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Troy Oakes
Troy Oakes
Troy was born and raised in Australia and has always wanted to know why and how things work, which led him to his love for science. He is a professional photographer and enjoys taking pictures of Australia's beautiful landscapes. He is also a professional storm chaser where he currently lives in Hervey Bay, Australia.
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Information is a valuable commodity. And thanks to technology, there are millions of terabytes of it online that …
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Environment
Is There Really A 1 in 6 Chance of Human Extinction This Century?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn 2020, Oxford-based philosopher Toby Ord published a book called The Precipice about the risk of human extinction. …
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Archaeology
Stone Age Herders Transported Heavy Rock Tools to Grind Animal Bones, Plants, and Pigments
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAbout 7,000 years ago, a small group of Stone Age people sat around a fire, next to a …
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Space
A Search for Links Between 2 of the Universe’s Most Spectacular Phenomena Has Come Up Empty
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesEvery so often, astronomers glimpse an intense flash of radio waves from space — a flash that lasts …
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Archaeology
Holes in Baby Dinosaur Bones Show How Football-Sized Hatchlings Grew to 3-Ton Teens
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesDespite their public image as torpid, lumbering creatures, many dinosaurs were evidently warm-blooded, highly active animals, capable of …
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Technology
Should You Charge Your Phone Overnight? Will ‘Overcharging’ Make it Explode? Common Battery Myths Debunked
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn the world of lithium-ion batteries, smartphones take center stage. Yet they’ve also sparked an ongoing debate: does …
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Technology
The Pros and Cons of a National Digital ID Scheme That Is Being Proposed
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn 2018-19, identity crime directly and indirectly cost Australia an estimated A$3.1 billion. To address such costs, the federal …
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Food
Ever Wonder How Your Body Turns Food Into Fuel? We Tracked Atoms to Find Out
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesInside our bodies at every moment, our cells are orchestrating a complex dance of atoms and molecules that …
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Space
How Gravity Affects Antimatter and What It Means for Understanding the Universe
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA substance called antimatter is at the heart of one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. We …