The study of exoplanets, worlds which orbit stars other than our sun, is currently being transformed by the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). We will shortly gain our first insight into conditions on rocky, potentially ...
Astrobiology
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The UK was supposed to be facing a spike in unemployment after the pandemic furlough schemes ended, but instead the job market is the tightest in a generation. Given that there are also more vacancies than active job seekers ...
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2022
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As life expectancy has grown, so have rosy expectations of longer retirements. But new research suggests the reality is far more complicated.
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2022
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Prescribed fire—a tool increasingly used by forest managers and landowners to combat invasive species, improve wildlife habitat and restore ecosystem health—also could play a role in reducing the abundance of ticks and ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 24, 2022
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We can thank the pyramids of Giza for roads. A vital part of our built environment, they've been a staple of human existence for millennia. How they are built and used reveal a lot about our own modern societies and economies, ...
Archaeology
Oct 24, 2022
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A cutting-edge diagnostic system limits disease spread in modern animal production systems using photonics biosensors, promoting animal and food safety.
Biotechnology
Oct 24, 2022
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Like many, Anna Saavedra and Morgan Polikoff saw the viral videos of fiery school board meetings over curriculum topics. They also read reports of policymakers pushing legislation to incorporate—or remove—certain material ...
Education
Oct 24, 2022
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An ultrathin dielectric meta-lens has been created that improves focusing capabilities but can also be scaled down to a tiny size for integration with photonics equipment.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 24, 2022
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Imagine using your mobile phone to track the spread of water contaminants—such as oil spills or even viruses like COVID-19—in the blink of an eye. Researchers from McGill University have developed new artificial intelligence ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 24, 2022
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In the fall of 1922, the city of Toronto sent 85 surplus streetcars to Haileybury and other northern Ontario towns to help house thousands of desperate people who had lost their homes to wildfires.
Environment
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