Credit: NASA, ESSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI). Astronomers have recently found hundreds of “polluted” white dwarf stars in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. These are white dwarfs caught actively consuming…
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Cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but for some it gives permission to live more radically
by Kevin Dew, Alex Broom, Chris Cunningham, Elizabeth Dennett, Kerry Chamberlain and Richard Egan, The Conversation Credit: Ivan Samkov from Pexels A diagnosis of life-limiting cancer can be overwhelming and…
Indian official calls EU carbon border tax unfair and unacceptable
Ajay Seth said the EU’s proposals on their carbon border adjustment mechanism were “not practical” for a developing country like India India has declined to accept a European Union proposal…
2D nano-semiconductors advancing quantum technology
An artist’s rendering of moiré excitons in a nano-semiconductor. Credit: KyotoU/Matsuda Lab Quantum technology is quantifiable in qubits, which are the most basic unit of data in quantum computers. The…
microbial Carbon use efficiency did not consistently differ between particulate and mineral-associated organic matter – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Professor Xiaojuan Feng from the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences presents her work ‘Does microbial carbon use efficiency differ between particulate and mineral-associated organic…
Experiment uses quantum techniques to stimulate photons, enhancing search for dark matter
Akash Dixit, a former University of Chicago postdoctoral researcher, participated in the project at Fermilab to stimulate photon emission. Credit: Ryan Postel, Fermilab Scientists cannot observe dark matter directly, so…
Weak yen helps Toyota compensate for Japan problems
Toyota aims to sell 1.5 million pure electric vehicles annually by 2026 and 3.5 million by 2030. Toyota reported a modest rise in first-quarter net profits on Thursday as a…
North Carolina Medicaid recipients can obtain OTC birth control pills at pharmacies at no cost
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain North Carolina Medicaid recipients can begin receiving over-the-counter birth control pills at no cost this week through hundreds of participating pharmacies. The oral conceptive Opill will…
