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Artist’s impression of star being tidally disrupted by a supermassive black hole.   ESO/M. Kornmesser It’s one of those astounding events that sounds like science fiction, but is just plain science. Astronomers say they were able to capture in unprecedented detail the process of a star being ripped into strips and devoured by a black …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A humpback whale jumps to the surface of the Pacific Ocean More than 350 scientists and conservationists from 40 countries have signed a letter calling for global action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction. They say more than half of all species are of conservation concern, with …

(WAVY) — You can now add the local housing market to the list of things going crazy in 2020. Record low interest rates make buying as attractive as ever. While record low inventory fuels competition for the few available houses, industry experts say they’ve never seen anything quite like it. Interest rates are staying in …

Image copyright Oliver Demuth Image caption How a human diver would have compared to the real Meg The enormity of a prehistoric mega-shark made famous in Hollywood films has finally been revealed by researchers. Until now, only the length of the Otodus Megalodon, as featured in the 2018 film The Meg, had been estimated from …

If you’ve looked at the news today, you’d be forgiven for thinking a huge asteroid is on track to collide with Earth the day before the 2020 US Presidential election. At least that’s the takeaway from quite a few news outlets. And, understandably, some people are freaking out. In a year with a literal pandemic, …

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — REX, the real estate technology company connecting residential real estate buyers and sellers and offering the lowest transaction costs in the industry, released two new reports Wednesday analyzing housing market trends in New York and New Jersey. Public data compiled and analyzed by REX’s data team, led by Chief …

Nacka, Sweden, August 4, 2020: Atlas Copco has acquired the technology and operating assets of iTrap. The iTrap is an ion trap mass spectrometer instrument capable of highly sensitive real time gas analysis. The instrument is used for diagnostics or process control in semiconductor process chambers. The business is located in Oberkochen, in southern Germany, …

BELLINGHAM, Wash., Aug. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI), the parent company for eXp Realty and VirBELA, today announced it has acquired all the assets of Showcase IDX, the leading real estate search technology company that helps agents market and grow their businesses and online presence. Showcase IDX’s services include …

Figure: racism, COVID-19 Emergency physicianLeana Wen, MD, told Anderson Cooper on CNN in late June that she had experienced a new kind of racism since the pandemic started, with some people calling her a bat eater and worse. Though she was reluctant to discuss this xenophobia for fear of appearing to dilute the Black Lives …

On May 1, Texas began Phase I of its economic reopening, permitting certain businesses to begin operating again. Many states have since followed. As state governors look to continue to reopen with additional safety precautions in place, several (including California, Kansas, Texas, Ohio and Delaware) have implemented rules that require the use of face coverings …