Halloween is a fun, scary time for children and adults alike—but why does the holiday seem to start so much earlier every year? Decades ago, when I was young, Halloween was a much smaller affair, and people didn’t start preparing until…
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Why is Halloween starting so much earlier each year? A business professor explains
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Virtual particles: How physicists’ clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner…
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UK engineers tame fusion plasma in spherical tokamak for first time
A team of scientists has made a major breakthrough in fusion energy research that could bring us a step closer to limitless energy.
The researchers, at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), have used magnetic coils to apply a 3D magnetic…
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Garment factories are sweltering, and these simple fixes could keep workers safe
Garment workers face some of the most precarious working conditions in the world and are increasingly at risk from extreme heat stress caused by climate change.
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Large chunk of suspected space debris found in Australian desert
A large chunk of suspected space debris has been found in a remote part of the Australian desert, the country’s space agency confirmed Monday.
The charred and smoldering object was found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, according to…
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Trust-based philanthropy: Lessons from MacKenzie Scott and Laurene Powell Job
More than eight hundred years ago, Maimonides wrote that the highest form of giving is to make charity itself unnecessary. That wisdom feels newly relevant today as questions about power and purpose continue to shape modern philanthropy. Last…
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New Species of Dome-Headed Dinosaur Identified in Montana
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur from five fossil specimens found in the Late Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of Montana, the United States.
Life reconstruction of Brontotholus harmoni….
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How AI can improve storm surge forecasts to help save lives
Hurricanes are America’s most destructive natural hazards, causing more deaths and property damage than any other type of disaster. Since 1980, these powerful tropical storms have done more than US$1.5 trillion in damage and killed more than…
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There’s One Super Predator in Africa That Instills More Fear Than Lions : ScienceAlert
With their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, lions are certainly not a predator most animals have any interest in messing with. Especially seeing as they also have…
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Mysterious Interstellar Object Has Sprouted a Tendril Reaching Toward the Sun
Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS continues to fascinate astronomers as it rips through our solar system. And the more we find out about the object — widely suspected to be an icy comet — the more questions emerge.
Latest among those…
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