An unusual LIGO gravitational wave event is being interpreted as a possible signature of primordial black holes. If that link holds, primordial black holes could account for some or all of dark matter.
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Two early heat waves erased the Alps’ winter snow cover about a month ahead of schedule. With the protective snow gone, large areas of bare glacier ice are now exposed and melting rapidly.
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A strange LIGO signal could reveal the missing link behind dark matter
Summary
An unusual LIGO gravitational wave event is being interpreted as a possible signature of primordial black holes. If that link holds, primordial black holes could account for some or all of dark matter.
Why it matters
Confirming primordial black holes would turn dark matter from an inferred substance into an observable gravitational population with measurable properties.
4:13 PMThe New York Times
See How Europe’s Heat Waves Melted the Alps’ Glaciers
Summary
Two early heat waves erased the Alps’ winter snow cover about a month ahead of schedule. With the protective snow gone, large areas of bare glacier ice are now exposed and melting rapidly.
Why it matters
Earlier snow loss converts glaciers from seasonal buffers into accelerants of water and hazard volatility across Europe.
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