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The Strange Reason Scientists Still Need Pre-1945 Steel The world's most sensitive radiation detectors sometimes rely on low background steel produced before the first atomic bomb test in July 1945, according to a new report from SpaceDaily. Steel manufactured before the nuclear age lacks the tiny traces of radioactive fallout that atmospheric weapons testing later introduced into the environment, making it valuable for experiments searching for extraordinarily rare particles and faint radiation signals. The report says that this gave rise to the popular story that scientists depend on steel salvaged from pre...

An Israeli strike in central Gaza on Monday killed at least one Palestinian as the IDF continues daily attacks in the Strip in violation of the US-backed ceasefire deal. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that a man was killed and another was injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted a bicycle in the Bureij refugee […]

These Are The Highest-Paying College Majors College is one of the largest investments many people make, and a student’s field of study can shape its long-term financial return. Which Majors Earn the Most by Mid-Career? The chart below, via Visual Capitalist's Srijaa Chatterjee, ranks college majors by median mid-career wage. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York compares median wages across dozens of college majors for workers ages 35 to 45. Engineering and technical disciplines dominate the upper end of the ranking. Alongside the three leading majors, electrical engineering pays a median of $123,000,...