August didn't cease to amaze this year (if a month's worth of science ever did). It was quite great monitoring research news. Yes, I know I set out to report mainly on science. However, the sources which I've use contain a larger variety of stories, or articles. I thought I'd make the post each month from now on. This way, it's much longer with much more information. This month brought with it many great stories, and I've picked out the ones that I thought were most interesting. However, this month also brought with it some truly depressing, unfortunate articles. For example, the fact that humans are causing extremely significant plastic pollution in our waters. Also, mammal species have severely been depleted by human activities. I looked at the map that shows what the animal world would look if there would be no people. This year, unfortunately, another rhino species has become extinct. In 2013 was the other rhino extinction, the black rhinos. I learned some new, fascinating things about our world, as well as our universe through these articles. One of these was how scientists have solved one of the greatest mysteries of our sun. Some other ones have included quantum mechanics. Still others included finding a double black hole, as well as the interaction of bacteria with amoeba, and new insights into the exotic technology known as quantum computing. Want to know more?
Aug 31 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nearby-quasar-may-be-home-dynamic-duo?tgt=nr
new-microscope-techniques-give-deepest-view-yet-living-cells?tgt=nr
Plastic litter major threat to water birds, may go extinct in 2055
Aug 30 Scientists 'squeeze' light one particle at a time
Aug 28 New experiment verifies quantum spookiness
Seeing quantum motion; even one day ripples in the fabric of space-time?
Hurricane-triggered quakes could help scientists track raging storms:
DNA 4d
Quantum mechanics
http://t.co/MLOGMs319W double-black-hole-spotted-in-nearby-quasar
Aug 27Supermassive Black Holes in Nearby Quasar
Aug 26 Optical illusion caused by staring at someone
A world of mammal diversity has been lost, because humans:
Aug 25 quantum computers
Aug 24 Bacteria Make Farmers Out of Amoebae
A little light interaction leaves quantum physicists beaming
Solar Mystery of Coronal Heating Problem
http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2015/08/secretive-fusion-company-makes-reactor-breakthrough
Aug 20 World without people
Dark matter
Exotic particle Experiment attempts to snare a dark energy 'chameleon'
July 2015 record heat
http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2015/08/tiny-fountain-atoms-sparks-big-insights-dark-energy
Aug 19 Smart drug
Aug 15 http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=25&month=08&year=2015
Aug 10 Death of the universe
Dark Energy Hiding Behind Matter's Screen?
Astronomers discover new planet orbiting two stars -- ScienceDaily
Aug 5 , 2015 distant protogalaxy connected to the cosmic web
Ultra Ultra-fast electron camera
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