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General Physics Feb 15, 2024

A star like a Matryoshka doll: New theory for gravastars

The interior of black holes remains a conundrum for science. In 1916, German physicist Karl Schwarzschild outlined a solution to Albert Einstein's equations of general relativity, in which the center of a black hole consists ...

Agriculture Feb 14, 2024

Is it safe to feed farmed salmon with bristle worms raised on fish excrement?

In Norway it is currently prohibited to provide animals with feed derived from the same animals' own "value chain." But this legislation is not based on science.

Analytical Chemistry Jan 25, 2024

How to shift gears in a molecular motor

A study published in Chemistry—A European Journal presents a proof-of-principle design of molecular motors.

Social Sciences Jan 18, 2024

What are the principles of civilian immunity in war? A scholar of justice in war explains

About 1 in 100 Gazans have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health's Jan. 8, 2024, update. More than 24,000 people have died, an average of 250 each day. The Israel ...

Social Sciences Jan 11, 2024

'Legal animism': When a river or even nature itself goes to court

On 30 March 2011, a truly unprecedented event took place at a provincial court in Loja, Equator, located some 270 miles from the capital of Quito. The Vilcabamba River, a plaintiff in a trial there, convinced the tribunal ...

Social Sciences Jan 9, 2024

Freedom of thought is threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. What we can do to protect it

The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece—in part because it served a politician's interests. The ability to speak freely was seen as essential for the new Athenian democracy, which the ...

Environment Dec 27, 2023

'Rights of nature' are being recognized overseas. In Australia, local leadership gives cause for optimism

As each day passes, the need to protect Australia's environment grows more urgent. As noted in the most recent State of Environment Report in 2021, we are increasingly turning to "measures of last resort" to prevent species ...

Economics & Business Dec 22, 2023

As France moves to limit the rights of migrants, research reveals just how reliant on them it is

Once again, France finds itself in the grip of a political crisis. After the pension reform of June, which prompted more than one million people to take to the streets, president Emmanuel Macron's framework immigration bill ...

Analytical Chemistry Dec 12, 2023

Exploring how the convergence of automation and AI reshapes organic chemistry research

Recently, National Science Open magazine published online a review article led by Professor Fanyang Mo (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University) and Professor Yuntian Chen (Eastern Institute of Technology, ...

Economics & Business Dec 12, 2023

Digital platforms like TikTok could help China extend its censorship regime across borders

China's drive to expand its influence through soft power mechanisms like censorship is coming into sharper focus, especially under Xi Jinping's leadership. Recently, the social media app TikTok has become a prominent symbol ...

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