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Donald Trumps chilling assault on universities mirrors that of the Nazis in 1930s Germany
Diarmaid Ferriter
Last week, the deputy chief of staff of the White House, Stephen Miller, issued one of the now regular chilling briefings on behalf of his fascist administration: Universities are on notice. US presi ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
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Measuring Gluons and Quarks at the Brookhaven Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, the Nations Only Particle Collider
Rachel Feltman, Naeem Amarsy, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Carin Leong, Jeffery DelViscio
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific Americans Science Quickly, this is Rachel Feltman. Today were taking you on another one of our Friday Fascination field trips with an auditory journey to Brookhaven N ...[Continue Reading]
Scientific American
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Get Ready For 50 Years Of Intense Northern Lights, Scientists Say
Jamie Carter, Senior Contributor, Jamie Carter, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/
The Northern Lights may ramp up in intensity for the next 50 years as the sun potentially enters a new long-term phase of heightened activity, suggests a new study by solar scientists. The night sky ...[Continue Reading]
Forbes
1 day ago
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Investigating WWII-era photo of woman posing with skull of 'Japanese soldier'
Jordan Liles
Over the years, online users have shared a World War II-era photo allegedly showing a female war worker in Arizona writing a thank-you note to her Navy boyfriend for sending her a signed Japanese sol ...[Continue Reading]
Snopes.com
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An Egg Survives Better When Dropped on Its Side
Michael Schirber
If dropped on its side, an egg is less likely to break than if dropped on either end. Can you drop an egg on your kitchen counter without breaking it? If you accept the challenge, you might be tempt ...[Continue Reading]
Aps.org
1 day ago
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Interferometer Device Sees Text from a Mile Away
Michael Schirber
Seeing the small picture. The remote-imaging system (left) shoots eight infrared laser beams (red line added to show the path) at a target (right) in a building 1.36 km away. Light reflecting off the ...[Continue Reading]
Aps.org
1 day ago