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NASA captures a stunning transformation in Australia's red outback

Australia's normally dry, rust-colored outback has erupted into a spectacular carpet of wildflowers after unusually heavy rains, potentially producing its most impressive bloom in nearly 20 years. NASA satellite images capture the stunning transformation, which has even brought rare flowers to the grounds of a remote deep-space observatory.

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Quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac awarded 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize

Cirac is honoured for contributions to modern quantum information science The post Quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac awarded 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize appeared first on Physics World .

  • Spanish quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac receives 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize.
  • Award recognizes his pioneering contributions to quantum information science.
  • Cirac co-developed Cirac-Zoller proposal for quantum computing using trapped ions.

Will China Shrink to 320 Million People?

A missile expert set a population policy. It backfired.

  • Independent demographer Fuxian Yi predicts China's population to shrink to 320 million by 2100.
  • Yi claims official Chinese population figures are overstated by about 130 million people.

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