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New clue to anti-matter mystery
A US-based physics experiment has found a clue as to why the world around us is composed of normal matter and not its shadowy opposite: anti-matter.Anti-matter is rare today; it can be produced in "atom smashers", in nuclear reactions or by cosmic rays.
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Biggest cosmic mystery 'step closer' to solution
Stars, galaxies, planets, pretty much everything that makes up our everyday lives owes its existence to a cosmic quirk. The nature of this quirk, which allowed matter to dominate the Universe at the expense of antimatter, remains a mystery.
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Voyager near Solar System's edge
Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, has reached a new milestone in its quest to leave the Solar System. Now 17.4bn km (10.8bn miles) from home, the veteran probe has detected a distinct change in the flow of particles that surround it.
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Was the Milky Way a Quasar?
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Coronavirus: Raspberry Pi-powered ventilator to be tested in Colombia
The design and computer code were posted online in March by a man in California, who had no prior experience at creating medical equipment. Marco Mascorro, a robotics engineer, said he built the ventilator because knew the machines were in high demand to treat Covid-19.
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Coronavirus IV: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver discusses how Coronavirus is impacting the US workforce, from mass unemployment to the problems faced by essential workers. Connect with Last Week Tonight online... Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweekto
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Assange 'secretly fathered two children' in Ecuadorean embassy
Julian Assange secretly fathered two children while living inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London, his partner has revealed. Stella Morris says she has been in a relationship with the Wikileaks founder since 2015 and has been raising their two young sons on her own.
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Ballistic Ping Pong Ball vs. Tennis Ball at 450km/h!
What happens when you shoot a ballistic ping pong ball going 450kph at a tennis ball? Check out Brandon’s iPhone video on GizmoSlip: https://youtu.be/JYivWedGCKc Support more physics content like this by joining our Patreon community! http://patreon.com/physicsgirl Many things to my Sally Ride L
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The trend of web performance and the rise of static-site generators, with Gatsby.js, GraphQL and React.js tutorial.
Out of all the trends in today’s age of web development, the trend of high-end web performance is the one trend that singlehandedly offers the most reward and payoff to both users and web developers alike; with everyday users now expecting websites to offer blazingly fast page speeds, minimal load
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BepiColombo Mercury mission bids farewell to Earth
image sourceESABepiColombo, the joint European-Japanese mission to Mercury, has swung past the Earth - a key milestone in its seven-year journey to reach the "iron planet.
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Why overcoming racism is essential for humanity’s survival
Is bigotry in our DNA, a remnant of our fear of “the other” way back when that was necessary? If so, why do some battle with their instincts while others embrace them? Peter, 71, Darlington Humans are the most cooperative species on the planet – all part of a huge interconnected ecosystem.
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Coronavirus will transform UK work and travel, says AA
The aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis will transform the way we live, work and travel in the UK, the AA says. It predicts a permanent reduction in the demand for travel because people have learned during the crisis to use home-working technology.
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Will coronavirus reverse globalisation?
Globalisation has been one of the buzzwords of the past 25 years. It may seem a rather strange concept, since any economic historian will tell you that people have been trading across vast distances for centuries, if not millennia.
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Armed US 'Bin Laden hunter' is held in Pakistan
An American man who claimed to be on a mission to hunt down Osama Bin Laden has been arrested in northern Pakistan, police say. They said that Gary Brooks Faulkner, 52, was detained in the mountains of Chitral district north of Peshawar.
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Blood test 'can check for more than 50 types of cancer'
It could help diagnose tumours sooner, when they are easier to treat and, ideally, cure, experts hope. More than 99% of positive results are accurate, the team says, but it will be crucial to check it does not miss cases and provide false assurance.
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The food that could last 2,000 years
On 8 September 1941, Nazi forces surrounded Leningrad from the west and south, and through Finland to the north. A thin strip of land across Lake Ladoga kept the residents in touch with the rest of Russia, but heavy shelling made it impossible to evacuate the population.
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Coronavirus and sex: What you need to know
If I have sex can I catch coronavirus? You might have thought about it but been too embarrassed to ask. To separate the facts from myths, we've put your questions to health experts.
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The hidden impact of your daily water use
Jackie Lambert suspects that her habit of showering only every three days is unusual. “But I’m unapologetic for it because I think it’s fine,” she laughs. After all, a daily shower is more about cultural expectations than hygiene.
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Covid-19: The history of pandemics
The novel coronavirus pandemic, known as Covid-19, could not have been more predictable. From my own reporting, I knew this first-hand.
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Coronavirus: Why some countries wear face masks and others don't
Step outside your door without a face mask in Hong Kong, Seoul or Tokyo, and you may well get a disapproving look.
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Coronavirus: How Covid-19 is denying dignity to the dead in Italy
Italy has banned funerals because of the coronavirus crisis. For many, the virus is now robbing families of the chance to say a final goodbye. In Italy, many victims of Covid-19 are dying in hospital isolation without any family or friends.
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Why social distancing might last for some time
Near the end of World War One, a nasty flu started spreading around the world. The virus responsible for the disease, which became known as Spanish flu, infected over a quarter of the world’s population.
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Covid-19: The ways viruses can spread in offices
Around the world millions of people have abandoned their offices – their carefully organised desks, the fluorescent lights, the humming photocopier, the gossipy watercooler – as governments mandate that employees work from home.
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The benefits of having many lovers
To mark the end of a turbulent year, we are bringing back some of our finest stories for BBC Future’s “Best of 2020” collection. Discover more of our picks here. “What does exclusivity mean to you?” asks Amy Hart, a contestant on UK reality TV show Love Island in 2019.
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What is GatsbyJS?
Heard of GatsbyJS, but not sure what to make of it? Here are five blazing-fast questions and answers with Front End Developer, Grayson Hicks, about everyone’s favorite front-end tool right now. 1: What is Gatsby? GatsbyJS is a React-based, GraphQL powered, static site generator.
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