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• Something's strange about this 'normal' looking ancient galaxy

  An ancient galaxy called SPT0418–47 has been found near the edge of the observable Universe. This family of stars looks much like the Milky Way — and that is what makes this discovery so surprising — galaxies from the early Universe are supposed to look different than they do ...

  • The Cosmic Companion

• How Uber plans to become a global ‘zero-emission platform’... in 20 years

  This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or ...

  • Cities Today

• Study: Female bosses face more negative reactions than men when criticizing employees

  So you’re interested in our subbrand Growth Quarters? Then join our online event, TNW2020, where you’ll hear how the most successful founders kickstarted and grew their companies. Imagine that your boss Ethan calls you into his office. He expresses disappointment in your recent ...

  • The Conversation

• These fossils show our brains evolved slower than our society

  When did something like us first appear on the planet? It turns out there’s remarkably little agreement on this question. Fossils and DNA suggest people looking like us, anatomically modern Homo sapiens, evolved around 300,000 years ago. Surprisingly, archaeology – tools, artifacts, ...

  • The Conversation

• This asteroid is shedding rocks like crazy — astronomers love it

  So you like TNW? Then join our upcoming online event, TNW2020, you don’t want to miss it. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft recently reported strange activity around the asteroid Bennu — as the asteroid rotates, it is shedding fragments of rock out to space. Located in the asteroid ...

  • The Cosmic Companion

• Authorities charge Uber backup driver involved in fatal self-driving crash

  The Uber driver that was behind the wheel of the self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in 2018 has been ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Another UK escooter trial is on hold because people are breaking the rules

  Just five days after launching, another escooter trial in the UK has been put on hold. Why? Because humans are making poor ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Going fully electric could save more than 6,000 lives in the US by 2050

  When we talk about electric vehicles, we speak of how they're better for the planet than fossil fuel vehicles. But they're ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Could there be life on Venus?

  Earth’s sister planet, Venus, has not been regarded as a high priority in the search for life. Its surface temperature ...

  • The Conversation

• Our understanding of dark matter just became even more warped — literally

  One mystery of dark matter is that it makes up the vast majority of all the matter in the Universe, yet we know surprisingly ...

  • The Cosmic Companion

• Mercedes-Benz USA fined $1.5B over faked emissions results

  Mercedes-Benz USA are to pay a $1.5 billion bill over a case in which Californian authorities alleged the automaker had cheated ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Scotland to offer citizens a $26K interest-free loan to buy a secondhand EV

  Scotland is offering secondhand car buyers in the country a £20,000 loan to help them buy a used electric vehicle. It'll ...

  • Matthew Beedham