People always want to know what will happen to Earth when the sun eventually swells up as a red giant. For one thing, the expanding sun will turn the inner planets into cinders. It will almost certainly spell the end of life ...
Planetary Sciences
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Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) has stood as a promising potential alternative propulsion technology for decades. Chemical rockets have begun to reach their theoretical maximum efficiency, and their developers have switched ...
Space Exploration
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For too many women, prison is "as good as it gets."
Social Sciences
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Australian employers are monitoring employees, frequently without workers' knowledge or consent, according to a new report.
Economics & Business
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Close to 5 million smuggled seahorses worth an estimated CAD$29 million were seized by authorities over a 10-year span, according to a new study that warns the scale of the trade is far larger than current data suggest.
Plants & Animals
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Simplify," "Streamline," "Scale back." While EU communiqués often find creative ways to avoid uttering the word "deregulation," this new European Commission is all about boosting the bloc's competitiveness by "cutting red ...
Economics & Business
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Across the western U.S., wildfires are becoming larger and more severe—and even trees that initially survive are dying in subsequent years, making it harder for forests to regenerate, according to new research from Portland ...
Plants & Animals
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From southbound cane toads to invasive weeds and fluctuating fish stocks, a novel technique called eDNA has revealed what's in NSW waterways—and how it's influenced by natural disasters.
Ecology
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The next time astronauts land on the moon, we will watch it in high-definition. The transmission will be in color, digital and at up to 60 frames per second.
Space Exploration
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Tiny strains in a crystal can cause electrons to behave in a surprising way that closely resembles a highly sought-after mechanism, RIKEN physicists have found in a new study. Previous studies may need to be re-evaluated ...
Nanophysics
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