Tianwen-1, a “quest for heavenly truth,” aims for a orbiter-lander-rover trifecta
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Month: June 2020
What the Dutch can teach the world about remote work
The Netherlands may have figured out something about working from home (pandemic or no) that the rest of the world has yet to learn.
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The Scientist and the Spy — intellectual property and industrial espionage – The China Story
In the current climate of escalating competition and tension between the United States and China on the technology front, Mara Hvistendahl’s The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage is a very timely book that illuminates the various facets of the nexus between intellectual property protection, industrial espionage and national security.
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Seafood helped prehistoric people migrate out of Africa, study reveals
A study, led by the University of York, has examined fossil reefs near to the now-submerged Red Sea shorelines that marked prehistoric migratory routes from Africa to Arabia. The findings suggest this coast offered the resources necessary to act as a gateway out of Africa during periods of little rainfall when other food sources were scarce.
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DNA study reveals Ireland’s age of ‘god-kings’
A genetic survey of ancient remains from Ireland reveals the existence of a Stone Age social elite.
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13 Virtual Festivals and Events This Summer
Summer festivals are going digital, and that could be an opportunity to tune in to otherwise inaccessible events.
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Spies Can Eavesdrop by Watching a Light Bulb’s Vibrations
The so-called lamphone technique allows for real-time listening in on a room that's hundreds of feet away.
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Big Money Bought the Forests. Small Logging Communities Are Paying the Price.
Wall Street investment funds took control of Oregon’s private forests. Now, wealthy timber corporations reap the benefits of tax cuts that have cost rural counties billions.
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An 18-Year-Old Said She Was Raped While In Police Custody. The Officers Say She Consented.
When Anna said she was raped by two on-duty cops, she thought it would be a simple case. She had no idea she lived in one of 35 states where officers can claim a detainee consented.
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