China says successfully launched satellite
China successfully launched a satellite into space on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV said.
Space Exploration
Jan 9, 2024
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News tagged with second place
Q&A: Researcher discusses work to solve America's groundwater crisis
Beneath the roadways and sidewalks we traverse every day are underground reservoirs that supply a substantial chunk of nation's overall water needs. These groundwater aquifers once sustained America's cities and farmland. ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 18, 2023
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Research team reports on widespread illegal trade of hazardous chemicals
Researchers from Switzerland and China have studied the global trade in highly hazardous chemicals subject to a global treaty—the Rotterdam Convention. The results are sobering: Nearly half of the total trade volume of ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2023
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'Not the most attractive': Underdog snail wins Mollusc of the Year
In the end it was neither beauty, nor gymnastic mating rituals that won the public over.
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2023
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Satellite constellations multiply on profit hopes, geopolitics
The massive constellation of satellites operated by SpaceX, while still growing, will soon be joined in low Earth orbit by many more commercial competitors, but also government-sponsored programs.
Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2023
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Three reasons people with power are more likely to make bad decisions
The AFR Magazine's annual power issue, ranking Australia's most powerful people in politics, business and professions, always makes for some interesting discussions.
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2021
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Slow-crawling Dorian a new kind of threat
After devastating the Bahamas, Dorian is continuing its long crawl toward the southeast US with slightly weakened winds.
Environment
Sep 4, 2019
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Researching the kingfisher's hydrodynamic design
Renowned for their noiseless dive, the kingfisher's iconic beak-shape has inspired the design of high speed bullet trains. Now scientists have tested beak-shape among some of the birds' 114 species found world-wide, to assess ...
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2019
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Samsung Electronics hit with quarterly profit slump
Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker, reported a slump in first-quarter net profits Tuesday, in the face of a weakening chip market and rising competition.
Business
Apr 30, 2019
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Why outer suburbs lack inner city's 'third places': A partial defence of the hipster
One of the stark differences between neighbourhoods in the inner city and outer suburbs in Australia is the quality and type of retail offerings. Gentrifying inner-city suburbs – places like West End in Brisbane, Fitzroy ...
Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2019
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