Every time you check the time on your phone, make an online transaction, or use a navigation app, you are depending on the precision of atomic clocks.
Optics & Photonics
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Microplastics are the crumbs of our plastic world, tiny pieces that come from bigger items breaking apart or from products like synthetic clothing and packaging. They're now everywhere. Scientists estimate there are about ...
Nanophysics
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In today's hot housing market, winning a bidding war can feel like a triumph. But my research shows it often comes with a catch: Homebuyers who win bidding wars tend to experience a "winner's curse," systematically overpaying ...
Economics & Business
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Astronomers have captured the clearest picture yet of how massive stars are born, revealing a dramatic interplay between gravity and magnetic fields in some of our galaxy's most dynamic star forming regions. A team led by ...
Astronomy
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Artificial intelligence technology has begun to transform higher education, raising a new set of profound questions about the role of universities in society. A string of high-profile corporate partnerships reflect how universities ...
Economics & Business
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New Curtin University research has found the impact of bushfires and prescribed burns on global bee populations is highly varied, with some species benefiting from fire while others face severe risks.
Plants & Animals
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A new scientific review tackles an age-old question: could dogs ever learn to talk? While barking out full sentences might sound like science fiction, researchers are taking a closer look at the biological and technological ...
Evolution
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It's a quiet autumn evening. You're enjoying some TV, when an unscripted movement catches your eye. A large house spider (Tegenaria domestica) is striding across the rug toward you. You make a sudden movement. The spider ...
Plants & Animals
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As a researcher of police occupational culture, I was horrified, but not at all surprised by the recent Panorama program in which an undercover reporter exposed sexism, racism and general thuggishness among some Metropolitan ...
Political science
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing educational paradigms and transforming teaching practice thanks to machine learning, natural language processing and personalized tutoring systems. One of the keys is the advanced ...
Education
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