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Europe’s Bumblebees Are in Big Trouble
The bumblebee’s days in Europe might be numbered. In new research out this week, scientists predict that as many as three-quarters of bumblebee species in the region will experience substantial population decline and territory loss over the next several decades due to manmade problems like climate change. While there is hope that these vital pollinators…
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We’re Not Racing to the Moon, We’re Making It Home
More than 50 years ago, the Apollo program was crafted as a result of rising political tensions between two competing nations. As a new group of countries and emerging space companies set their eyes on the Moon once more, they aren’t going back for national pride but rather to further their space ambitions beyond the…
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Scientists Stumped by ‘Golden Orb’ From Seafloor That’s ‘Biological in Origin’
A team of researchers exploring the seafloor off Alaska last week recovered a peculiar brassy-yellow object at a depth of over 3.2 kilometres. The researchers still don’t know what it is. “While we were able to collect the ‘golden orb’ and bring it onto the ship, we still are not able to identify it beyond…
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Webb Telescope Data Confirms ‘Hubble Tension’ Is Not Hubble Telescope’s Fault
The rate of the universe’s expansion has vexed astronomers for decades. Called the Hubble constant, the figure is quite different depending on how you get to it—fittingly, a source of constant befuddlement to astrophysicists. Now, a team of astronomers have calculated the expansion rate with greater precision using the Webb Space Telescope, a $US10 billion…