Astronomers tallying up all the normal matter—stars, galaxies and gas—in the universe today have come up embarrassingly short of the total matter produced in the Big Bang 13.6 billion years ago. In fact, more than half of normal matter—half of the 15% of the universe’s matter that is not dark matter—cannot be accounted for in the glowing stars and gas we see.
Half of the universe’s hydrogen gas, long unaccounted for, has been found
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A new law which requires voters to show ID at polling stations in the U.K. may “significantly reduce” turnout, according to a new analysis published in Political Science Research and Methods authored by Dr. Tom [...]
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International trade, tariffs and domestic manufacturing topped news stories last week. Bradley Setzler, Strumpf Early Career Professor of Economics at Penn State, discussed in the following Q&A the recent history of U.S.-China economic relations and [...]
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Transgender people are the subject of polarized debate in Sweden and there is a tendency to use alarmist examples to stir up emotions. This is shown in a new thesis that examines the language used [...]
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Lengthy prison sentences can be as effective as the death penalty in deterring homicides, according to new University of Limerick, Ireland research.This post was originally published on this site
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Discussion of “alternative facts” has gained sad notoriety in US politics. Yet the question has been around much longer: How do people conduct political debates—is the focus more on facts or personal opinions? In the [...]
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Fears of foreign interference loom over the Canadian election. The federal inquiry on foreign interference revealed that entities aligned with India and China interfered in recent elections, albeit without major impact on the results, and [...]
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Press freedom is widely considered to be a cornerstone of democracy. It brings accountability, transparency and access to reliable information.This post was originally published on this site
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Female Members of Parliament in New Zealand are being assaulted with weapons, threatened with rape and subjected to death threats in the course of their work, a study led by the University of Otago, Wellington—Ōtākou [...]
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People diagnosed with various mental health disorders can sometimes start engaging in intense political behavior, such as violent protests, civil disobedience and the aggressive expression of political views. So far, however, the link between political [...]
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Well into the late 19th century, the U.S. retail sector was overwhelmingly local, consisting of small, independent merchants throughout the country. That started changing after Sears and Roebuck’s famous catalog became popular, allowing the firm [...]
