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Wednesday, 24 April 2024

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Scientists strive to save West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Xinhua 24 Apr 2024

... melting of the ice sheet is critical for forecasting how much and how fast seas will rise around the world, scientists from New Zealand's GNS Science, Victoria University of Wellington, and the U.S.

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10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and ...

ProPublica 24 Apr 2024

But they are not yet up to the task of modeling the complex, real-world learning disorders that have been linked to acephate and malathion, according to Jennifer Sass, a senior scientist at the ...

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Artificial intelligence helps scientists engineer plants to fight climate change

Phys Dot Org 24 Apr 2024

To support these efforts, Salk Institute scientists are harnessing plants' natural ability to draw carbon dioxide out of the air by optimizing their root systems to store more carbon for a longer period of time.

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A ‘devastating’ virus is threatening the world’s chocolate supply

Metro UK 24 Apr 2024

But scientists at universities in the US and Ghana have found a new way to stop the virus, and hopefully save the world’s chocolate at the same time. Why is the world’s chocolate under threat? ... The world’s top ten chocolate producers (Picture.

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The Schmidt Science Fellows For 2024 Are Announced

Forbes 24 Apr 2024

Eric and Wendy Schmidt have announced the 2024 Schmidt Science Fellows — 32 recent PhD’s regarded as some of the world's most outstanding early-career scientists ... .

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Tesla’s Optimus robot could be on sale next year, says Elon Musk

Interesting Engineering 24 Apr 2024

‘World’s 1st’ flamethrower robot dog gets remote control and LiDAR LocoMan. Scientists unveil new quadruped robot with hand-like grippers Robot penguins ... .

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Apr 23 Young Americans should be protesting nuclear weapons

The Hofstra Chronicle 24 Apr 2024

In January 2024, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced the Doomsday Clock is still set at 90 seconds to midnight; this is, by their metrics, the closest the world has ever been to destruction (midnight).

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Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago, pushing back previous oldest ...

Phys Dot Org 24 Apr 2024

Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study from scientists with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

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As the climate changes, cities scramble to find trees that will survive

Grist 24 Apr 2024

Scientists say that climate change will likely kill virtually all of California’s iconic Joshua trees by the end of the century ... The highly flammable eucalyptus, native to Australia, has put down roots all over the world, .

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Remnants of bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, FDA says

LA Daily News 24 Apr 2024

Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and challenging scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus.

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Sky in Athens Turns Red

Futurism 24 Apr 2024

What's worrisome to some scientists is that Tuesday's dust storm in Athens and others like it elsewhere in the world, such as the ones in China last year, may presage an era of more such events due to human interference, experts told The Telegraph.

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The Game Changers Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Amazon Prime Video

Coming Soon 24 Apr 2024

... world is introduced to elite athletes, special ops soldiers, visionary scientists, cultural icons, and everyday heroes—each on a mission to create a seismic shift in the way we eat and live.”.

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How to check your internet speed: tests to use and what speed you need

Metro UK 24 Apr 2024

The modern internet, known as the World Wide Web was first created in 1990 by a British scientist called Tim Berners-Lee ... devices, that allows people to connect to other people anywhere in the world.

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Britons catching malaria at highest level in over 20 years

AOL 24 Apr 2024

Oxford scientists have partnered with the Serum Institute, the biggest vaccine manufacturer in the world, to build on the Covid-era collaboration which allowed for the low cost mass manufacture and distribution of the AstraZeneca coronavirus jab ... .

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FA-supported dementia study reporting there is NOT a link between the disease and heading a football...

The Daily Mail 24 Apr 2024

Many leading neurological scientists across the world are of the opposite opinion ... In rugby union, a total 328 ex-players are suing World Rugby, the RFU and the Welsh Rugby Union for failing to take ...