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A faint ribbon of stars in a distant galaxy has led astronomers to a discovery that could reveal…
Researchers, Berkeley Lab physicist unveil largest-ever 2D color map of universe | Research And Ideas
DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys, assisted by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, produced the world’s largest 2D color…
Kangaroo drownings in Riverina canal spark community concern
Driving down a country road near the Riverina town of Nericon, the first thing that hits is the…
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Star turn Britain experienced a solar eclipse but not the total eclipse visible in Iceland and Spain. How…
Huge oil spill off the coast of Oman now covers hundreds of square miles
An oil spill from a stranded tanker off the coast of Oman now covers an estimated 500 square…
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke retires after 30 years at the space agency
Prolific NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has announced his retirement from the U.S. space agency after 30 years of…
Navigating the pitfalls of two-dimensional ferroelectricity – Nature
Navigating the pitfalls of two-dimensional ferroelectricity NatureA common material does something strange when made ultra-thin Tech ExploristCould a ‘Common Semiconductor…
How a northern Philippine town learned to live with the world’s rarest crocodile
SAN MARIANO, ISABELA – The instruction, whispered on the bank of Dunoy Lake at seven in the evening,…
Empty Space May Not Be Empty After All: Magnetar Reveals a Bizarre Quantum Effect
A Swinburne astronomer may have just confirmed one of the quirkiest aspects of quantum mechanics: that seemingly empty…
New UN plastic treaty is going backwards, experts say | Plastics
The latest version of the long overdue plastic treaty is even less ambitious than the previous one, according…
NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint
NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a…
Degree-of-polarization modulation for high-dimensional optical computing
Experimental set-up The set-up consists of the spatial DOP modulator interfaced separately with the high-dimensional PNN and the…