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In about one out of every 800 people, two chromosomes fuse together to form an unusual bond. These are known as Robertsonian chromosomes. It’s a mystery that has long stumped scientists.

Now, scientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have identified the precise location where human chromosomes break and recombine to form Robertsonian chromosomes.

It’s amazing to me that we can still find new heavenly bodies within our own solar system in 2025. Not to mention the possibility that we have data that suggests there might be yet another beyond Pluto, but that’s still speculative.

Science: one of the only topics that doesn’t suck in 2025.

Scientists Find a New Moon Orbiting Uranus

The provisionally named S/2025 U1 is so small it had gone unnoticed by probes and telescopes for the past 40 years.

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Physical constants sometimes show unexpectedly simple mathematical relationships that may signal deeper theoretical connections. According to Amir, Lemeshko and Tokieda, the ratio of proton mass to electron mass (1836.15267245) matches 6π⁵ (1836.1181) to five significant figures[^1]. The researchers developed a probability model to determine whether such matches are coincidental or meaningful, finding that for 5-digit numbers like 1836.1, there is only a 1.2% chance of a random match with simple mathematical expressions[^1].

The study also highlights proven cases where numerical coincidences revealed real physics, such as the Stefan-Boltzmann law’s “funny prefactor” of 40.802624638, which exactly equals 2π⁵/15 and emerges from Planck’s theory[^1]. The researchers created a framework for evaluating these potential connections by analyzing expressions built from common mathematical constants (π, e, γ, φ) using basic operations like addition, multiplication and exponents[^1].

[^1]: Surprises in numerical expressions of physical constants