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Does each new covid-19 variant pose a significant threat?
Most covid-19 cases are caused by a particular type of variant, but do we need to worry every time a new one emerges?
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In Ecuador, Indigenous youth turn to rap music to defend the Amazon
Willan Gualinga first stepped onto a stage in his home community of Sarayaku, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, in the province of Pastaza. He recalls his hands sweating, his body trembling, and…
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Vietnam mobilizes troops after heavy rains trigger flash floods and raise risks of landslides
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rains lashed much of central Vietnam on Friday and caused flooding in parts of the historic city of Hue, a day after floods and landslides hit the coastal port…
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Lawmakers in Suriname call for investigation, stricter oversight amid new mining activity
Lawmakers in Suriname are calling for a formal investigation into mining activity that allegedly uses heavily restricted chemicals like cyanide, and risks creating runoff and pollution in…
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Self-driving, solar-powered cars that talk to each other? What vehicles might look like in 10 years.
Car technology is making rapid advances, and the car you will drive in 10 years may be very different from the one you're driving today.
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Australia Announces 3 New National Parks to Protect Gliders, Owls, and Other Victoria Wildlife
More than 250 square miles of forests at the center of Victoria state in Australia have become new national parks. Parliament passed the law to create the parks back in November 2025, and…
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Tattoos could be turned on and off with light
A new type of ink could overcome one of the main downsides of tattoos: the inability to make them invisible
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Scientists have identified a 'protein signature' in blood that could predict healthy aging
Having a certain ratio of proteins produced by immune cells in your blood is linked to a higher risk of age-related diseases, scientists report.
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Cool chemistry trick allows new tattoos to 'turn on and off'
Researchers created multicolored tattoo inks that are activated by different wavelengths of light, allowing people to hide their tattoos in different scenarios.
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The Guardian
Why you've probably been thinking about narcolepsy all wrong
The sleep disorder has been the butt of jokes and a comedic plot point, but the reality of living with narcolepsy is anything but funny. Things could be about to change for people with the…
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NASA
Cosmic House of Mirrors
Galaxies warp and multiply as if in a house of mirrors in this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Sept. 29, 2026. The brilliant golden galaxies seen here are part of a…
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The Better India
India Releases 2 Captive-Bred Great Indian Bustards Into the Wild: The Beginning of a Survival Experiment
On Sunday morning, two male Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) took their first flight into the desert at Sam in Rajasthan’s Desert National Park. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav…
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Nearly 1 in 10 young adults could have fatty, narrow arteries
Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty plaque in arteries, usually affects people older than 50, but a "meaningful" proportion of younger adults also have the condition
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A chemical kept fishmeal from catching fire. Then scientists raised cancer concerns
This article is from Food for Feed, a series investigating the global fishmeal industry. It is produced by the Outlaw Ocean Project, a news organization based in Washington, D.C., and…
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For Indian communities, fishmeal factories bring pollution, danger and protests
This article is from Food for Feed, a series investigating the global fishmeal industry. It is produced by the Outlaw Ocean Project, a news organization based in Washington, D.C., and…
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Fishmeal factories take Senegal’s fish from the dinner table
This article is from Food for Feed, a series investigating the global fishmeal industry. It is produced by the Outlaw Ocean Project, a news organization based in Washington, D.C., and…
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Rising water is creating inland ghost forests in the US
Forests full of dead trees aren’t just found by the US coasts – they are also appearing far from the sea around freshwater lakes
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A lifetime studying and advocating for cetaceans: Interview with Paul Spong
Paul Spong’s life has been entwined with whales for nearly six decades. In the 1960s, Spong, who hails from Aotearoa New Zealand, moved to the U.S. to study physiological psychology at the…
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The Guardian
Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence
‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji Wealthy countries should spend far more on dealing with the climate crisis than the 5% of…
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The Guardian
AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them | Robert Reich
Liability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this threat The most basic function of government is to protect people from…
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Grief and tech collide in uneasily brilliant sci-fi film The Remotes
Shown at the New York Film Festival, John Torres’s film The Remotes tells of a mysterious app that seems to be controlling drivers' bodies, causing them to crash. It is challenging but…
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An Instafamous giant water lily is confirmed as a new species — and critically endangered
A chance sighting of photos on Instagram, then a five-day expedition, including a last-minute, late-night detour in a Colombian rainforest — that’s what it took for researchers to confirm a…
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How much nature is left? Interview with Nature Data Lab’s Karl Burkart
Where are ecosystems still left standing? Where should conservation be focused? A new tool is attempting to answer these questions and serve as a watchdog for conservation and land…
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Bronze ring with Lighthouse of Alexandria engraving discovered at palace on submerged island in Egypt
A bronze ring that depicts the Lighthouse of Alexandria has been discovered underwater in the remains of an ancient palace.
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