#Scientists demonstrate a new experiment in the search for theorized ‘neutrinoless’ proc

“#Scientists demonstrate a new experiment in the search for theorized ‘neutrinoless’ proc” The CUPID-Mo detector is installed in the EDELWEISS cryostat at Modane Underground Laboratory (LSM) in France. Credit: CUPID-Mo collaboration Nuclear physicists affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) played a leading role in analyzing data for a…

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#Study links attraction to ‘tyrannical’ leaders to dysfunctional family dynamics

“#Study links attraction to ‘tyrannical’ leaders to dysfunctional family dynamics” Ever wonder how some leaders in business or politics who appear selfish, manipulative and domineering still manage to amass a following? A recent study in the Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies by San Francisco State University Assistant Professor of Management Dayna Herbert Walker found…

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#SpaceX delays launch of mini-satellites

“#SpaceX delays launch of mini-satellites” SpaceX on Saturday delayed the launch of a rocket due to take 57 mini-satellites into space as part of plan to build an orbiting, global broadband internet system. The company tweeted that it was postponing the 10th Starlink mission “to allow more time for checkouts.” It said it was working…

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#Nearly 300 wildfires in Siberia amid record warm weather

“#Nearly 300 wildfires in Siberia amid record warm weather” Most of the Russian wildfires are in areas deemed by responders as too difficult to suppress Russia’s forest service said there were nearly 300 wildfires blazing across the vast country’s northern wilderness on Saturday, as it attempted to contain them with methods including explosives and cloud…

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#The quest to find signs of ancient life on Mars

“#The quest to find signs of ancient life on Mars” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mars may now be considered a barren, icy desert but did Earth’s nearest neighbour once harbour life? It is a question that has preoccupied scientists for centuries and fired up sci-fi imaginings. Now three space exploration projects are gearing up to…

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#Tiger, pangolin farming in Myanmar risks ‘boosting demand’

“#Tiger, pangolin farming in Myanmar risks ‘boosting demand’” Tigers—thought to number just 22 in Myanmar—can now be bred for their meat and skin Conservationists have warned a sudden change in Myanmar’s law allowing the commercial farming of tigers, pangolins and other endangered species risks further fuelling demand in China for rare wildlife products. The Southeast…

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#Liquid crystals create easy-to-read, color-changing sensors

“#Liquid crystals create easy-to-read, color-changing sensors” PME scientists and engineers have developed a way to stretch and strain liquid crystals to generate different colors. This could be applied in smart coatings, sensors, and wearable electronics. Credit: Oleg Lavrentovich, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University Chameleons are famous for their color-changing abilities. Depending on their body…

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