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Canada's first female nuclear physicist, comparable to Marie Curie
Harriet Brooks (July 2, 1876 - April 17, 1933) is famous for his work on nuclear change and radioactivity. She was one of the first to discover radon in 1901.
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19-year-old girl sets world record to fly around the world
19-year-old British-Belgian pilot Zara Rutherford has set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in 155 days.
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The 19-year-old girl is about to fly a plane around the world
After completing the flight, Zara will become the youngest female pilot in the world to set a Guinness record with a solo round-the-world flight.
Space science
Discover an ideal place to live on the Moon
NASA scientists have found an ideal place for people to live on the Moon, according to Express.
Space science
The spacecraft knows 'sacrifice'
The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) claims future spacecraft will be able to self-destruct when they encounter serious problems.
Scientific application
Anglo-American cooperates to exploit huge amounts of energy from lasers
AWE and Rutherford Appleton Laboratories (UK) have officially joined hands with the US National Activation System (NIF) to study a new technology to produce clean energy.
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Ernest Rutherford - 'Father' of nuclear physics
Ernest Rutherford is a physicist operating in the field of radiation and atomic construction.
Medicine - Health
After the age of 30, fertility decreases continuously
Leading experts warn women who want children that their biological clocks run very fast.