The complicated history of building pipelines in Canada
The federal government's $4.5 billion decision to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline has set off a new debate about the controversial project.
Environment
May 31, 2018
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A new family 'super court' may not save time or result in better judgments
Attorney-General Christian Porter has just announced the proposed merger of the Family Court of Australia (FCA) and the Federal Circuit Court (FCC) to create a new "super court" with a mouthful of a name: the Federal Circuit ...
Social Sciences
May 31, 2018
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Virgin Galactic performs the second test of VSS Unity, reaching Mach 1.9
When it comes to the dream of commercial space exploration and space tourism, a few names really stand out. In addition to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, you have Richard Branson – the founder and CEO of the Virgin Group. For ...
Space Exploration
May 31, 2018
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From leaves to clouds—revealing how trees' emissions shape the air around us
As he gazed down on the Amazon from above, shining leaves formed waves of foliage. The wind rippled through them, creating eddies and pools of green. From this point of view, some people may have just seen trees. But from ...
Environment
May 31, 2018
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How to draw a line narrower than a cold virus
For the first time, a team demonstrated a technique that creates tiny, precise metallic shapes. They rastered a beam from a helium-ion microscope through a liquid precursor to induce chemical reactions. The reactions locally ...
Nanophysics
May 31, 2018
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Are water voles at risk from development?
Professor David Macdonald and Dr. Merryl Gelling of Oxford's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) discuss recent work which questions the efficacy of the mitigation technique and looks at ways to better protect one ...
Ecology
May 31, 2018
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Finding better magnets faster with 3-D metal printing prototyping
The U.S. Department of Energy's Critical Materials Institute (CMI) used laser 3D metal printing to optimize a permanent magnet material that may make an economical alternative to the more expensive rare-earth neodymium iron ...
Engineering
May 31, 2018
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Labour exploitation is endemic in global tea and cocoa industries, international study finds
Labour exploitation including forced labour is endemic at the base of global tea and cocoa supply chains, according to a pioneering international study published by researchers at the University of Sheffield today (31 May ...
Social Sciences
May 31, 2018
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A new, data-based checklist to help boost women in science leadership
Gender equity in academic science may seem like a pipe dream, with the percentage of scientific leadership positions held by women in institutions a mere 5-20%
Social Sciences
May 31, 2018
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Why do older male birds father more illegitimate children?
When female birds have chicks as the result of an extra-marital fling, the fathers are almost always older males, and scientists are finding out why.
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2018
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