Black hole fed by cold intergalactic deluge
The new ALMA observation is the first direct evidence that cold dense clouds can coalesce out of hot intergalactic gas and plunge into the heart of a galaxy to feed its central supermassive black ho ... more
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Stanford researchers calculate groundwater levels from satellite data
A new computer algorithm developed at Stanford University is enabling scientists to use satellite data to determine groundwater levels across larger areas than ever before. The technique, detailed i ... more
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Hotter, drier, sicker? How a changing planet drives disease
In south Brazil, race to deliver aid ahead of new storms
'World coming to an end': Kenyan town copes with life underwater
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Russian, US Astronauts to Return From ISS on June 18
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and two colleagues will return to Earth on June 18 after 186 days on board the International Space Station (ISS) the US National Aeronautics and Space Administrati ... more
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Experts Fear Chinese Space Station Could Crash Into Earth
Some experts believe China's Tiangong-1 space lab is nearing the end of its life. The problem is, no one's sure where or when it will fall. Nicknamed the Heavenly Palace, Tiangong-1 is Beijing's fir ... more
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Johns Hopkins team makes hobby drones crash to expose design flaws
Sales of drones - small flying machines equipped with cameras - are soaring. But new research by a Johns Hopkins computer security team has raised concerns about how easily hackers could cause these ... more
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Switzerland winds up superconductivity
The unusual electronic properties of some superconducting materials permit lossless and dense electrical currents at very low temperatures, even in high magnetic fields. Conductors made of these mat ... more
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Climate change mitigation: Turning CO2 into rock
An international team of scientists have found a potentially viable way to remove anthropogenic (caused or influenced by humans) carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere - turn it into rock.
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