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Watering crops with the night condensation | the best of science

Posted on July 28, 2022 by agogo22
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New Phase of Matter Opens Portal to Extra Time Dimension | Scientific American

Posted on July 26, 2022 by agogo22

By Zeeya Merali on July 26, 2022 Credit: sakkmesterke/ Getty Images Physicists have devised a mind-bending error-correction technique that could dramatically boost the performance of quantum computers When the ancient Incas wanted to archive tax and census records, they used … Continue reading →

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How Kenya is flooding in a drought | It’s Complicated

Posted on July 22, 2022 by agogo22

For more than 10 years, Kenya’s great lakes have been flooding, displacing hundreds of thousands of people as rising water levels leave towns and villages almost completely submerged. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn Flooding is also affecting … Continue reading →

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How starfish embryos become living crystals

Posted on July 21, 2022 by agogo22

Physicists have been amazed by the complex system created by simple starfish embryos in a dish of water. For the first time, a multicellular organism has been observed naturally creating a crystalline structure – and one with unexpected properties. This … Continue reading →

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When a hundred wasn’t 100: BIG NUMBER WORDS (Milliards, myriads, lakhs, crores & more)

Posted on July 21, 2022 by agogo22

The history of the word hundred is guaranteed to surprise you. As are the stories behind so many English words for big numbers. Where does the word thousand come from? How much is a milliard? How many in a myriad? … Continue reading →

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Solar system science from the James Webb Space Telescope – with Naomi Rowe-Gurney

Posted on July 19, 2022 by agogo22

What is the JWST, and what big science questions can it answer? Join NASA scientist Naomi as she discusses the new JWST images, along with her research into the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, and the many other areas that … Continue reading →

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A climate solution you might not think of.

Posted on July 17, 2022 by agogo22

Climate solutions are desperately needed right now. You might not immediately think of going to the mining industry to find one of them though. But research shows shows that the unwanted by-product of the mining industry, rock dust, could be … Continue reading →

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An astrophysicist explains the first JWST science images

Posted on July 17, 2022 by agogo22

The first science images from JWST are absolutely spectacular, but what are we seeing in them and what can learn from them? I’ve been at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Warwick all week with 500 of my … Continue reading →

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Sharon Begley died in 2021 but her legacy lives on not just in one quote but in a four decade long career in science journalism.

Posted on July 17, 2022 by agogo22
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How imaginary numbers describe the fundamental shape of nature | Aeon Essays

Posted on July 15, 2022 by agogo22

Illustration by Richard Wilkinson These odd values were long dismissed as bookkeeping. Now physicists are proving that they describe the hidden shape of nature Many science students may imagine a ball rolling down a hill or a car skidding because … Continue reading →

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