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Thorium-229: How the first nuclear transition can be excited with lasers in the visible wavelength range
The thorium isotope with the mass number 229 (229Th) is highly exciting in many respects—for fundamental…
Calculating the effects of a climate transition in India
India, with its 1.4 billion people, is the third largest greenhouse gas emitter after China and…
Mining atlas helps map Australia's clean energy future
The Atlas of Australian Mine Waste was launched this week by Geoscience Australia in partnership with…
Older people need a stronger media voice, say Australian study
If news organizations in Australia created a ’round’ for reporting on aging and aged care issues,…
Robots in orbit are becoming even more popular, but there are still many technical challenges ahead
Robots will be one of the keys to the expanding in-space economy. As launch costs decrease—hopefully…
The Primate Genome Project unlocks hidden secrets of primate evolution
Researchers from Zhejiang University, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Northwest University, and Yunnan University, Aarhus University, and…
NASA's Mars helicopter went silent for six agonizing days
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars has exceeded everyone’s expectations, recently completing its 51st flight when it…
How a fungus sidesteps a plant's defense mechanism
RIKEN scientists have discovered how a parasitic fungus renders harmless a powerful anti-fungal compound produced by…
The case of the missing Jupiters: Gas giant planets are a no-show around small red stars
Astronomers have revealed that the smallest and most common kinds of stars in the universe, called…