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April 25, 2024

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April 25, 2024

Proposed wind farms off the East Coast could meet 60% of the electricity demand of New England, even considering the wake effects, a new study shows.

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April 25, 2024

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April 24, 2024

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Archaeologists unearth top half of Ramesses II

April 24, 2024

A team co-led by classics researcher Yvona Trnka-Amrhein unearthed the upper portion of a huge, ancient pharaonic statue whose lower half was discovered in 1930. Ramessess II was immortalized in Percy Bysshe Shelly鈥檚 鈥淥zymandia.鈥

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April 24, 2024

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April 23, 2024

In lab experiments, engineers at 麻豆免费版下载Boulder asked groups of younger and older adults to complete a deceptively simple task: to reach for a target on a computer screen. The group's findings could one day help doctors diagnose a range of illnesses, from Parkinson's disease to mental health conditions like depression.

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Jazz program reimagines classic graduation tune

April 23, 2024

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April 23, 2024

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April 22, 2024

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