How did we get here? Where are we going? And how long will it take? These questions are as old as humanity itself, and, if they've already been asked by other species elsewhere in the universe, potentially very much older ...
Astronomy
May 14, 2023
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As the Arctic warms and loses sea ice, trans-Arctic shipping has increased, reducing travel time and costs for international trade. However, a new study finds that the Arctic Ocean is getting foggier as ice disappears, reducing ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2023
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Across the arid landscape of northern Kenya, roadside signs proclaim projects aimed at creating "resilience" among pastoralist communities. This is a region where frequent droughts, animal disease, insecurity and structural ...
Environment
Mar 22, 2023
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Nobody likes waiting for services, whether it's a long line at the grocery store or an extra half-hour in a doctor's waiting room. Turns out wait times are not the same for everyone: Black Americans and lower income Americans ...
Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2023
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When Hurricane Michael made landfall in 2018 near Mexico Beach, it was the first time a Category 5 hurricane hit Florida since 1992. It posed a risk for all residents but especially for people whose physical or cognitive ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2023
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Public transit systems offering broad coverage of stops and routes may still underserve the communities that rely on them the most, according to a new University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study.
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2023
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It turns out that time travel into the past is actually relatively easy. All you need to do is make the universe rotate.
General Physics
Jan 12, 2023
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Waves of orange, glowing lava and smoky ash belched and sputtered Monday from the world's largest active volcano in its first eruption in 38 years, and officials told people living on Hawaii's Big Island to be ready in the ...
Environment
Nov 28, 2022
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It's late November, which means the holiday sales period has well and truly begun. If you haven't already seen your spending go up, the possibility is looming.
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2022
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Scientists and government representatives meeting at a conference in France voted on Friday to scrap leap seconds by 2035, the organization responsible for global timekeeping said.
General Physics
Nov 18, 2022
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