A decades-long scientific debate over the origins of the Silverpit Crater in the southern North Sea has been resolved. New evidence confirms that it was caused by an asteroid or comet impact about 43–46 million years ago.
Planetary Sciences
Sep 22, 2025
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Manufacturers of infrared cameras face a growing problem: The toxic heavy metals in today's infrared detectors are increasingly banned under environmental regulations, forcing companies to choose between performance and compliance.
Nanophysics
Sep 22, 2025
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Let's say you're in charge of a Mars mission. Okay boss, where do we land? The total surface area of Mars is roughly equal to the land area of Earth. Nobody's ever built a settlement there (heck, nobody's even gone there). ...
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2025
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Australia's SpIRIT nanosatellite has successfully completed the initial phase of its mission, marking a milestone achievement for Australia's place and reputation in the global space industry.
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2025
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Cruciferous vegetables like radish, broccoli and kale offer significant health benefits, especially when they are consumed as microgreens, or as young seedlings harvested early. The little plants contain nutrients such as ...
Biotechnology
Sep 22, 2025
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On May 21, 2010, the Akatsuki orbiter ("Dawn" in Japanese) launched from the Tanegashima Space Center atop a H-IIA Launch Vehicle, establishing orbit around Venus in December 2015. In so doing, Akatsuki became the first interplanetary ...
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2025
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Let's say you've picked the perfect spot for building a settlement on Mars. But this opens up some pretty nasty questions. Building…what? And building….with what? There are no trees to chop down to construct temporary structures. ...
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2025
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Nature has many rhythms: the seasons result from Earth's movement around the sun, the ticking of a pendulum clock results from the oscillation of its pendulum. These phenomena can be understood with very simple equations. ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 22, 2025
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In an article published in Communications Physics, researchers from the Université libre de Bruxelles and the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information in Vienna present a new framework for describing physics relative ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 22, 2025
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This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. He will bring something important: Australia's new 2035 emission cut target of 62%–70% on 2005 levels.
Environment
Sep 22, 2025
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