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China is reportedly preparing to activate one of the world’s most advanced X-ray light sources, the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS), located near Beijing. This facility, built at a cost of $657 million, is expected to emit X-ray beams into experimental stations by late December. The fourth-generation synchrotron, one of only a few worldwide, is […]
Emily Calandrelli, an advocate for STEM education and an aerospace engineer, made history on November 22, 2024, as the 100th woman to travel to space. The flight, conducted by Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, took off and landed at the company’s West Texas facility. This suborbital journey carried six civilian passengers and reached a peak […]
The traumatic shift to proportional measurements systems in digital design Photo by Ag PIC on Unsplash The proliferation of multiple devices with varying screen sizes and resolutions is changing the profession of design. The necessity of creating something in a way that retains consistency without getting bent out-of-shape across divergent display formats is forcing designers […]
Two newly discovered Neolithic stone circles have reportedly been identified in Dartmoor, England, possibly forming part of a 5-mile-long “sacred arc” of ancient monuments. Independent archaeologist Alan Endacott, who made the discovery, told a publication that these stone structures reflect the cultural significance of the uplands during the New Stone Age. The finds, dated to […]
For decades, Luigi Lineri has toiled along the Adige river in northern Italy where he has amassed an astonishingly vast treasure trove: rocks. A research endeavour, an artistic undertaking and even a form of time travel, this beautiful quest defies rigid categorisation. Guided by Lineri’s indefatigable passion, Giuseppe Petruzzellis’s meticulous documentary lends an ear to […]
(OPINION) Our grandson Connor made a very interesting comment when he was a little boy. His parents (our daughter and son-in-law) were praying for him when he was fighting some minor illness, asking God to heal him. When nothing happened, he said, “Jesus doesn’t have enough hands to heal everyone.” That was his childlike way […]
On these cold wintry mornings it can often take a lot of effort or the promise of something good to drag us out of bed. On 27 November, nature will provide a beautiful sight that will reward the early risers: an exquisitely thin waning crescent moon will be sitting next to the bright star of […]
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article Image: Australia’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) A lone emperor penguin that had swam itself 2,000 miles from home has been return. The Antarctica native was found on a sun-drenched beach in Denmark, Western Australia, on Nov. 1. Underweight and far from his natural habitat, the penguin, dubbed Gus, was taken in by an […]
Illustration shows series of events after a woman’s image photographed by a camera trap was circulated on local whatsapp and Facebook groups. Credit: Trishant Simlai Remotely operated camera traps, sound recorders and drones are increasingly being used in conservation science to monitor wildlife and natural habitats, and to keep watch on protected natural areas. But […]