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Mail Online
1 month ago
Data science

How to bend it like Beckham, according to science

Scientific analysis is being used to enhance football strategies, like penalties and set-pieces.
Dr. Ken Bray suggests aiming for the 'unsaveable zone' during penalty kicks, increasing scoring chances. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago
Science

Stunning Comet Spiral Offers Glimpse of Icy Snowball at Its Core

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks displayed varying shapes over time, resembling the Millennium Falcon and a horned appearance. It now hides a perfect spiral for observation and study.
Observing and photographing Comet 12P can be challenging due to its brightness and proximity to the sun, but amateur astrophotographer Vallestad captured a stunning image featuring a spiral feature. [ more ]
Ars Technica
3 months ago
OMG science

It's a fake: Mysterious 280 million-year-old fossil is mostly just black paint

Scientists have determined that a 280 million-year-old reptilian fossil found in the Italian Alps is a fake.
The dark outline surrounding the fossil that was long believed to be preserved soft tissue is actually bone-black paint. [ more ]
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