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January 2018[edit]
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![]() ![]() ![]() | 25 | "A crisis for human rights" as new Rule of law index says 70 of 113 surveyed countries show falls in access to rights. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | 25 | ![]() Update: Ajit Pai doesn't like this. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | 12 | More precise measurements of the muon's magnetic moment could pave the way for physics beyond the Standard Model. The relevant physics is explained in this video. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | 20 | The Doomsday Clock has moved 30 seconds ahead. We are now at 2 minutes to "midnight". |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | 22 | Two teams of physicists independently proposed an experiment to study the quantum-mechanical nature of gravity, based on an idea first introduced by Richard Feynman. Quantum gravity suffers from a severe shortage of empirical results. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | 17 | Snow falls in the Sahara desert. Although temperatures here can fall below 0 degrees Celsius, having enough precipitation for a snow fall is rather rare. (Video link) |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | 20 | Scientists found a way to explain why the atmospheric concentration of methane, a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide, is rising rapidly. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() | 32 | Major flaw in millions of Intel chips revealed, and Apple has confirmed its own Intel-produced chips for their iPhones and Macs are vulnerable to spyware. |
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