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Dec 09 2024HEALTH

Making Malaria Funds Clear: Why Kenya Needs Linked Diagnostics

Malaria is a big problem in Kenya. Money from different places, like international programs, is meant to help. But sometimes this money doesn't work well with what's already happening in the country. This can make it hard to give good healthcare and can hurt people's health. One big issue is that t

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Dec 09 2024SCIENCE

Making Super Solar Cells: A New Block for Ultra-Efficient Power

Scientists are always looking for ways to make solar cells better, especially for buildings. Current ultra-narrow bandgap solar cells have issues like high energy levels and poor performance. One team has come up with a new idea: use benzothiazole-fused cyanoindone (BTC) as a key part of the solar c

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Dec 08 2024TECHNOLOGY

A New Social Space for LGBTQ+ Professionals: Famm Connect Launches

Ever wondered where LGBTQ+ professionals and business owners can connect and support each other? Enter Famm Connect, a new social networking app created by BIPOC queer couple Cat Perez and Marianna Di Regolo. Their discovery platform, Famm, has been helping users find LGBTQ-owned businesses. Now, th

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Dec 08 2024SCIENCE

Galaxy's Glow Reveals Ultrafast Wind

Ever wondered what's happening inside distant galaxies? Astronomers have just found something cool in a galaxy called IRAS 17020+4544. They spotted a superfast wind using the Hubble Space Telescope. This wind was moving at a whopping 23, 430 kilometers per second, which is nearly 8% the speed of lig

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Dec 07 2024SCIENCE

Vega C Rocket Bounces Back with Successful Launch

The Vega C rocket made a comeback with a successful launch on Dec. 5, sending an Earth observation satellite into orbit. This was the rocket’s first flight since a failure nearly two years ago. The launch took place from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 4:20 p. m. Eastern time. In

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Dec 06 2024SCIENCE

European Spacecraft Pair up to Unveil the Sun's Secret

Imagine two small satellites, each about the size of a car, launching from India on a mission to dance around each other in space. The European Space Agency (ESA) calls this duo Proba-3, and they're not just out for a joyride. These spacecraft are on a unique adventure to test out new technologies a

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Dec 06 2024ENVIRONMENT

China's Urban Spaces Face Future Weather Challenges

As the world grapples with global warming, frequent extreme weather events are becoming a norm. China, known for its rapid urban growth, is no exception. Scientists have taken a close look at how climate and land conditions might change in the future and found that while drought-ridden areas might d

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Dec 06 2024SCIENCE

NASA's Moon Adventure: Hitting Some Snags

NASA's Artemis program has hit a few bumps on the road to the moon. The plan to land astronauts there by 2026 has been pushed back to at least mid-2027. This isn't the first delay for the program, which has been adjusting its timeline as it prepares for its first crewed mission to the moon since the

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Dec 06 2024SCIENCE

Europe's Proba-3 Mission: Using Two Spacecraft to Study Solar Eclipses

Europe's Proba-3 mission, launched from India, aims to mimic solar eclipses using two spacecraft. The mission, managed by the European Space Agency (ESA), will study the Sun’s corona by having one spacecraft cast a shadow on the other. This is done by flying them in precise formation, creating an ar

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Dec 04 2024POLITICS

Space Force: Are We Getting There?

Back in 2019, President Trump folded the Space Force into the Department of the Air Force. The idea was to have it grow with Air Force support until it could stand on its own. But is this plan working out? Some say it's just fine. The Air Force has helped a lot. But others think it's time for Space

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