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Back to Episodes🔬 The Universe Is Expanding Too Fast & Scientists Can't Explain Why
Episode 334
Published 3Â weeks, 3Â days ago
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Astronomers have delivered one of the most precise measurements ever of the universe's expansion rate — and it's deepening a crisis in cosmology that no one can yet solve. The James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged a distant Jupiter-like planet, revealing unexpected water-ice clouds that challenge everything we thought we knew about giant planet atmospheres. Back on Earth, a blood pressure medication has shown surprising power against one of the deadliest antibiotic-resistant bacteria, while cannabis compounds completely free of THC are emerging as a promising new front in pain treatment. Scientists also captured glowing electrical discharges shimmering from treetops during thunderstorms for the very first time — a phenomenon that may mean forests are quietly cleaning the air around us. From baby dinosaur bones finally identified after 20 years of confusion to university students setting new limits on dark matter detection, this episode is packed with discoveries that are rewriting the rules.
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