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Incumbent Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected on Oct. 25 in a surprise defeat of his far-right rival who had promised to remove “environmental obstacles” in the…
ScienceThe NASA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Internship Program at the University of Texas Center for Space Research places high…
ScienceA cross-section of the MIT community convened discussions on topics ranging from data centers and super pollutants to agriculture and education.
ScienceNearly 19 million bats are estimated to have been killed by wind turbines in the US between 1981 and 2024, but measures can be taken to make them less deadly
ScienceFamilies gasp for clean air while a choking haze turns Brazil's biggest rainforest city gray.
ScienceNew research into Kiwi households suggests clutter can help with everyday routines, make shared spaces more useful and even support family relationships.
ScienceYEREVAN, Armenia — Like the dark spaces they often prefer, mushrooms, yeasts, and some 160,000 known species of fungi rest in the background of conservation efforts. But their crucial role…
ScienceThe Bezos Earth Fund and eight other organizations have pledged more than $500 million over five years to help rescue some of the world’s most threatened plants and animals, giving species…
ScienceA hypothetical particle could have briefly held more energy than everything else in the infant universe combined, which could help explain how matter won out over antimatter.
ScienceCompared with humans, macaques are more likely to miss the bigger picture, but are also less confused by flipped images
ScienceMembers of the media are invited to tour a new lunar landing simulator at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley on Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30.
ScienceThe solution to today’s puzzles Earlier today, I set a puzzle by UCLA professor Terry Tao, who is widely regarded as one of the world’s top mathematicians. Here it is again with solutions…
ScienceGAYE TOWN, Liberia – Deep in the Liberian bush, there’s a dispute about what to do with a big swath of rainforest. The conservation group Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF) and Liberia’s…
ScienceHappy Eco News 5 Sustainable Swaps You Can Make Around Your Home Today 5 Sustainable Swaps You Can Make Around Your Home Today Making your home more sustainable doesn’t require expensive…
ScienceUntil now, it was thought that the squishy, permeable skin of amphibians was unsuited for marine life because it would absorb too much salt from sea water – but a fossil found in China…
ScienceThe controversial discovery that our brains can generate new neurons surprisingly late in life is now prompting a rethink of adult brain health, pointing the way to better treatments for…
ScienceIn Cameroon’s Northwest and Southwest regions, where a civil war has dragged on for 10 years, abundant sunshine has become a source of hope and opportunity for hundreds of young internally…
ScienceA record number of voters turned out to end Alexander Vučić’s longstanding dominance of Serbian politics.
ScienceNASA test pilot Mike Lippert poses for a photo ahead of his first time flying the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on Oct. 21, 2026. The X-59 has flown numerous times since…
ScienceFor the first time, researchers have identified a new type of landslide of permafrost in Canada's Northwest Territories.
ScienceThis targeted approach could offer a way to prevent the recurrence of aggressive brain tumors.
ScienceWhen ecologist Jean Semeki installed camera traps along a forest trail in the Luki Biosphere Reserve in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo to survey its mammals, he and his…
ScienceExclusive : EPA flags oil spill risk from proposed gasfield and threat to pygmy blue whales Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Sign up for climate and environment…
ScienceA start-up has already used a biological computer to play Pong, and now the firm says the technology can be used to control robots
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