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Podcast: Daily Science News
Episode: Wednesday June 21st, 2023: New theory of dark energy, groundwater shifts Earth's axis, Neanderthal genes & more
Description: A new theoretical study proposes a new theory of dark energy and dark matter, suggesting that the universe isn't expanding but is flat and static. Humans have shifted the tilt of Earth's axis by pumping and displacing so much groundwater in the last two decades. Neanderthal genes may be the cause of the mysterious 'Viking disease.' NASA is exploring the feasibility and value of a spaceflight clinical decision support system for earth-independent medical operations. Bacteria use carbon dioxide and electricity to produce useful chemical compounds than previously thought. Fossils from 242 million years ago have revealed that a prehistoric marine...