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Tool Use and Language in the Brain, Why Black Holes Get Bigger

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The Expansion of the Universe Is What's Making Black Hole Murders Grow

Recent observations have shown that black hole mergers are much larger than expected. Many of these black holes were more than 50 times as massive as our sun, and some even weighed in at over 100 solar masses. New research from a group of american scientists suggests one possible explanation could be explained by the expansion of the universe itself. Scientists hope that the new models can be used to deepen our understanding of other cosmological events on large time scales too.

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