Exposure to humorous memes about anti-vaxxers boosts intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine, study finds

Pro-vaccination messaging may be surprisingly effective when delivered through humorous internet memes, according to new findings published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior. A series of studies revealed that exposure to sarcastic memes about anti-vaxxers increased UK residents’ intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The researchers suggest that the humorous memes were able to bypass the typical defense processes of people who are vaccine-hesitant.

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Fastest-growing black hole ever seen is devouring the equivalent of 1 Earth per second

The fastest-growing black hole ever seen is swallowing the mass equivalent of an entire Earth every second. This gargantuan black hole has a mass 3 billion times that of the sun, and its rapid consumption is causing the behemoth to grow rapidly, an international research team found. The black hole gorges via a process called accretion, in which it siphons matter from a thin disk of gas and dust rotating around the massive object.

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Why ‘For All Mankind’ Is TV’s Next Great Drama

The third season of the alt-history series reinforces that ‘For All Mankind’ is not just an entertaining drama, but a truly great one, and an unlikely contender as the crowning achievement of Apple TV+.

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China says it may have received signals from aliens

The signals were detected in narrow-band radio frequencies, which typically only come from artificial sources.

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Astronomers discover a multiplanet system nearby

MIT astronomers discovered a multiplanet system just 33 light-years from Earth, making it one of the closest known multiplanet systems. The system likely hosts at least two terrestrial, Earth-sized planets.

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Hubble Telescope spies possible black hole roaming the galaxy

New findings from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope likely confirm the existence of a black hole in our galaxy. The mass of nothingness is believed to be 5,000 light years away in the Carina-Sagittarius spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. However, its discovery over the last six years of research has led scientists to believe there is a closer black hole, only about 80 light years away. Don't fret just yet—neither are anywhere near sucking up the Earth. But the discovery is a first for scientists and a milestone for Hubble.

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Vitamin D deficiency leads to dementia

A world-first study from UniSA could make this a reality as new genetic research shows a direct link between dementia and a lack of vitamin D.

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