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Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet
Science, Maths & Technology

Pluto comes into sharp focus – but it’s still not a planet

...determined for objects that have not been visited by a spacecraft; they have to be assumed on the basis of mechanical models that could easily be wrong. Second, whereas the giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) are planets, by the IAU’s own definition the dwarf planets are not planets. As Mr Spock might have said, “That’s illogical, Captain.”...
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Choosing a Cosmic Name
Science, Maths & Technology

Choosing a Cosmic Name

...determined their orbits. Up to three names can be assigned (either individuals or team names). The record for discoveries is held by SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) with over a thousand. Asteroids are generally named by their discoverers. Classical names are favoured for certain classes or potentially significant objects, but more or less any name can be...
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Clavius - a lunar mystery
Science, Maths & Technology

Clavius - a lunar mystery

...determine the age of different regions of the Moon. Older parts of the lunar surface have relatively large numbers of craters, having been exposed for longer. In contrast, the smoother seas with fewer and smaller craters represent more recent outflows, now solidified, that took place after the end of the main phase of bombardment about 3.8 billion years ago. IMAGE 1:...
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Do whales use their heads to attack boats?
Nature & Environment

Do whales use their heads to attack boats?

...determine if these connective tissue partitions have the potential to reduce stress in the bones of the skull during ramming impact. They used statistical and simulation approaches that engineers use to test the endurance of bridges and tunnels. “We showed that the connective tissue partitions within the junk have the ability to absorb impact stresses that could...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Netherlands
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Netherlands

...determined by the cereal that was grown. In the south-west wheat was grown on the clay soil and brown bread was baked from this. In the south and east rye bread was eaten because of rye and oat harvests. White bread used to indicate status. For centuries Dutch bakers produced white bread for the rich and dark bread for ordinary folk. After the Second World War, our...
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Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?

...determine how they can be exploited. In contrast, an effectual approach focuses on what opportunities the entrepreneur can create from the means they have available to them. In the case of external shocks, such as the recent recession, or internal challenges, the means available to the entrepreneur may be reduced or changed in nature. However, rather than being tied to...
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What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today
Education & Development

What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today

...determined to stem the flow of English borrowings that are seen to be slowly encroaching into French. Take for example the recent controversy over the Paris 2024 Olympic bid slogan ‘Made for Sharing’. The organizing committee was taken to court over the strapline. Although a French version of the slogan (‘Venez partager’) was later provided, French officials...
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Is Bitcoin a bubble - and why must it burst?
Money & Business

Is Bitcoin a bubble - and why must it burst?

...approach may be the best. Unfortunately, we cannot use this approach to determine the extent of the bubble. There is no well-accepted model that suggests a “fair” value for Bitcoin. But whatever that level is, it is almost certain that, at present, it is well below where we are now. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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