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Week in images: 16-20 March 2020
Week in images: 16-20 March 2020 Discover our week through the lens Click…
Living under pressure: Lessons from the cradle of life
Deep sea alkaline hydrothermal vents have been theorized to be a place where life could have…
Geologists find lost fragment of ancient continent in Canada's North
Sifting through diamond exploration samples from Baffin Island, Canadian scientists have identified a new remnant of…
During coronavirus, plunging power demand could signal economic woes
With Americans largely self-isolating amid concerns about COVID-19, some of the hardest hit areas are already…
Innovative new fabrication approach for reprogrammable photonic circuits
Modern society relies on technologies with electronic integrated circuits (IC) at their heart, but these may…
New models see coronavirus-induced recession, say economists
University of Michigan economists now expect a U.S. recession caused by the coronavirus, though a rapidly…
Panic buying, ignoring safety measures: The social psychology of crises
Times of crisis can bring out the best in people. It can also reveal the strangest…
China’s JL-9 Trainer Jet to be Modified for Aircraft Carrier Operation
The naval version of the JL-9 Mountain Eagle trainer jet is being modified to enable it…
How fungi's knack for networking boosts ecological recovery after bushfires
The unprecedented bushfires that struck the east coast of Australia this summer killed an estimated one…