In June 2015, when the cameras on NASA's approaching New Horizons spacecraft first spotted the large reddish polar region on Pluto's largest moon, Charon, mission scientists knew two things: they'd never seen anything like ...
Space Exploration
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Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have made the first detections of X-rays from Pluto. These observations offer new insight into the space environment surrounding the largest and best-known object in the solar ...
Space Exploration
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The calendar says it's not even fall yet, but delivery companies and retailers are making their hiring lists for the holiday season.
Business
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Facebook has chosen a village on the edge of New Mexico's largest metropolitan area as the location for its new data center, an announcement that spread quickly Wednesday as elected officials celebrated a hard-sought win ...
Business
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Pentagon chief Ashton Carter on Wednesday announced the creation of a new defense innovation center in Austin, Texas—the latest expansion in an ongoing effort to connect with some of America's hippest tech communities.
Security
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The head of Britain's newly formed cybersecurity agency says authorities are exploring the creation of a national internet filter to block malicious software and rogue websites, a proposal that has raised eyebrows among internet ...
Security
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A new book by geography and planning experts examines several decades worth of data to provide an analysis of the state of shrinking cities across the United States.
Social Sciences
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Forthcoming research from Cass Business School and the Bank of International Settlements has found that newly proposed currency valuation metrics display strong predictive power for exchange rates, offering valuable insights ...
Economics & Business
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Researchers studying the behavior of nanoscale materials at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have uncovered remarkable behavior that could advance microprocessors beyond today's silicon-based chips.
Condensed Matter
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Recent criticism of Facebook for removing a post containing the iconic image of a naked girl during the Vietnam War isn't the first time it has been accused of censorship. Yet at the same time, it is regularly rebuked for ...
Internet
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