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A stunning image of asteroid Ryugu has ignited a storm on social media, with its clarity and detail capturing the imagination of users worldwide. It is thought that these rocky formations are made up of clay, silicate rocks, and nickel-iron. Asteroids are some of the oldest things in our solar system, and most of the […]
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It’s already challenging enough for environmentalists to keep beaches clear of washed up trash and plastic debris – but the most difficult problem lies in cleaning up all of the millions of tiny microplastics that are impossible to pick up and separate from the sand. Fortunately, a group of engineering students succeeded in developing a […]
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Summer: the season of picnics, baseball games, and ice-cold lemonade on the back porch. But, with all of that outdoor time comes exposure to bugs, and the bites that go along with it. There are millions of bugs in our own backyards, and, sadly, it’s impossible to avoid every single one of them. That being […]
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The European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has recently captured a series of remarkable images that shed light on the Martian landscape, revealing significant geological features and evidence of water ice. The images, taken from a vantage point of approximately 400 kilometers (248 miles) above Mars, highlight the diversity and history of the […]
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Future Weapons In the future, we may have to deal with biological weapons that target specific groups of people, passing over everyone else. That’s according to a new report out of Cambridge University’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk reviewed by The Telegraph. In it, the Cambridge researchers argue that world governments have failed to prepare […]
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Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of Saipan. It’s part of the Northern Mariana Islands commonwealth of the United States, in the western Pacific Ocean. That puts it at least 5,900 miles (9,495 kilometers) away from the continental U.S. Truthfully, almost no one in the world had heard of Saipan until World War II — […]
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A unique weather phenomenon stretched for hundreds of kilometres across the New South Wales coast today, fascinating onlookers. A long and rolling line of cloud was spotted by Sydney residents from Blacktown to Parramatta and covered the entire city by mid-afternoon. For about three hours, the cloud stretched for about 300 kilometres. The cloud was also visible […]
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A rural Saskatchewan winter is nothing to take lightly, and if there’s any farming to be done it better be in a greenhouse. Or does it? It turns out that an old schoolhouse will do just fine for one farming couple, who provide fresh veggies to the whole town. In Hudson Bay, June and Jan […]
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Headdress, necklace, and sceptre in Ramses II painting appear to be ‘substantially reworked’ but reasons remain unknown A new X-ray analysis of a 3,000-year-old painting of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses-II has revealed what archaeologists suspect are strange “touch-ups” made to the artwork over years. Ancient Egypt has no known word for “art”, say researchers from CNRS […]
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Urbanist Carlos Moreno on how his concept is transforming French life and what is hindering change across the Channel The “15-minute city” has become a toxic phrase in the UK, so controversial that the city of Oxford has stopped using it and the transport minister has spread discredited conspiracy theories about the urban planning scheme. But while fake news […]
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In a remarkable breakthrough, engineers at RMIT University in Australia have pioneered a cutting-edge technique that enhances the strength of concrete by a staggering 30% through the incorporation of biochar derived from used coffee grounds.1 Turning Coffee Grounds into Strength The key to this innovation lies in the transformation of discarded coffee grounds into biochar […]
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With the rising rates of homelessness and housing costs in the United States, one startup is making beautifully-designed, energy-efficient homes more affordable for everyone. NODE, often referred to as the “IKEA of houses,” believes that access to affordable housing should be a fundamental right.1 They have set out to achieve ambitious objectives of building a […]
