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CHAPEA Crew Leaves a Mark
The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) Mission 2 crew arranged photos around a boot print in the simulated Martian sand outside their habitat on Aug. 31, 2026. The crew…
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New Scientist
What is the electrification target at COP31 and can countries meet it?
The world will need to quadruple its pace on electrification to meet the target being pushed by the COP31 presidency this week, but increasingly affordable renewable energy could put the…
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Live Science
ZWO Seestar S30 Plus review
We tested the brand-new ZWO Seestar S30 Plus, an all-in-one smart telescope for beginners and hobbyists that makes astrophotography accessible to everyone.
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New Scientist
A science fiction novel has finally won the Booker prize. It’s about time
The literary world has long been reluctant to allow science fiction works into the starry ranks of literary fiction. Will M. John Harrison’s landmark win for The End of Everything finally…
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The Conversation
Economic coercion once ousted Iran’s leader – but that was the 1950s; don’t expect a repeat today
A two-year blockade imposed on Iran by Britain gave way to a coup and leadership change. But seven decades later, circumstances are very different.
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The Guardian
This small Alaska town is swamped by cruise ship visitors every summer. But what happens when they all go home?
Skagway’s 1,100 permanent residents are caught between a boom time – when the ships bring more than a million tourists – and a lull in winter October comes to the small Alaska coastal town…
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The Guardian
What happens to your brain when the days get darker? - video
As the nights draw in, many of us can experience low mood. But for a small proportion of people a more intense depression develops through the winter months. It’s a phenomenon that since…
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The Guardian
US and rest of world must follow China’s lead on green energy, says John Kerry
Former US secretary of state says most nations are ‘stumbling along’ while Beijing has ‘hugely accelerated’ Cop31 live – latest updates China is leading the world in moving away from fossil…
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Mongabay
DRC residents sue Chinese mining company over alleged pollution in Kolwezi
Twenty-seven residents of Kolwezi, a major copper and cobalt mining hub in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have taken Chinese-controlled mining company COMMUS to court, accusing…
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The Guardian
Slight fall in carbon emissions from fossil fuels as Iran war drives renewables push
However, authors of a comprehensive assessment to be presented at Cop31 warn talk of a global turnaround premature Cop31 live – latest updates Soaring oil and gas prices following the war…
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Live Science
'The first species we might be able to communicate with, interact with vocally, might be a bird': An animal researcher explains how she decoded birdsong
Julie Elie , an ethologist at the University of California, Berkeley, tells Live Science about using AI to decode the vocalizations of zebra finches.
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New Scientist
Newly described insect may live its whole life on a spider’s web
A species of “web-loving bug” from China lives on a spider's web and seems to follow its arachnid host around. The insect may be too small for the spider to bother attacking
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Mongabay
California’s Wolf Divide
After nearly a century’s absence, gray wolves are recolonizing California, altering ecosystems and landscapes in the U.S.’s most populous state. Mongabay’s Spoorthy Raman examines how this…
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The Better India
10 Million Hectares of Sal Forests: 7 Ways One Tree Supports India’s Rural Economy
A meal served on a leaf plate, a silk saree woven from wild silk , and incense burning during a prayer may appear like three unrelated parts of everyday life. But they share an interesting…
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The Better India
33 Villagers Are Training to Keep People & Tigers Safe When Their Paths Cross in the Sundarbans
In December 2023, a tiger crossed the Makri River and entered a mangrove patch near a village in Kultali, in West Bengal's Sundarbans. For the people living nearby, its presence was a…
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Mongabay
How did these shrines survive a tsunami?
When the 2011 tsunami devastated Japan’s coast, patches of forest were left standing amid the destruction. Many surrounded Shinto shrines, ancient chinju-no-mori, or “guardian forests”…
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Happy Eco News
New Wild Cat Species Discovered in Bolivia Marks First Feline Find in Over a Century
Happy Eco News New Wild Cat Species Discovered in Bolivia Marks First Feline Find in Over a Century A new wild cat species discovered in Bolivia (Leopardus tilcayo) is the first living…
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New Scientist
How neutrinos are beginning to reveal the secrets of our galaxy
Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein says understanding neutrinos is one of the most pressing scientific issues in physics. She shares the latest neutrino discoveries that are exciting her…
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Mongabay
A plan to save Bali’s vanishing fireflies takes root in organic farming
Four decades ago, Wayan Wardika says, clouds of fireflies would illuminate the night sky above the rice fields of his native village in Bali, Indonesia. Today, the insects have virtually…
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Live Science
Highly active Russian volcano plays peek-a-boo with an astronaut
A 2019 astronaut photo shows the near-perfect cone of a highly active volcano poking its heavily scarred and partially snow-covered head above a thick bank of low-lying clouds over the…
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The Guardian
Winter depression is real. Here’s what can help - podcast
As the nights draw in, many of us can experience low mood. But for a small proportion of people a more intense depression develops through the winter months. It’s a phenomenon that since…
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Happy Eco News
The Okanagan Nation Alliance Restores Salmon Access to Okanagan Lake
Happy Eco News The Okanagan Nation Alliance Restores Salmon Access to Okanagan Lake The Okanagan Nation Alliance has reopened Okanagan Lake to salmon for the first time in a century, using…
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The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: The world is falling short on climate action. Can Cop31 change that?
In today’s newsletter: As global leaders gather in Turkey for the UN climate summit, both doubts and hope surround what the annual talks can achieve Good morning. After another year of…
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Mongabay
Tens of thousands of orchids saved from road development in southern India
An emergency effort to rescue tens of thousands of orchids from being razed for a road-building projects in southern India has been hailed a success in a recent study. Many species of…
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