The Virtual Tribune
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Transcontinental Railroad Cuts Travel from Six Months to One Week
OMAHA, July 14 — The rumble of a freight train crossing the Missouri River here this morning is…
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Former SpaceX Engineer Raises $10 Million for Space-Based Disaster Lighting
LOS ANGELES, July 14 — Ben Nowack is betting that the future of disaster response will come from…
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What Happens Next: Potential Impacts on NASA and Commercial
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 14 — The business of getting astronauts off the planet is about to get more…
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The Economics of Space Launch: Cost Per Kilogram and Market Dynamics
LOS ANGELES, July 14 — The commercial space launch market is in the midst of a pricing war…
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Oil Extraction’s Environmental Toll: Spills, Emissions, & Hidden Costs
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The petroleum industry’s environmental footprint is written into the geological record, the regulatory landscape,…
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NASA Scientist’s 1978 Space Debris Warning Becomes Reality
HOUSTON, July 14 — The man who first warned that humanity could trap itself on its own planet…
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United Launch Alliance Adapts to Reusability in Evolving Space Industry
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 14 — For communities across Asia and the Pacific, the rockets that lift off from…
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Congress paved way for transcontinental railroad in 1862
WASHINGTON, July 14 — A century and a half ago, a series of laws reshaped the American landscape,…
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Blue Origin Positions As Deliberate SpaceX Counterweight With New Glenn Rocket
KENT, Wash. July 14 — Blue Origin, the aerospace manufacturer Jeff Bezos founded in 2000, is positioning itself…
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U.S.-Iran Conflict Risks Global Oil via Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, July 14 — The narrow waterway that carries about 20% of the world’s daily oil supply is…
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SpaceX and Rivals Race to Cut Launch Costs with Reusable Rockets
SINGAPORE, July 14 — A quiet but significant shift is reshaping the economics of spaceflight, and for communities…
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Oil prices dip as Hormuz transit fee plans scrapped
LONDON, July 14 — The global shipping industry and oil markets are breathing a collective sigh of relief…
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Iran Sanctions, War Risk Threaten Global Oil Prices
TEHRAN, July 14 — Iran’s oil exports have been slashed to a fraction of their former volume, and…
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Iran’s Oil Standoff Threatens Global Energy Stability
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The economic confrontation between the United States and Iran carries global consequences that extend…
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Historical Context: IQ Testing and the Flynn Effect Since 1900
OSLO, July 14 — The scene in cognitive science is shifting under researchers’ feet. A new Norwegian study…
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Norwegian Military Conscription Data Provides Unique IQ Dataset
OSLO, July 14 — Against this backdrop of a small nation with a proud but complex military tradition,…
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IQ Scores Drop in Wealthier Norwegian Men, Study Finds
OSLO, July 14 — A comprehensive study of nearly 580,000 Norwegian men has documented a sustained decline in…
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Glycolaldehyde detected in interstellar space reshapes astrochemistry
COPENHAGEN, July 13 — A Danish astronomer has been formally recognized for a discovery that reshaped the field…
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20% Strait of Hormuz Toll Could Reshape Global Oil Markets
SINGAPORE, July 13 — A proposed 20% toll on cargo vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz could push…
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Robin Zeng’s CATL dominates global EV battery market
NINGDE, China, July 13 — CATL founder and chairman Zeng Yuqun, known in the West as Robin Zeng,…
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FAA Launches Safety Review of SpaceX’s Starship After April Explosion
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting a safety review of SpaceX’s Starship, a review…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei shapes global gasoline prices, energy flows
TEHRAN, July 13 — For communities across Asia watching the Strait of Hormuz, the figure of Iran’s Supreme…
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Grid Battery Storage Soars from 1.5 GW to 24 GW by 2023
WASHINGTON, July 13 — The calculus for the nation’s power grid has shifted decisively. Grid-scale battery storage in…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket revolutionized spaceflight with reusability
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 13 — When a Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Florida coast, it carries…
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