The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft is ready to embark on a challenging mission to demonstrate the power of sunlight for propulsion.
Space Exploration
May 14, 2019
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No amount of public relations spin can repair the reputational hit from two deadly plane crashes. But Boeing may have further damaged itself with muddled communications that downplayed its responsibility in the disasters.
Business
May 09, 2019
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The biblical King Balak may have been a historical figure, according to a new reading of the Mesha Stele, an inscribed stone dating from the second half of the 9th century BCE.
Archaeology & Fossils
May 02, 2019
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Sedimentary deposits tell a story about how the Earth responded to a changing climate in the past and are an important tool for predicting what climate change will mean for the future. A new study by a University of Arkansas ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2019
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Microsoft is revamping its practices for investigating workplace allegations after a group of women shared stories of discrimination and sexual harassment.
Business
Apr 15, 2019
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On many continents during the last ice age, typically from about 50,000 to 12,000 years ago, species of megafauna that had lived there for hundreds of thousands of years became extinct. Comparatively abruptly, it appears, ...
Ecology
Apr 15, 2019
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Studying April Fools hoax news stories could offer clues to spotting 'fake news' articles, new research reveals.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2019
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The year 2018 brought particularly devastating natural disasters, including hurricanes, droughts, floods and fires – just the kinds of extreme weather events scientists predict will be exacerbated by climate change.
Environment
Mar 27, 2019
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Facebook said Tuesday it shut down more than 2,600 fake accounts linked to Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo and aiming to influence political sentiment in various parts of the world.
Internet
Mar 26, 2019
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Germany on Saturday to protest against an imminent EU copyright reform.
Internet
Mar 23, 2019
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