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US Election: Determined voters endure long lines to cast early ballots
Determined voters endure long lines to cast early ballots in historic election Thousands of people, some braving hours-long waits, glitches and politically motivated obstruction, are flocking to cast early ballots and writing the story of […] More
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic at French Open 2020
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic at French Open for record tying 20th major Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 7-5 to win his 13th French Open and 20th grand slam title to tie Roger […] More
Planet Mars is at its ‘biggest and brightest’
Planet Mars is at its ‘biggest and brightest’ At the last opposition, in 2018, Earth and Mars were just 58 million km apart, but what makes this occasion a little more special for astrophotographers in […] More
Video – The ethical dilemma of programming self-driving cars
Video discussing the dilemmas of programming self-driving cars. Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be safer and cleaner than their manual counterparts, they can’t completely avoid accidents […] More
Video – US election 2020: Who really decides the outcome?
Who really decides the US election? More than 245 million Americans are eligible to vote but only a few will decide the outcome. More than 245 million Americans are eligible to vote – yet only […] More
President Donald Trump and Melania test positive for Corona Virus
Close Trump adviser Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus, sources say Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s top aides, has tested positive for coronavirus, Trump confirme marking the fifth known White House coronavirus case, […] More
Nature: Wildlife in ‘catastrophic decline’, report warns
Wildlife in ‘catastrophic decline’, report warns Wildlife populations have fallen by more than two-thirds in less than 50 years, according to a major report by the conservation group WWF. The report says this “catastrophic decline” […] More
The weird space that lies outside our Solar System
The weird space that lies outside our Solar System Far from the protective embrace of the Sun, the edge of our Solar System would seem to be a cold, empty, and dark place. The yawning […] More
Climate: New UK law to curb deforestation in supply chains
New UK law to curb deforestation in supply chains UK businesses will have to show that their products and supply lines are free from illegal deforestation, under government plans. A proposed law would require larger […] More
Africa declared free of polio
Africa to be declared free of polio Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible […] More
Coronavirus research updates: Vaccines given through the nose
Coronavirus research updates: Vaccines given through the nose could protect against infection 21 August – Vaccines given through the nose could protect against infection Studies in mice and monkeys show that nasal vaccinations can shield […] More
Federal appeals court refused to give President Trump immediate relief
Appeals court sets September 1 hearing on deadline for Trump’s financial records subpoena A federal appeals court refused to give President Donald Trump immediate relief to stop his accounting records from being turned over to […] More
China’s research-misconduct rules aim to stop fake studies
China’s research-misconduct rules target ‘paper mills’ that churn out fake studies Measures to crack down harder on falsified work look good on paper, but critics say that enforcement will continue to be a problem. Measures […] More
Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis
Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis won’t put a ‘cap’ on how high he can jump He may be in the early stages of his pole vault career, but Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has already […] More
Redirect military budgets to tackle climate change and pandemics
Redirect military budgets to tackle climate change and pandemics Despite threats to human existence from climate change, biodiversity loss and a pandemic that’s devastating economies and paralysing societies, countries still spend recklessly on destructive weapons […] More
Spectacular new step-bridge ‘floats’ over Norwegian waterfall
Spectacular new step-bridge ‘floats’ over Norwegian waterfall (CNN) – Rushing water cascades below an elevated footbridge that looks like it’s floating on air, with panoramic views of hazy mountains and a plunging, deep valley underneath. […] More
The truth about Trump’s cognitive test
The truth about Trump’s cognitive test Peggy Drexler writes that the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test — the test Trump claimed to have aced as proof of his intelligence — is not actually a measure of […] More
Universe’s coolest lab creates bizarre quantum matter in space
Universe’s coolest lab creates bizarre quantum matter in space Physicists have made a Bose-Einstein condensate on the International Space Station – allowing them to probe the mysteries of quantum physics in detail. Physicists have made […] More
Why do children avoid the worst coronavirus complications?
Why children avoid the worst coronavirus complications might lie in their arteries Since the coronavirus outbreak began, scientists have been trying to work out why children are much less likely than adults to experience severe […] More
Supreme Court debates Trump’s ability to keep taxes secret
Supreme Court debates Trump’s ability to keep financial information and taxes secret The Supreme Court is considering Tuesday whether the House of Representatives and a New York prosecutor can subpoena President Donald Trump’s accounting firm […] More
Sweden challenges Trump by refusing to lock down
Sweden challenges Trump — and scientific mainstream — by refusing to lock down Much of Europe is still on coronavirus lockdown, with severe restrictions on movement and penalties for those who transgress. Sweden’s actions are […] More
Why does the coronavirus spread so easily between people?
Why does the coronavirus spread so easily between people? Researchers have identified microscopic features that could make the pathogen more infectious than the SARS virus – and serve as drug targets. Researchers have identified microscopic […] More
Climate lawsuits are breaking new legal ground to protect the planet
Climate lawsuits are breaking new legal ground to protect the planet Twenty-year-old Nathan Baring is a third-generation Alaskan. Within his lifetime, he has seen winters shorten, cod fisheries collapse and cultural traditions suffer. He grieves […] More
Danes choose cold water swimming as a way to invigorate the senses
The Danish trick to “shock” your body into happiness It’s a chilly, breezy afternoon in Denmark’s north Jutland, but local residents are not deterred. A line of people dressed in white bathrobes appear from behind […] More
Why faces don’t always tell the truth about feelings
Why faces don’t always tell the truth about feelings Human faces pop up on a screen, hundreds of them, one after another. Some have their eyes stretched wide, others show lips clenched. Some have eyes […] More
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