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The 1MDB swindle is one of the most remarkable cases to hit New York’s justice system in years – but the trial poses a number of unanswered questions. Witness Timothy Leissner points out former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng in Brooklyn federal court …
The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles into space that can smash into Earth. NASA/GSFC/SDO via WikimediaCommons – By Piyush Mehta, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University Published: 2022 Mar 02 – On 2022 Feb 04, …
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been lauded for his resistance to the Russian invasion. Photo by Laurent Van der Stockt for Le Monde/Getty Images – By Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington Published: 2022 Mar 04 – Whatever happens …
Where’s the beef? Drew Angerer/Getty Images News – By F. Bailey Norwood, Professor of Agribusiness, Oklahoma State University and Courtney Bir, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University Published: 2022 Mar 01 – CC BY-ND About 10% of Americans over the age …
In past conflicts Russia could hide small scale casualties, but not any more. A Russian tank destroyed by the Ukrainian forces in Lugansk region 26 February 2022. Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images – By Jack Watling Last modified on 2022 Mar 06 – When …
The sagas suggest she settled in Newfoundland and eventually made eight crossings of the North Atlantic Sea. As historian Nancy Marie Brown points out, “sking not ‘Are the sagas true?’ but ‘Are they plausible?’” is a far better barometer for testing the Viking …
Hackers can get eyes inside systems that are supposed to be secure. Yuichiro Chino via Getty Images – By Scott Jasper, Senior Lecturer in National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School Published: 2022 Feb 25 – U.S. intelligence analysts have determined that Moscow would …
Quaise says it has a plan, and the technology, to drill deeper than ever before and unlock the vast geothermal power of the Earth to re-power fossil-fired electricity plants with green energy. Quaise – By Loz Blain 2022 Feb 25 – MIT spin-off Quaise …
A stunning number of Trump’s closest associates had deep ties to the Kremlin. The significance of this cannot be overstated. ‘The most striking role of the Russian government in the 2016 US election was its many, many ties with the Trump campaign.’ Photograph: …
A diagram of an envisioned larger-scale version of the system. Renyuan Li – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Mar 01 – In remote desert locations, at least two things are likely to be lacking: an electrical grid, and a source of water for agriculture. An …
