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The US has announced a new $425mn military aid package for Ukraine, as President Joe Biden tries to surge security assistance to Kyiv before his term ends and is possibly succeeded by Donald Trump.

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Accurate regulation of surface hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity is crucial for various industrial applications, but current ...

Estimates of how fast the universe is expanding disagree. Could a new form of dark energy resolve the problem?