China could build the world’s largest collider, but is it worth $5 billion?

China could build the world's largest collider, but is it worth $5 billion?

China’s proposed 36 billion yuan ($5 billion) Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), also known as the Higgs Factory, would dwarf the 100 kilometers in circumference of the Large Hadron Collider. …

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Despite human expansion, the world’s oases remain threatened by desertification

Despite human expansion, the world's oases remain threatened by desertification

Credit: Earth’s future (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2023EF004086 Oasis are important habitats and water sources in dryland areas, sustaining 10% of the world’s population despite occupying approximately 1.5% of the land area. …

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