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12 Nov

A new life on Mars? Expect toxic dust, bad vibes and insects for lunch

November 12, 2024
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Earth isn’t doing so great. Thanks to human-induced climate change, the seas are warming and rising, while the land – in many places – ...

11 Nov

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Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700

November 11, 2024
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Bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice were used to estimate past temperaturesaldiami/Andreas Alexander/Alamy Humans have already caused appr...

10 Nov

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Watch elephants use a hose to shower themselves – and prank others

November 10, 2024
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJYVCR7X48s Elephants are masters at using a hose – considered a complex tool because of its flex...

09 Nov

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Chimps do better at difficult tasks when they have an audience

November 9, 2024
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A chimpanzee tackling a number test on a touch screenAkiho Muramatsu The pressure of a watching audience can have positive or negative ...

08 Nov

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Slick trick separates oil and water with 99.9 per cent purity

November 8, 2024
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Oil and water are difficult to separate without leaving some impuritiesAbaca Press/Alamy Mixtures of oil and water can be efficiently s...

07 Nov

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What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change

November 7, 2024
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When it comes to natural disasters, most are impossible to predict more than a few months or even days ahead of time – you can’t say “a...

06 Nov

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Vampire bats run on a treadmill to reveal their strange metabolism

November 6, 2024
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aDsVK9akqw Experiments with vampire bats running on treadmills have revealed they have a highly ...

05 Nov

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Dazzling images illuminate research on cardiovascular disease

November 5, 2024
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The winning entry, “Calcium rainbow”Charlotte Buckley, University of Strathclyde, British Heart Foundation – Reflections of Research Th...

04 Nov

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AI can use tourist photos to help track Antarctica’s penguins

November 4, 2024
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Adélie penguins in AntarcticaProf. Heather Lynch Artificial intelligence can help accurately map and track penguin colonies in Antarcti...

03 Nov

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War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s

November 3, 2024
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The UK was forced to ration sugar during the second world warFox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Sugar rationing during and after th...