Why outer space matters in a post-pandemic world
With all of the immense challenges we face on Earth this year, space can feel like an afterthought.
Space Exploration
Jul 6, 2020
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Shillings, gods and runes: Clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe
Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close contact between the early Germanic people and ...
Archaeology
Jul 6, 2020
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New insights into van der Waals materials found
Layered van der Waals materials are of high interest for electronic and photonic applications, according to researchers at Penn State and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in California, who provide new insights into ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 6, 2020
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Measuring the structure of a giant solar flare
The sun's corona, its hot outermost layer, has a temperature of over a million degrees Kelvin, and produces a wind of charged particles, about one-millionth of the moon's mass is ejected each year. Transient events have been ...
Astronomy
Jul 6, 2020
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Researcher demonstrates how additives can help mitigate risk of African swine fever transmission through feed
New research at Kansas State University is demonstrating that the risk of spreading a deadly animal virus through feed can be effectively reduced through the use of different feed additives.
Veterinary medicine
Jul 6, 2020
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Unequal paths to recovery as economy reopens
Low-income workers are almost twice as likely to be laid-off or furloughed as high-income workers, according to a new UCL study examining income and consumption effects of COVID-19.
Economics & Business
Jul 6, 2020
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Latest U.N. sustainability goals pose more harm than good for environment, scientists warn
A team of scientists has warned that the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), designed to bring together environmental protection and socioeconomic development, are failing to protect biodiversity.
Environment
Jul 6, 2020
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Red-light LEDs for next-generation displays
Novel red LEDs are more temperature stable than those made using the conventional semiconductor of choice.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 6, 2020
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Giant clams manipulate light to assist their symbiotic partner
Special cells in giant clams shift the wavelength of light to protect them from UV radiation and increase the photosynthetic activity of their symbionts, shows research from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology—originally ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2020
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We live in an age of 'fake news,' but Australian children are not learning enough about media literacy
Today we release the findings from our new research into how young Australians consume and think about news media.
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2020
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