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Science
Opinion: The United States called for time from home -there is a reason why the world should not follow
Credit: Pexels’s August de Richelue US President Donald Trump called for time to work at home. The Presidential Ordinance, who was signed on the first day of this week, asks all federal governments to “take any measures necessary to end remote work agreements and to return to employees to return to face -to -face.” I am. There are several different…
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Space & Cosmos
A private spacecraft in the United States heading to the moon shoots the wonderful scenery of the earth
This photo provided by Firefly Aerospace shows that Firefly’s Blue GHOST moon landing boat captures Blue Marble on Thursday, January 23, 2025, on the orbit around the earth. Credit: Firefly Aerospace Via AP A US private spacecraft heading to the moon shot an amazing image of the earth a week after the flight. The Firefly Aeros -pace lunar landing boat,…
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Physics
Research reveals that a quantum ‘umbilical cord’ connects the metal and insulator states of many materials
DFT+DMFT calculations for copper oxide waterfalls. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55465-7 Some materials exhibit a kind of umbilical cord between different quantum states. Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology have shown that this “umbilical cord” is common to many materials. This is the basic principle of quantum theory. Certain physical quantities may only assume very specific values. All…
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Other Sciences
What is an oligarchy? Is the United States ready to become an oligarchy?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In his farewell address, outgoing US President Joe Biden warned that “an oligarchy of extreme wealth, power, and influence is forming in America that literally threatens our entire democracy.” The comment suggests that in President Donald Trump’s second term, it will be billionaires, not the people, who will shape public policy. There is certainly evidence that…
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Environment
Two-way water transport ensures reliability and saves money during droughts in the western United States
How a two-way option contract works. Credit: Earth’s Future (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024EF004434 A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers solutions to water scarcity during droughts as economic development, population growth and climate uncertainty struggle for water users in western states. It provides: The proposed two-way lease agreement would coordinate agricultural-to-urban leases during…
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Other Sciences
Most Republican states have made it harder to vote since 2020 – our research shows how successful they are
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In late September, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt boasted that election officials had removed 453,000 people from the state’s voter rolls since 2021. In a state with only 2.3 million registered voters, about 1 in 6 registered voters appears to be a registered voter. It had been purged. Some of these people were disenfranchised due to death…
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