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Feb 27 2025BUSINESS

Rolls-Royce Soars: Big Profits and a Bright Future

Rolls-Royce, a big name in making jet engines and power systems for ships and submarines, just had a fantastic year. They made a whopping £2. 46 billion in operating profit for 2024. That's a huge jump of 57% from the year before. This big success allowed them to set even higher go

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Feb 27 2025POLITICS

What Happens When States Take Over Education?

The idea of dismantling the U. S. Education Department and handing over control to the states has been a hot topic. The White House has hinted at big changes, but the details are still fuzzy. The states are not ready for this huge task. They are confused and asking many questions. The biggest wo

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Feb 27 2025HEALTH

Helping Patients Manage Oral Cancer Meds: The MOATT Story

Picture this: you're at home, dealing with oral cancer treatment. It's not easy. That's why the MOATT, or the MASCC Oral Agent Teaching Tool, was created. This tool is all about helping patients understand and stick to their oral cancer treatments. It's been around for 15 years, but we don't know mu

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Feb 27 2025ENVIRONMENT

Chemical Safety: New Tech Predicts Harm to Microbes

Chemicals can be harmful to the environment, but testing each one is a slow process. Scientists have found a way to speed this up using something called graph neural networks (GNNs). These networks can predict how harmful a chemical might be to tiny microbes called nitrifiers. These microbes are imp

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Feb 27 2025ENVIRONMENT

Smoke Signals: What's Happening in Dibrugarh's Air?

Dibrugarh, a city in the northeastern part of India, has been under the microscope for its air quality. Scientists have been keeping an eye on tiny particles called aerosols that float around in the air. These aerosols can mess with the environment in both the short and long term. Understanding how

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Feb 27 2025SCIENCE

Venus's Magnetic Mysteries: Shocklets and SLAMS

Venus, our neighboring planet, has a magnetic field that's a bit different from Earth's. It's not as strong or as organized. But, it still has some interesting features. One of these is something called the foreshock. This is an area where the solar wind, a stream of charged particles from the Sun,

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Feb 27 2025SCIENCE

Lunar Landing: The Next Big Step in Space Exploration

Imagine a spacecraft gently touching down on the moon. This is exactly what Intuitive Machines is planning to do with its second lunar lander, Athena. This mission, called IM-2, is scheduled to launch on February 26th from Florida's Space Coast. The launch will be broadcast live, so everyone can wat

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Feb 27 2025SCIENCE

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Why the Odds of Impact Keep Changing

In the vast expanse of space, scientists are keeping a close eye on asteroid 2024 YR4. This space rock, first spotted in December 2024, has been a hot topic due to its potential to hit Earth in 2032. The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA have been tracking 2024 YR4 closely. Initially, th

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Feb 27 2025SCIENCE

Hopping to the Moon: Private Companies Race to the Lunar Surface

The moon is getting crowded. Companies are sending spacecraft to the lunar surface faster than ever before. This time, a company called Intuitive Machines is trying to land a drone on the moon's south pole. The drone, named Grace, will hop into a dark crater that never sees sunlight. This is not

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Feb 27 2025SCIENCE

A Close Call with a Cosmic Rock

A huge rock from space, named 2024 YR4, was first spotted in 2024. Scientists had a close look at it for two months. They found out that it won't hit Earth in 2032. The chances of it hitting Earth were very low, just 0. 0017%. This means it will fly by our planet without causing any harm. The Europe

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