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Alcohol drinking makes male fruit flies more attractive
Male fruit flies that drink alcohol become more attractive to females, according to a new study.Adding alcohol to males' food increases their release of chemicals that attract females and leads to higher mating success. Fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster,...
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Investigation of ranch in northern Mexico reveals some details of Jalisco cartel’s operations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The renewed investigation of a ranch in western Mexico, where authorities say the Jalisco New Generation Cartel trained recruits, has revealed some details about how one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels operates.The cartel,...
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US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise
Earthquakes and the damage they cause are apolitical. Collectively, we either prepare for future earthquakes or the population eventually pays the price. The earthquakes that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, collapsing buildings and causing...
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Collaboration between MIT and GE Vernova aims to develop and scale sustainable energy systems
MIT and GE Vernova today announced the creation of the MIT-GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance to...
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The Panama Canal’s other conflict: Water security for the population and the global economy
The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. It also relies heavily on rainfall. Without enough freshwater flowing in, the canal’s locks...
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For plants, urban heat islands don’t mimic global warming
It’s tricky to predict precisely what the impacts of climate change will be, given the many variables...
Environment
The Swedish city fined for missing an environmental target
MaryLou CostaBusiness reporterHappy Visuals GoteborgNegotiating an SLL is a rigorous, complex process - one that took the City of Gothenburg a year to do, with no fewer than six major Nordic banks involved.Such is the difficulty of acquiring an...
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Blood Parliament: Rights groups call for probe after BBC Africa Eye documentary
Leading human rights organisations have renewed calls for investigations into the killing of protesters by Kenya's security forces during...