Science, Technology and Innovation
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WHO says air pollution kills 7 mln a year, toughens guidelines
Urgent action is needed to reduce exposure to air pollution, said the U.N. body, ranking its burden of disease on…
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How to help one of Australia’s rarest birds save itself from extinction
Once common across its native home in Tasmania’s white gum forests, the pardalote has become endangered through habitat loss. Mike…
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When human life begins is a question of politics – not biology
The Texas law went into effect on Sept. 1, 2021, and severely limits the right to have an abortion in…
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Japan developing AI, satellite-based surveillance system to track foreign ships in its waters
The technology will allow it to better monitor the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku islands, illegal fishing activity and North Korean ‘sanctions-busting’ vessels.…
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Goodbye to Acapulco, Cancun and Cabo San Lucas: NASA warns that this is how Mexican beaches will sink
The bad news is that the Mexican coastline could be swallowed up by the sea and iconic places like Los…
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Extreme weather: How is it connected to climate change?
Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels have been trapping heat in the atmosphere since the start of the industrial…
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Think classical sculptures were all white marble?
Is there a link between racist ideology and the blinding whiteness of classical sculpture? Daniel Browning ABC News Did Leonardo…
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Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry engraved on 3,700-year-old tablet
An Australian mathematician has discovered what may be the oldest known example of applied geometry, on a 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay…
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If I could go anywhere: Greek cake shops, the Athenian countryside and the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron
Plato was clearly talking about the Athens of his day, but, over 2,000 years later, he could have easily been…
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‘I advise everyone to get it’: UK Covid patients tell of regrets over refusing jab
For some people, the moment the ambulance arrives is the time they start expressing regrets about not receiving a coronavirus…
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Iran’s uranium gambit is a dangerous negotiating tactic
While Tehran maintains that there is little for the international community to be concerned about—its ambassador to the IAEA pointed to…
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‘Heat dome’ probably killed 1bn marine animals on Canada coast, experts say
‘The shore doesn’t usually crunch when you walk’ Leyland Cecco The Guardian More than 1 billion marine animals along Canada’s…
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Nowhere Is Ready for This Heat
The Portland Streetcar is 20 years old, making it relatively sprightly for infrastructure in the United States. Robinson Meyer The…
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AI in the sky
Music geeks have settled on the likelihood that Parsons’ co-writer Eric Woolfson, a keen gambler who spent a lot of…
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If we want to fight the climate crisis, we must embrace nuclear power
On 30 April, the Indian Point nuclear power plant 30 miles north of New York City was shut down. Bhaskar Sunkara…
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Europe’s coming cancer wave
In a world without COVID-19, a million Europeans would have received a cancer diagnosis since the start of the pandemic…
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