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New Colombian president pledges to protect rainforest

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New Colombian president pledges to protect rainforest

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Giant Burmese python weighing 215 pounds that preyed on white-tailed deer is the heaviest ever captured in Florida, say biologists

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Giant Burmese python weighing 215 pounds that preyed on white-tailed deer is the heaviest ever captured in Florida, say biologists

WIRED Science

A Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio Grande

Rising temperatures and an unprecedented drought pose a grave and growing peril to the river and its ecosystems.

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A Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio Grande

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USS Samuel B Roberts: World's deepest shipwreck discovered

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USS Samuel B Roberts: World's deepest shipwreck discovered

Science - The Verge

Federal appeals court pauses FDA ban on Juul's e-cigarettes

The company says it could suffer "irreparable harm" if it can't sell its products while the court considers its case. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Juul can continue selling its e-cigarettes despite the Food and Drug Administration ordering a ban Thursday, according ...

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Science - The Verge

Federal appeals court pauses FDA ban on Juul's e-cigarettes

Science Daily

Biofinder advances detection of extraterrestrial life

An innovative scientific instrument, the Compact Color Biofinder may change the game in the search for signs of extraterrestrial life.

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Biofinder advances detection of extraterrestrial life

New York Times Science

NASA Pauses Psyche, a Mission to a Metal-Rich Asteroid

Delays in setting up the spacecraft's navigation software mean the mission may not reach the asteroid until 2029 or 2030, rather than 2026.

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NASA Pauses Psyche, a Mission to a Metal-Rich Asteroid

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NASA asteroid mission on hold due to late software delivery

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NASA asteroid mission on hold due to late software delivery

Science Daily

Oral antiviral drug effective against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

An oral antiviral drug that targets a key part of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) polymerase and inhibits the synthesis of viral genetic material has been identified, a finding that could provide an effective treatment against RSV disease.

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Oral antiviral drug effective against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

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With roommates, it's all about chemistry, molecularly speaking

Researchers describe how the microbiomes of people and the homes they live in interact and change each other.

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With roommates, it's all about chemistry, molecularly speaking

Science Daily

Changed gene expression after heart surgery extends cardiomyocyte regeneration

While lower vertebrates can repair their adult hearts after a heart attack, mammals -- including humans -- cannot. The ability to regenerate dead muscle tissue in mammalian hearts disappears just a few days after birth because the heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, exit the cell cycle. In 2020, ...

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Changed gene expression after heart surgery extends cardiomyocyte regeneration

Science Daily

Flexing the power of a conductive polymer

For decades, field-effect transistors enabled by silicon-based semiconductors have powered the electronics revolution. But in recent years, manufacturers have come up against hard physical limits to further size reductions and efficiency gains of silicon chips. That has scientists and engineers looking ...

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Flexing the power of a conductive polymer

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3D printing of 'organic electronics'

A research group has explored the potential production of micro-scale organic electronics for use in bioelectronics via multiphoton 3-D printers.

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3D printing of 'organic electronics'

Science - The Verge

This site lets you listen to nature sounds from all over the world

Earth.fm homepage For people who love discovering new sounds, there's an intriguing new site that collects soundscapes from around the world. The site, Earth.fm, bills itself as "Like Spotify, but for natural soundscapes." You can listen to bird species in Malaysia or India ...

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Science - The Verge

This site lets you listen to nature sounds from all over the world

Science - The Verge

Bitcoin's energy use drops following price plunge

Bitcoin mining units in Fort Stockton, Texas, on Friday, April 29th, 2022. | Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images After taking a nosedive in June, the price of Bitcoin has stayed so low that it's forcing the blockchain's massive electricity use to similarly dip. Over the ...

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Science - The Verge

Bitcoin's energy use drops following price plunge

New York Times Science

Does Your Nose Help Pick Your Friends?

In a small study, researchers in an olfaction lab found that people who had an instant personal connection also had similarities in their body odors.

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New York Times Science

Does Your Nose Help Pick Your Friends?

WIRED Science

A Guide to Abortion Resources in a Post-Roe America

Most people don't think about abortion until they need one. But with the right to access under threat, the time to plan is now.

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A Guide to Abortion Resources in a Post-Roe America

Science - The Verge

The Mars Express spacecraft is finally getting a Windows 98 upgrade

The Mars Express. | Image: European Space Agency Engineers at the European Space Agency (ESA) are getting ready for a Windows 98 upgrade on an orbiter circling Mars. The Mars Express spacecraft has been operating for more than 19 years, and the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface ...

