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Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker Test Positive for Covid-19
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey both announced on Sunday they’ve tested positive for covid-19. Both Democratic Senators were vaccinated and both had reportedly received booster doses. Warren and Booker are experiencing mild symptoms from the disease, according to CNN.
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Unrealistic Demands From the Government Result in Concern From Australia’s Researchers
The acting minister for education and youth, Stuart Robert, wrote a letter last week to Australian Research Council (ARC) CEO Sue Thomas, listing four demands. These included changes to ARC funding models and an overhaul of the ARC itself. These “expectations” were repackaged for the public in a press release on Tuesday entitled “New direction…
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How We Can Help Save the Giant Clam From the Threat of Warmer Waters
Think of the inhabitants of a coral reef, and chances are you’ll think of a giant clam, but our charismatic water friends are facing great challenges.
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Einstein’s Theory of Gravity Was Given Its Toughest Test Yet With This Galactic Clock
For more than 100 years, Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity has been our best description of how the force of gravity acts throughout the Universe. General relativity is not only very accurate, but ask any astrophysicist about the theory and they’ll probably also describe it as “beautiful”. But it has a dark side too:…