In English – Sivu 4

2025-09-29 @ 18.08.58 ∈ In English

How to see comet C/2025 A6 (LEMMON) this autumn | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

It's shining at around 8th or 9th magnitude and is visible in binoculars and small telescopes, though not visible with the naked eye yet. [If] it keeps brightening as it has been doing, [that] would make it visible to the naked eye for those blessed with good eyesight and dark, light pollution-free skies[.]

2025-09-26 @ 11.03.44 ∈ In English

New research reveals women outperform men on intelligence, competitiveness and literacy

When confidence was explicitly measured and incentivized, women consistently outperformed men. In the task measuring intelligence, they allocated their belief tokens in a way that achieved higher earnings efficiency than men, meaning they earned closer to the maximum possible expected reward[.]

2025-09-25 @ 10.14.50 ∈ In English

(From 1946)

George Orwell: Benefit of Clergy: Some Notes on Salvador Dali

One ought to be able to hold in one's head simultaneously the two facts that Dali is a good draughtsman and a disgusting human being.

2025-09-24 @ 17.33.42 ∈ In English

Pianists’ subtle finger movements influence variations in timbre, according to new study

Despite a lack of empirical evidence, many pianists believe that timbre can be altered through motor movements in piano playing. [A new study] indicates that pianists might be right.

2025-09-23 @ 16.54.56 ∈ In English

(From July)

Why Manchester United can afford to play badly

Manchester United are terrible, even according to their own manager. Last season saw their worst ever performance in Premier League history. But at the same time, according to Forbes magazine, they’re still the second most valuable football club in the world. How is that possible?

2025-09-22 @ 19.11.37 ∈ In English

Volcanic Eruptions in One Hemisphere Linked to Floods in the Opposite One - Eos

The research team used previous simulations of Earth’s climate system to obtain precipitation and temperature data for 5 years after three highly explosive eruptions: Guatemala’s Santa María in 1902, Indonesia’s Mount Agung in 1963, and the Philippines’ Mount Pinatubo in 1991.

2025-09-20 @ 16.10.36 ∈ In English

Doomed ‘cannibal’ star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day

“The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of its imminent, violent end.”

2025-09-20 @ 14.34.31 ∈ In English

Australian scientists grapple with ‘despicable’ butterfly heist

Almost eight decades after Colin Wyatt stole and then vandalized thousands of precious Australian butterfly specimens, scientists are still untangling his web of deception.