Ultra-powerful plasma 'blades' could slice entire stars in half

Ultra-powerful plasma 'blades' could slice entire stars in half, new paper suggests | Scientists finally solve mystery of why Europeans have less Neanderthal DNA than East Asians | Stash of 'eye-catching' Bronze Age jewelry discovered by metal detectorist in Swiss carrot field Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( October 19, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Ultra-powerful plasma 'blades' could slice entire stars in half, new paper suggests]( (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center) [Ultra-powerful plasma 'blades' could slice entire stars in half, new paper suggests]( Stars could be sliced in half by "relativistic blades," or ultra-powerful outflows of plasma shaped by extremely strong magnetic fields, an unpublished paper claims. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Scientists finally solve mystery of why Europeans have less Neanderthal DNA than East Asians]( (Joe McNally / Contributor via Getty Images) [Scientists finally solve mystery of why Europeans have less Neanderthal DNA than East Asians]( Modern Europeans have a smaller proportion of Neanderthal genes in their genomes than East Asians do. New research suggests the reason lies at the feet of migrating early farmers. [Read More]( [] [Stash of 'eye-catching' Bronze Age jewelry discovered by metal detectorist in Swiss carrot field]( [Stash of 'eye-catching' Bronze Age jewelry discovered by metal detectorist in Swiss carrot field]( (Canton of Thurgau) Archaeologists have dated Bronze Age artifacts unearthed in Switzerland to roughly 1500 B.C. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/18) [] Space [] [Strange elements unknown to science may lurk in the hearts of asteroids, new study suggests]( (NASA) [Strange elements unknown to science may lurk in the hearts of asteroids, new study suggests]( Naturally occurring superheavy elements beyond those listed in the periodic table could potentially explain why asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is so dense, new research suggests. [Read More]( [] [Scientists propose 'missing' law for the evolution of everything in the universe]( [Scientists propose 'missing' law for the evolution of everything in the universe]( (Peepo via Getty Images) The "law of increasing functional information" says that complex systems in nature evolve to become more complex. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/18) Special Offer from 1440 Daily Digest Sponsored Content from 1440 Daily Digest [Just the Facts, Ma'am]( "I stopped watching the news, so sick of the bias. Was searching for an alternative that would just tell me WHAT happened, with NO editorializing. I found it. It's called 1440. It assumes you are smart enough to form your own opinions." [Subscribe for free](. [] Chemistry [] [Only 1% of chemicals in the universe have been discovered. Here's how scientists are hunting for the rest.]( (Garsya/Shutterstock) [Only 1% of chemicals in the universe have been discovered. Here's how scientists are hunting for the rest.]( Most chemical compounds are still unknown to science. How many new ones can we make by combining elements from the periodic table? [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] Heart murmurs can be associated with which of the following? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [Trouble breathing]( [Vote]( [Sweating]( [Vote]( [Chest pain]( [Vote]( [All of the above](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036