Widespread Uranium Contamination Found in India’s Groundwater

A new Duke University-led study has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states. The main source of the uranium contamination is natural, but human factors, such as groundwater-table decline and nitrate pollution, may be exacerbating the problem. Several studies have linked exposure to uranium in drinking water to chronic kidney ...

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Children using water at a well in India.

What Particles Get Their Mass From the Higgs Field?

The Higgs field is like an endless ocean through which all matter swims. Some particles are like sponges and sop up mass as they lumber along, while others are as sprightly as tiny minnows and dart right through. The Higgs theory is a beautifully simple explanation as to why some particles are massive while others ...

Troy Oakes

The Large Hadron Collider.

Cosmology of the Han Chinese: Taiji and Bagua

Every culture on Earth has its own myths and legends that explain the origin of life. In China, there are many cultures and thus many origin stories. The following is one of the most common representing the cosmology of the Han Chinese. Cosmology of the Han Chinese In ancient China, the Han people believed that ...

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two hands cupped above each other one holds ice one holds fire symbolic of a yin yang symbol

Remembering the Victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Crowds gathered in semi-autonomous Hong Kong to remember the victims of China’s Tiananmen Square Massacre (the June 4th incident) of 1989 and fight against authoritarian rule. Tens of thousands have been coming together at Victoria Park since the 1990s, with their central message being the democratization of China. The organizers, the Hong Kong Alliance in ...

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June 4 candllelight vigil in Hong Kong.