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Prosecution of Kosovan leader Hashim Thaçi illustrates the challenges of bringing war criminals to justice
It took 27 years after the end of hostilities in Kosovo to bring the leader of the KLA to book for his war crimes.
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International Whaling Commission rejects push to revive commercial whaling
A push to reopen the door to commercial whaling failed at the recent meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after a controversial resolution was taken off the table on the…
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The Guardian
Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company
A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina It was 4pm and…
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Tents, night-vision goggles and bear tracking kits: America’s first nature library opens
As well as books, the new facility in Colorado offers equipment to help connect people with the natural world. We asked five of the first visitors what they thought of it Mark Fink knows…
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The Draconids, an unpredictable shower that can bring hundreds of meteors per minute, has begun
Peaking on Oct. 8-9, the unpredictable Draconid meteor shower is one of the few that's best seen just after dark. Could it produce another meteor storm?
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Wild tulips in Central Asia have become rare, expert says
More than half of the world’s wild tulip species assessed so far are threatened with extinction, reports Mongabay’s Shreya Dasgupta. “For a flower this famous, it may surprise people how…
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Colombia’s new government backs fracking as debate over energy future heats up
PUERTO WILCHES, Santander – On the banks of Colombia’s largest river, the town and the wider municipality of Puerto Wilches sit amid a maze of wetlands and floodplain lakes in the Middle…
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New Scientist
OpenAI announces 722 mathematical discoveries in one go
AI has been growing ever more capable in mathematics and OpenAI has now released hundreds of papers at the same time – to the astonishment of mathematicians
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'Zombie cells' may drive aging, and scientists are devising new ways to get rid of them
Immune cells that clear old and dying cells get sluggish with age. Scientists think that rejuvenating these cells could help combat aging.
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Woman 'saw dead people' and fired a gun at them after taking too many aspirin
Before visiting the emergency room, a woman fired a gun at hallucinations triggered by over-the-counter pills.
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Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror molecules
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have been honoured for their work on making molecules form the correct mirror images
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The Guardian
Moment Karl Deisseroth tells his family he won the Nobel prize in medicine – video
Stanford University has shared a video of Karl Deisseroth telling his two daughters and one of his sons he has won a Nobel prize in medicine. Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory…
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Happy Eco News
California Microforest Turns Everyday Conservation Into Community Action
Happy Eco News California Microforest Turns Everyday Conservation Into Community Action Dr. Edward Huang’s Arcadia Ecohome Microforest shows how an entire residential yard can conserve…
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Roboticists showcase tiny, frog-like robot that can hop across wet surfaces and swim
A palm-sized robot inspired by frogs uses snapping rods to jump, swim and navigate an obstacle course.
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Rangers Protecting the World’s Wild Places are Turning Conservation Promises into Reality
Happy Eco News Rangers Protecting the World’s Wild Places are Turning Conservation Promises into Reality Rangers protecting the world's wild places form one of conservation's largest…
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The Guardian
‘Lawyers should be running to courts’ to stop coal approvals after landmark ruling, NSW MP says
High court finding in favour of Hunter Valley community group sets precedent other environmentalists should follow, advocate says Get our new political email , free app or daily news…
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Half a Million Cheaper Home Battery Storage Bringing Down Bills for Australian Homes and Businesses
Happy Eco News Half a Million Cheaper Home Battery Storage Bringing Down Bills for Australian Homes and Businesses Home battery storage in Australia has hit 500,000 installations, cutting…
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The Better India
Smaller Than a Playground, These Tiny Forests Hold Water, Feed Streams & Give 200+ Butterfly Species a Home
Walk through some forest patches in the southern Western Ghats and you may notice that the ground suddenly looks different. The soil under your feet stays wet. Small streams cut through the…
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The Guardian
Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed Scientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by the climate…
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Mongabay
Death of anti-plague lab worker in Russia prompts quarantines and international concern
The reported death of a 28-year-old laboratory technician in eastern Siberia has triggered regional quarantines and international attention over fears of the cause of death and a lack of…
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The Guardian
The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later
From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health They were born into a Britain still recovering from the…
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The Guardian
Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon
Teenagers Eva Wishart and Emily Smith launch project to breed and release 250 of the tiny animals by September Children in Devon are being invited to become “citizen captive breeders”…
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NASA
APOD: 2026 October 7 – Supernova Remnant Pa 30
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 7 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day…
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Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum
Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer.
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