Will the World’s First Nuclear Fusion Power Plant Be Built in Virginia? Here’s Why We’re Skeptical
December 18, 2024 3 min read A fusion power plant will go live in the next decade and produce 400 megawatts of electricity, Commonwealth Fusion Systems says By Ben Guarino edited by Dean Visser Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ new fusion power plant is expected to come online in the early 2030s and generate about 400 megawatts
55-Million-Year-Old Fossil Earwig Found in Denmark
Apachyus madseni is the first fossil representative of the enigmatic earwig family Apachyidae. Apachyus madseni. Image credit: Simonsen et al., doi: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.7.5.7. The newly-described species lived in what is now Europe during the Early Eocene epoch, approximately 55 million years ago. Scientifically named Apachyus madseni, the ancient insect was nearly 1.9 cm (0.75 inches) long.
CMS Experiment Searches for Higgs Boson Pair Production in Proton-Proton Collisions
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The Public Distrusts Scientists’ Morals, Not Their Science
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Can a New Generation of Conservationists Make the Field More Accessible?
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