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Documenting the tech worker movement
Writing as a participant and researcher, PhD student JS Tan SM ’22 has co-authored a new book about the rise of tech worker protests and the employer backlash that followed.
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Documenting the tech worker movement
Writing as a participant and researcher, PhD student JS Tan SM ’22 has co-authored a new book about the rise of tech worker protests and the employer backlash that followed.
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Probiotics prevented coral bleaching during a Red Sea heat wave: Study
As a heat wave settled on the Red Sea in 2022, a patch of corals in a reef 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) off the coast of Saudi Arabia reacted differently than other corals. They’d been treated…
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How prepared are you for a disaster?
From emergency kits to evacuation plans, Live Science asks readers how prepared they are for the unexpected.
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The next generation’s guide to the new space economy
An industry report published by students in an MIT aerospace entrepreneurship class lays out guidance for aspiring space leaders and investors.
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Secret chambers in Tutankhamun’s tomb could hold the burial of a lost Egyptian queen – we may get answers soon
There is growing interest in the possibility of hidden spaces next to the king’s tomb.
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Permafrost, wetland, wildfire and freshwater emissions could amplify climate change by up to 30%, study finds
As frozen ground thaws in the Arctic, dead plants and animals locked in soils for thousands of years start to decay, releasing methane and carbon dioxide. Those gases trap heat from the sun…
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How to grow $25K into community-led conservation: Interview with Tanzania’s Mwambao
UNGUJA, Tanzania — Decades before they would partner to build a marine conservation organization together, Ali Thani and Lorna Slade crossed paths in Tanzania. Years later, Slade returned…
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There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll
Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen You’ve just left school. What’s your future? I know a physics…
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Uganda and NGO to co-manage sector of national park home to tree-climbing lions
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have signed a 10-year agreement to co-manage a portion of Queen Elizabeth National Park, famous for its…
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As Hong Kong heats up, calls grow for tougher rules to protect outdoor workers
HONG KONG — On a mid-September day, Wong Ping-kuong, 74, and his colleagues worked quickly to spray clean an outdoor staircase and elevator landing. It was only mid-morning, but already…
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Wildlife traffickers are now targeting Indonesia’s critically endangered maleo birds
Maleos, black-and-white birds that stand 60 centimeters (2 feet) tall with a distinctive splash of blue, orange and yellow on their faces, roam Sulawesi’s thick tropical jungles. But when…
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As fires spread, Indonesia’s rubber growers draw on traditional ways to fight back
PENUKAL ABAB LEMATANG ILIR, Indonesia — Sumanti raced her motorcycle past the rubber trees as flames spread through the dry brush. No one had picked up the phone as the wildfire continued…
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The ancestors of today's Indigenous people arrived in the Americas during the coldest part of the last ice age, study suggests
The first people in the Americas arrived no earlier than 21,000 years ago, but "there are huge gaps in our genetic dataset," a new study reports.
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The incredible science of memory manipulation
Madeleine Finlay hears from Steve Ramirez, an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University, whose book How to Change a Memory was shortlisted for this year’s…
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'A kind of Rosetta Stone': AI decodes 217-year-old secret letter ordered by Napoleon
GPT-6 Astra has been used to solve a centuries-old cipher used to convey strategic military information between Napoleon's troops.
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'It's a portrait of their actual ancestor': Facial reconstruction of Indigenous man who lived in Ecuador 3,000 years ago shared with his descendants
You can now see a facial reconstruction — and the particular hairstyle — of a man who lived more than 3,000 years ago in what is now Ecuador.
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Women shoulder the burden of expanding wildfires in rural India
In the Indian Western Himalayas, women are the primary first responders to escalating forest fires. They risk their physical safety to protect homes and livelihoods despite receiving little…
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Youth are Retrofitting their Schools and Taking the Receipts Straight to Power
Happy Eco News Youth are Retrofitting their Schools and Taking the Receipts Straight to Power Three Canadian schools in New Brunswick and Alberta show how student-led net-zero retrofits…
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Eastern Spain braces for torrential rain and flooding
Up to 300mm of rain could fall in places, while extreme downpours bring landslides and deaths in Nepal Torrential rain and potentially damaging flooding are forecast in eastern Spain over…
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Tourists, Traffic & Pilgrims Are Making the Himalayas Noisier. This Uttarakhand State Bird Is Adapting
This story is part of The Better India’s new wildlife series, Species in Focus: 52 species. 52 stories. 52 reasons to protect India’s wildlife. One species at a time, the series explores…
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The week in wildlife: a rescued orangutan, the chonkiest bear and a barn owl’s triumph
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...
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Rewilding Visayan Wildlife Brings a Philippine Island’s Rarest Species Back Home
Happy Eco News Rewilding Visayan Wildlife Brings a Philippine Island’s Rarest Species Back Home Rewilding Visayan wildlife on Negros Island has returned five endangered species to the wild…
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Increased air pollution linked to more night-time coughing, UK-led study finds
‘Day-to-day’ symptom of harmful emissions, which in turn can disrupt sleep, can be overlooked, say researchers New research has found that increased air pollution is associated with more…
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