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Condensed Matter Apr 23, 2024

The big quantum chill: Scientists modify common lab refrigerator to cool faster with less energy

By modifying a refrigerator commonly used in both research and industry, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have drastically reduced the time and energy required to cool materials to ...

Environment Apr 22, 2024

Czechs 3D-print Eiffel Tower from ocean waste for Olympics

A Czech company is 3D-printing a giant Eiffel Tower model for a local Olympics event, using recycled ocean waste as the primary material.

Social Sciences Apr 15, 2024

Elite coaches migrating to Western countries to advance careers

Nations battling for Olympic success in a global sporting 'arms race' has led to elite coaches migrating to Western countries as they bid to escape antiquated and restrictive coaching regimes in their home countries, reveals ...

Environment Apr 15, 2024

Japan's Sapporo sees earliest 25C day since records began

Temperatures in Japan's northern city of Sapporo—famous for skiing—on Monday passed 25 degrees Celsius at the earliest point of any year on record, a weather agency official said.

Plants & Animals Apr 1, 2024

How Washington's I-90 became safer for wildlife, drivers

Interstate 90 fractures the spine of the Cascades at its midpoint.

Archaeology Mar 28, 2024

How Spanish conquistadors, and a tiny cactus-dwelling insect, gave the world the color red

When you think about a red object, you might picture a red carpet, or the massive ruby in the Queen's crown. Indeed, Western monarchies and marketing from brands such as Christian Louboutin have cemented our association of ...

Social Sciences Mar 28, 2024

Olympics not likely to swallow up skateboarding's subversive nature into its corporate spectacle, researchers say

The subversive nature of skateboarding is not likely to be affected by its continuing place in the corporate world of the Olympics, experts have predicted.

Education Mar 26, 2024

If university grades are going up, does that mean there's a problem?

In 1894, Harvard University commissioned a report on grading standards, due to concerns that:

Ecology Mar 25, 2024

Dam removal spurs the return of salmon, and a local tribe's hopes of sustainable fishing

After decades of waiting for two dams to come down on the Elwha River on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, and another decade of monitoring salmon populations, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT) was finally able to ...

Environment Mar 25, 2024

Thousands of tons of microplastics found in Moreton Bay

University of Queensland researchers estimate there could be up to 7,000 tons of microplastics polluting vital ecosystems in Brisbane's Moreton Bay.

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