Here on Earth, everything is subject to gravity—it makes objects fall to the ground and rivers flow from higher ground to the sea. We know what would happen without it, thanks to images of astronauts floating around their ...
General Physics
Dec 4, 2020
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On 8 November, 33 intrepid sailors set off from Les Sables-D'Olonne in western France to take part in the most extreme, solo, non-stop, race around the world: the Vendée Globe. The route of around 45 000 km takes them down ...
Environment
Dec 3, 2020
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In the arms race between prey and predator, sophisticated counter strategies evolve, such as signals that reduce the risks to predator and prey by deterring activities before lethal action is necessary.
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2020
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Pressure is increasing on the global horse-racing industry to reconsider the use of whips in the sport.
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2020
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The Melbourne Cup is upon us. This year will be different due to COVID-19—but one thing we don't expect to change is concern about horses' welfare, which seems to resurface each year.
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2020
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Nanomechanics at Rice University and the University of Houston are getting ready to rev their engines for the second international Nanocar Race.
Nanomaterials
Oct 26, 2020
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For anthropologists and other social scientists, the space race in the 1950s served as a period of cultural and technological transformation as well as an opportunity to advance the public good. Space exploration marked a ...
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2020
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Mammals and birds today are warm-blooded, and this is often taken as the reason for their great success.
Archaeology
Oct 16, 2020
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"I am Italian-Chilean-American (Mapuche), Marie is Haitian-American, and Jenny is Taiwanese-American. We have all experienced racially-tailored care at some point in our lives. Our lived experience enhances the authority ...
Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2020
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On November 16, 2019, pilot and author Robert DeLaurentis took off on an ambitious adventure. Setting out from San Diego county's Gillespie Field, he banked toward Grand Prairie, Texas on the first leg of a pole to pole expedition. ...
Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2020
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