Muon g-2 begins second run
Earlier this month, the Muon g-2 ("g minus two") experiment at Fermilab began its second run to search for hidden particles and forces.
General Physics
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What happened before the Big Bang?
A team of scientists has proposed a powerful new test for inflation, the theory that the universe dramatically expanded in size in a fleeting fraction of a second right after the Big Bang. Their goal is to give insight into ...
Astronomy
Mar 26, 2019
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Deciphering the walnut genome
California produces 99 percent of the walnuts grown in the United States. New research could provide a major boost to the state's growing $1.6 billion walnut industry by making it easier to breed walnut trees better equipped ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2019
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Up to 500,000 displaced by southern Africa cyclone
A cyclone which struck southern Africa has affected almost three million people, of whom nearly 500,000 have been driven from their homes, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Environment
Mar 26, 2019
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European Parliament adopts copyright reform in blow to big tech
The European Parliament on Tuesday adopted copyright reforms championed by news publishers and the media business, in defiance of the tech giants that lobbied against it.
Internet
Mar 26, 2019
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Death toll in 'unprecedented' Iran floods rises to 21
The death toll from major floods swamping much of Iran has risen to 21, emergency services said Tuesday, as authorities sent safety warnings to mobile telephones across the country.
Environment
Mar 26, 2019
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Facebook blocks more accounts over influence campaigns
Facebook said Tuesday it shut down more than 2,600 fake accounts linked to Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo and aiming to influence political sentiment in various parts of the world.
Internet
Mar 26, 2019
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The hunt is on for closest Earth-like planets
NASA's new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is designed to ferret out habitable exoplanets, but with hundreds of thousands of sunlike and smaller stars in its camera views, which of those stars could host planets ...
Astronomy
Mar 26, 2019
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Schools are asking students to bring digital devices to class, but are they actually being used?
It's been over ten years since Kevin Rudd's Digital Education Revolution placed small laptops (also called Rudd-tops) into the hands of every Year 9 and up Australian student. Once the scheme was deemed unsustainable, for ...
Education
Mar 26, 2019
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Bringing endangered species back from the brink
A technique to produce eggs from ovarian tissue in the lab may offer hope for critically endangered species like the Northern White Rhino that have passed what is currently considered the point of no return.
Ecology
Mar 26, 2019
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