A new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) could help us understand how our planet …
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Environment
New Research Finds 2 Types of Drought Across China and How They Evolve
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFlash drought across China is a rapidly intensifying the water deficit process accompanied by high temperatures over a …
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If you’re standing in the Southern Hemisphere on a clear night, you can see two luminous clouds offset …
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Environment
Mysterious Source of Banned Ozone-Depleting Substance Uncovered
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA potent ozone-depleting substance from eastern China has been found as ongoing significant emissions by researchers from the …
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Using its multipurpose camera designed at the UA, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spied its target asteroid for the first …
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Environment
Drier, Less Predictable Environment May Have Spurred Human Evolution
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesEvidence of a variable but progressively drying climate coincides with a major shift in stone-tool-making abilities and the …
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Astronomers have detected radio jets belonging to a neutron star with a strong magnetic field — something not …
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Archaeology
‘Vampire Burial’ Reveals Efforts to Prevent Child’s Return From Grave
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArchaeologists found the “vampire burial” remains of a 10-year-old child with a stone inserted into his or her …
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Space
Aussie Telescope Almost Doubles Number of Mysterious ‘Fast Radio Bursts’
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAustralian researchers using a CSIRO radio telescope in Western Australia have nearly doubled the known number of “fast …
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NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, currently on a journey toward interstellar space, has detected an increase in cosmic rays …