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Science - The Verge

The Mars Express spacecraft is finally getting a Windows 98 upgrade

Science - The Verge

Elon Musk's Twitter chaos reaches SpaceX

Image: SpaceX It's always fun to check in with SpaceX, Elon Musk's least dysfunctional company " oh wait, what's this" The workers at SpaceX are upset" Last week, as first reported by The Verge, a group of SpaceX workers wrote a letter to Musk about his tweets. "Elon's behavior ...

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Elon Musk's Twitter chaos reaches SpaceX

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Roe Is Overturned After 49 Years. It Revolutionized Life for Women

The national right to abortion pushed back the age of childbearing, increased college and workforce participation, and created economically stable families.

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Roe Is Overturned After 49 Years. It Revolutionized Life for Women

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Photo shows newly-discovered bacteria so large they are visible to the naked eye

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Photo shows newly-discovered bacteria so large they are visible to the naked eye

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Cosmic Dust From Venus Is Inspiring New Air Pollution-Busting Technology

Reducing carbon emissions from roads, railways, and shipping requires implementing a range of solutions simultaneously. As far as cars are concerned, cutting the number of journeys altogether (by making it easier for people to walk and cycle and improving public transport), changing the fuel in vehicles, ...

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Cosmic Dust From Venus Is Inspiring New Air Pollution-Busting Technology

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UK to miss tree planting target, trade body warns

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UK to miss tree planting target, trade body warns

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What Polar Bear Genomes May Reveal About Life in a Low-Ice Arctic

Two new studies use whole genome sequencing to explore how the animals have fared in warmer conditions, raising questions about climate and adaptation.

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What Polar Bear Genomes May Reveal About Life in a Low-Ice Arctic

New York Times Science

Scientists Discover the Largest Bacteria Ever Seen

Researchers found bacterial cells so large they are easily visible to the naked eye, challenging ideas about how large microbes can get.

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New York Times Science

Scientists Discover the Largest Bacteria Ever Seen

Science - The Verge

Tesla partners with California utility on virtual power plant

A contractor installs hardware for a Tesla Powerwall battery unit at a home in San Jose, California. | Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla and California utility PG&E launched a new program that will pay eligible Powerwall owners to send extra electricity ...

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Science - The Verge

Tesla partners with California utility on virtual power plant

New York Times Science

Centenarian Tortoises May Set the Standard for Anti-Aging

Tortoises and turtles don't just live for a long time – they barely age while they live.

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New York Times Science

Centenarian Tortoises May Set the Standard for Anti-Aging

Singularity HUB

An Autonomous Ship Used AI to Cross the Atlantic Without a Human Crew

Just under 402 years ago, in August of 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Southampton, England, bound for America. The 100-foot-long-long, triple-masted wooden vessel with canvas sails took more than two months to cross the Atlantic. It carried 102 passengers, had a max speed of three knots an hour (that's ...

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An Autonomous Ship Used AI to Cross the Atlantic Without a Human Crew

National Science Foundation

Great white sharks may have contributed to megalodon extinction

Megatooth sharks like Otodus megalodon, more commonly known as megalodon, lived between 23 and 3.6 million years ago in oceans around the globe, and may have reached 20 meters (65.6 feet). For comparison, the largest great white sharks today reach a?

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National Science Foundation

Great white sharks may have contributed to megalodon extinction

National Science Foundation

A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts

We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea and ice. But how will it affect clouds" "Low clouds could dry up and shrink like the ice sheets," said Michael Pritchard, an Earth system scientist at the University of California"

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National Science Foundation

A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts

WIRED Science

How Covid Tracking Apps Are Pivoting for Commercial Profit

In the pandemic's early days, government-backed public health apps acquired millions of users?a ready-made audience developers are eager to tap.

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How Covid Tracking Apps Are Pivoting for Commercial Profit

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What the DNA of Ancient Humans Reveals About Pandemics

Genomic analysis of ancient remains has shed light on the origins of the black death and offers insights into the coevolution of humans and diseases.

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What the DNA of Ancient Humans Reveals About Pandemics

New York Times Science

How Rats (and Not Bees) Are Pollinating Fruit Plants in Colombia

In a city in Colombia, researchers say, common rodents help a plant produce fruit when they snack on its flower petals.

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New York Times Science

How Rats (and Not Bees) Are Pollinating Fruit Plants in Colombia

National Science Foundation

Researchers discover particle accelerator region inside a solar flare

Solar flares are among the most violent explosions in the solar system. But despite their immense energy -- equivalent to a hundred billion atomic bombs detonating at once -- physicists still haven't been able to answer exactly how these sudden?

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National Science Foundation

Researchers discover particle accelerator region inside a solar flare