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UN Says Climate Change is Out of Control
The Secretary-General of the United Nations has expressed grave concern over the state of climate change, stating that it is spiraling out of control. An unofficial analysis of data has indicated that…
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Our Aquatic Relatives: We all Have Something in Common With This Sea Creature
A recent study published in Nature Communications on July 6 unveiled a fascinating new fossil called Megasiphon thylakos, belonging to a group of peculiar marine creatures known as tunicates. These ancient organisms…
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Crows Can Think Mathematically Like Primates, Study Finds
A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the University of Tübingen has revealed that crows possess the remarkable cognitive ability to understand the concept of recursion. The findings, published in the journal…
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Record for the Hottest Day Ever Recorded on Earth Has Been Broken Twice in a Row
On Monday, July 3rd, the average global temperature reached a new historic high, surpassing 17 degrees Celsius for the first time ever. This reading, based on instrumental records dating back to the…
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Octopuses Can Edit Their Genes to Adapt to the Cold!
New research shows that octopuses edit their RNA to adapt to drops in water temperature. The study, published June 8 in the journal Cell, found that when a species of octopus known…
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This Parasite Extends the Life of Ants Up to 3 Times
Hosting a parasitic tapeworm is usually not a desirable situation. But the life of a species of ant known as Temnothorax nylanderi is different. Suppose an ant of this species gnawed on…
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Scientists Have Developed a Concrete That Reduces Air Pollution
Traffic is one of the biggest sources of air pollution, but what if the roads through which traffic passes could help clean the air? Engineers in Korea have shown that photocatalytic concrete…
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Do Plants Feel Too?
After the popularity of vegan and vegetarian diets, which have increased considerably with the turn of the century, questions such as whether experiments with plants can replace animal experiments and whether plants…
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The Next 5 Years Are Very Dangerous: Earth Is Likely to Cross a Significant Temperature Threshold in 5 Years
According to an alarming new report by the World Meteorological Organization, one year in the next five years will almost certainly be the hottest on record, with a two-thirds chance that one…
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Scientists Discover a Way for the Earth’s Atmosphere to Clean Itself
Human activities emit many pollutants into the air, and without a molecule called hydroxide (OH), many of these pollutants would continue to collect in the atmosphere. How OH forms in the atmosphere…