Protons are one of the main building blocks of the visible universe. Together with neutrons, they make up the nuclei of every atom. Yet, several questions loom about some of the proton's most fundamental properties, such ...
General Physics
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While kangaroos are easier to spot than many of Australia's more secretive native species, a suite of threats currently face these magnificent animals.
Plants & Animals
Mar 8, 2021
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When a droplet of coffee hits the liquid surface in the cup, a characteristic tower of coffee forms for a very short time, sometimes even with a new droplet on top. In a paper that appeared in Physical Review Fluids today, ...
Soft Matter
Mar 8, 2021
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The CENIEH has participated in the study of the prints of bare feet found at the Sala y Galerías de las Huellas site in the Ojo Guareña Karst Complex (Burgos), which are the marks left in a soft floor sediment of an exploration ...
Archaeology
Mar 8, 2021
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Despite living in dynamic environments and facing an uncertain future due to climate change, New Zealanders generally expect their land and property rights will endure indefinitely.
Environment
Mar 8, 2021
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Using the extended Röntgen Survey Imaging Telescope Array (eROSITA) instrument onboard the Spektr-RG spacecraft, astronomers have detected in X-rays a new large supernova remnant (SNR). The newfound object, dubbed "Hoinga," ...
Flexible workplace policies designed to improve gender gaps in employment and pay might actually make things worse for women.
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2021
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Girls are constantly told to smile, from T-shirts sold in stores that say "everyone loves a happy girl" to the catcallers telling young women to smile when they walk down the street.
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2021
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The last decade has seen the highest-ever number of people displaced by conflict and violence globally. There are an estimated 51 million people displaced within their own borders. And the number of refugees has doubled to ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2021
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The public doesn't need to know how Artificial Intelligence works to trust it. They just need to know that someone with the necessary skillset is examining AI and has the authority to mete out sanctions if it causes or is ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2021
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