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Warwick astronomers’ cosmic surprise at new stars discovery
Astronomers have described their discovery of four new hidden white dwarf stars "local" to Earth as a "surprise".The University of Warwick team used the Hubble Space Telescope to pinpoint the small, dim stars orbiting in double systems within 65...
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Repeated storms are turning disaster recovery into a way of life, and leaving communities facing disaster fatigue
Flash flooding has been tearing up communities across the U.S., with heavy downpours sending creeks and rivers rushing over their banks from Texas to Kentucky, across the Midwest and into the Mid-Atlantic states and the...
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When disaster recovery becomes a way of life: Community disaster fatigue is on the rise with more frequent floods
Flash flooding has been tearing up communities across the U.S., with heavy downpours sending creeks and rivers rushing over their banks from Texas to Kentucky, across the Midwest and into the Mid-Atlantic states and the...
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How redefining one word strips the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat
It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out their...
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New research into basking shark behaviour around Isle of Man
Researchers are hoping to build a clearer picture of how endangered basking sharks use and behave in Manx waters, as sightings of the species have risen this year.The Manx Shark Foundation has been created by shark scientist Gemma Scotts...
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Global warming already causing crop losses of over $20 billion a year
Global warming-fuelled heat and drought is already hitting yields of maize, wheat and soybeans to the tune of $20 billion...
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BBC Inside Science – Are we one step closer to creating life in a lab? – BBC Sounds
Available for 32 daysSynthetic biologist Kate Adamal and her team at the University of Minnesota published their research into the lab-created ‘SpudCell’ in a significant step towards building life from scratch. Science journalist, Kai Kupferschmidt, joins us to discuss...
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MIT-led project opens first climate shelter in Bangladesh
In southwestern Bangladesh, where extreme heat and severe tropical cyclones threaten the lives of millions of people,...
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Beyond birds and mice, free-ranging cats eat a surprising number of insects
It’s pretty commonly known, and not very startling, that free-ranging cats eat birds and small rodents. But the degree to which they eat insects might surprise you.We are biologists who for many years have been...
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Fertilizers carry a hidden cost for soil’s crucial microbes – using less as prices rise might pay off for farms in unexpected ways
Across North America, in places such as Illinois, Iowa and Texas, farmers are busy growing the crops the world depends on for food, fuel and fiber.But as their tractors roll across fields, a pressing concern...
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Fifa World Cup plans: Gianni Infantino scraps private investment proposal after widespread opposition
Infantino became Fifa president in 2016 when he beat AFC president Sheikh Salman by 115 votes to 88. Fifa's...
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