A Chinese spacecraft hit by space debris is now stranded at the Tiangong space station. It's an ironic problem for China, which generated over 3,000 pieces of orbital debris when it destroyed a satellite in 2007.
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Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft – how the incident could be a wake-up call for international collaboration
China has created more space debris than any other country. But as its space program grows, it has more to lose from a collision than ever before.
The Caribbean faces a new reality: overlapping disasters. It’s not just that hurricanes are more frequent; it’s that the time between major storms is now shorter than the time required for a full recovery.
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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming
Melissa was just the latest blow, following close on the heels of Beryl. Many islands today have little time to recover before the next disaster hits.
Holiday gift buying doesn’t need to be stressful. The key, according to a consumer psychology researcher, is remembering your values while you’re shopping, and using that wisdom.
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Turn shopping stress into purposeful gift giving by cultivating ‘consumer wisdom’ during the holidays
A psychology team distills the 6 principles of ‘consumer wisdom’: a set of habits that promotes well-being by aligning our values and behaviors.