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In today's edition:

// Leprosy

// Oppenheimer and black holes

// Predicting earthquakes

// OceanGate's Venus colony

Predicting earthquakes is currently impossible. GPS data could help change that

"GPS satellites may be able to help researchers identify a precursor for powerful earthquakes two hours before they occur by tracking small "slips" in the tectonic plates as they grind against each other, researchers wrote in a new study, published July 20 in the journal Geophysics."

// Live Science »

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OceanGate cofounder now planning colony above Venus

"Ever wanted to live in the atmosphere of our Solar System's hottest planet? In just a few short decades, you might — or at least, that's what the other co-founder of OceanGate, the builder of the doomed Titanic-seeking submersible, is saying."

// The Byte »

How Oppenheimer proved Einstein wrong about black holes

"In a 1939 paper, Oppenheimer, then a particle physicist, declared that black holes were the inevitable result of the Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, contrary to the hopes of that scientist. Oppenheimer declared, like a few others before him,that black holes weren't just a quirk of the mathematics, but likely real astrophysical objects — that a star massive enough is destined to implode, creating a trap from which what goes in cannot come back out."

// Inverse »

Central Florida is a hotspot for leprosy, report says

"According a research letter published by Nathoo and his colleagues in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Central Florida has reported among the highest rates of leprosy in the United States.

In 2020, 159 cases were reported nationwide, compared with 200,000 new cases each year around the world, according to the World Health Organization. The new letter says Central Florida accounted for 81% of cases in Florida and nearly 1 out of 5 leprosy cases nationwide."

// CNN »