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Greeks try tropical crops in climate change experiment
Stirring the leaves of a shrub on his farm in Kyparissia, western Greece, Panos Adamopoulos spied the first soon-to-be-ripe mangoes -- his share of a state experiment against climate change."Right...
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Highest ocean heat in 400 years poses 'existential threat' to Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef recently experienced the highest ocean temperatures in at least four centuries and faces an "existential threat" due to repeated mass coral bleaching episodes, a study published...
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Researchers discover 1,400-year-old seagrass in Finland
Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known seagrass in Finland, using a new method to determine the age of aquatic plants that put it at 1,403 years old, they said this week.By measuring the...
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X halts using personal data of Europeans to train AI
Social platform X said Friday it would work European regulators after agreeing to suspended its heavily criticised use of European users' personal data to train its artificial intelligence chatbot...
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Meet the two Boeing mission astronauts stuck aboard the ISS
Two astronauts stranded in space may sound like the start to a big-screen science thriller, but the Boeing Starliner mission is no work of Hollywood fiction.Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita...
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U.S. health regulator rejects MDMA treatment for PTSD, for now
U.S. health regulators on Friday denied an application for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, saying more investigation needed to be done.The...
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Flood of 'junk': How AI is changing scientific publishing
An infographic of a rat with a preposterously large penis. Another showing human legs with way too many bones. An introduction that starts: "Certainly, here is a possible introduction for your...
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Waste into gold: Oyster shells repurposed as magic 'Seawool'
Growing up on Taiwan's west coast where mollusc farming is popular, Eddie Wang saw discarded oyster shells transformed from waste to function -- a memory that inspired him to create a unique and...
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Spying from space: How satellites can help identify and rein in a potent...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.On a blustery day in early March, the who’s who of methane research gathered at Vandenberg Space Force Base in...
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Earth hit by 'severe' solar storm
The Earth was hit Monday by an intense solar storm that could bring the northern lights to night skies further south than normal, a US agency announced.Conditions of a level-four geomagnetic storm --...
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In Colombia, hungry beetle larvae combat trash buildup
In the far-flung Colombian highlands, beetles are the secret weapon in an innovative project to combat the ever-growing problem of trash buildup.Here, larvae of the enormous rhinoceros beetle eat...
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Antarctica winter experiences prolonged heatwave
Antarctica, the world's coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally long heatwave during its winter, according to Britain's national polar research institute.Temperature anomalies are not...
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SpaceX plans first manned mission over Earth's poles
SpaceX is aiming to break new barriers in polar exploration with the first manned space mission over the Earth's poles -- a private flight commanded by a crypto entrepreneur later this year, the...
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Climate change fueled deadly India landslides, say scientists
Climate change played a key factor in torrential rains in India that triggered catastrophic landslides killing at least 200 people last month, a group of scientists said Wednesday.Monsoon rains...
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NASA just shut down a planetary defence mission that tracks asteroids. Now what?
Launched in 2011, NASA’s NEOWISE mission operated in Earth’s orbit until late last week. It detected more than 3,000 near-Earth objects or NEOs – asteroids or comets whose orbits can bring them close...
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There was an overseas trade supplying horses for sacrifices during the late...
Prehistoric communities from Iceland to the Eurasian Steppe sacrificed horses as part of their funeral rites. These Baltic tribes, known as the Balts, sacrificed horses longer than anywhere else in...
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How to bring Boeing astronauts home? NASA to decide by end of month
NASA needs to decide by the end of August whether to return two astronauts to Earth aboard Boeing's Starliner, which flew them to the International Space Station (ISS), or bring them home on a rival...
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What is mpox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin
On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic...
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Love for cats lures students into this course, which uses feline research to...
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course:“The Science of Cats”What prompted the idea for the course?I’m...
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Could dinosaurs still exist somewhere in the world? A paleontologist explains
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Do dinosaurs still exist in some parts of the...
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