuel stores by planting trees is impossible

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 12:00pm
Trees would have to be planted on a vast proportion of global land mass to offset the carbon dioxide emissions from burning the world’s fossil fuel reserves
Categories: Astronomy

Cold sore virus immediately reshapes our genome to boost its growth

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 6:00am
The herpes virus that commonly causes cold sores affects how tightly coiled our DNA is and makes it shrink, all to help itself grow
Categories: Astronomy