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The red emergency light is flashing on America’s democracy dashboard, like a damaged aircraft teetering toward a mountain. Elon Musk becoming the planet’s first trillionaire should make us tremble for the future of self-governing republics. It’s as if we’re bringing back modern pharaohs to dominate our societies. Musk’s SpaceX company recentlyContinue Reading

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Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo – Dans les collines poussiéreuses de Mongbwalu, cité minière de la province de l’Ituri, personne ne parlait encore d’Ebola lorsque les premiers décès ont commencé à se multiplier. Tout a commencé fin avril, avec le retour d’un infirmier malade à Bunia, chef-lieu de l’Ituri provinceContinue Reading

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Scientists have found two giant planets with an unusual combination. They are roughly the size of Jupiter but have densities comparable to cotton candy. NASA said data from its Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, revealed the planets orbiting a Sun-like star more than 1,100 light-years from Earth. The planetsContinue Reading

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Bedouins protest Israel’s home demolition policy in the Negev desert, Bedouins protest Israel’s home demolition policy in the Negev desert NewsFeed Hundreds of Bedouin Palestinians demonstrated in the Negev desert against the demolition of homes in “unrecognised villages”. Community leaders called for recognition of longstanding Bedouin communities and slammed NationalContinue Reading

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NASA, ESA, CSA, Adam Smercina (STScI, Tufts), Thomas Williams (University of Manchester); Image processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82), nicknamed the Cigar Galaxy. Webb’s new view of M82, added to archival data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, gives usContinue Reading