Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it could still impact the moon in 2032. The impact debris could threaten satellites and trigger an ...
Astronomy
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Lasers have widespread applications as a light source in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, medicine, high-speed communications, electronics, and scientific research.
Optics & Photonics
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LGBTQ-friendly policies can have a significant impact on innovation in major US firms, according to new research from Aalto University and the University of Vaasa. Existing studies have found a link between profitability ...
Economics & Business
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Frequent forest fires and agricultural expansion are degrading soil health in the southern Brazilian Amazon. This results in lasting damage to carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stocks, as well as to the overall functionality of ...
Ecology
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Cellulose-based textile material can make the clothing sector more sustainable. Currently, cellulose-based textiles are mainly made from wood, but a study headed by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology points ...
Materials Science
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Physicists at the University of Liège have succeeded in sculpting the surface of water by exploiting surface tension. Using 3D printing of closely spaced spines, they have combined menisci to create programmed liquid reliefs, ...
Soft Matter
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Every year, I tell my students in my business analytics class the same thing: "Don't just apply for a job. Audition for it."
Economics & Business
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Five centuries ago, the Incas ruled the western half of South America with the help of a unique form of writing based on colored and knotted cords. These strings, called khipus, recorded major events, tracked economic matters, ...
Archaeology
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Since the mid-1800s, human activities have rapidly facilitated the spread of rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV), a pathogen that infects rice, far and wide across Africa, according to a new study led by Eugénie Hébrard, at the ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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In the world of professional ballet, every movement is scrutinized, every line of the body judged. For many dancers, the pursuit of perfection is not just a goal, it's also a survival strategy. But what happens when that ...
Social Sciences
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