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| Plastic pollution treaty would be 'failure' without tackling emissions |
| Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:44:21 +0100 |
| Plastic production is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than flying – at a summit in Canada, countries were divided on how to deal with this under-recognised part of the plastic problem |
| Foxes' skulls are specially adapted for diving into snow |
| Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:00:59 +0100 |
| Red foxes and Arctic foxes dive headfirst into snow at up to 4 metres per second to catch small rodents, and the shape of their snouts reduces the impact force |
| English oaks can withstand warming – but other trees will struggle |
| Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:06:42 +0100 |
| Climate change means many tree species planted today in Europe won’t survive to the end of the century, but English oaks could thrive in many areas |
| Genetically modified golden rice may yet succeed in the Philippines |
| Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:00:56 +0100 |
| A court in the Philippines revoked the permit to grow rice genetically modified to boost vitamin A, but the government is expected to appeal against the decision |
| AI that determines risk of death helps save lives in hospital trial |
| Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:00:54 +0100 |
| An AI trained on the heart's electrical activity alerted physicians about patients at high risk of dying, significantly reducing deaths in a clinical trial with almost 16,000 patients at two hospitals |
| Toxic chemicals from car tyres can get into soil and contaminate food |
| Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:00:17 +0100 |
| Governments need to take action to protect people from potentially toxic additives in tyre rubber, say researchers after finding they can get into food from contaminated soil |
| How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:11:01 +0100 |
| As the US grapples with an ongoing bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle, the country’s health agencies are ramping up surveillance efforts and working to develop a vaccine if needed |
| Image-generating AI creates uncanny optical illusions |
| Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:00:58 +0100 |
| Generative AI models designed to create images from text can be adapted to construct complex optical illusions - pictures that look like different things when viewed from far away or with motion blur |
| Bowhead whales still harmed from whaling that ended a century ago |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0100 |
| Commercial bowhead whaling ended in the early 20th century, but the industry’s lasting effects on the whales’ genetic diversity are leading to declines again |
| 5 extraordinary ideas about the mind and what it means to be conscious |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:00:31 +0100 |
| To celebrate the launch of our new event series in the US, kicking off with a masterclass on the brain and consciousness, we have unlocked five incredible long reads |
| Rare mutation that causes short stature may shed light on ageing |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 |
| The genetic variant, which causes people to be insensitive to growth hormone, may also protect people from heart disease |
| Alpacas are the only mammals known to directly inseminate the uterus |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:00:52 +0100 |
| When alpacas mate, males deposit sperm directly into the uterus, a reproductive strategy not confirmed in any other mammals |
| Asteroid that broke up over Berlin was fastest-spinning one ever seen |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:00:07 +0100 |
| Before it shattered over Germany, the asteroid 2024 BX1 was clocked rotating once every 2.6 seconds – the fastest spin we have observed |
| Global warming could make tides higher as well as raising sea levels |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:00:58 +0100 |
| In addition to the overall rise in sea level, the heights of tides are also changing as the oceans warm and separate into more distinct layers |
| Deepfake politicians may have a big influence on India’s elections |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:00:16 +0100 |
| Political campaigns are deploying AI-generated deepfake versions of politicians to reach hundreds of millions of eligible voters in India’s 2024 election – the world’s largest ever |
| Two medicines for opioid addiction also help with compulsive gambling |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:00:10 +0100 |
| The medicines nalmefene and naltrexone helped compulsive gamblers reduce their betting activities, trials have shown |
| Swarm of nanorobots can remove tiny plastic fragments from water |
| Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:00:19 +0100 |
| In just 2 hours, small metal robots can capture most nanoscopic plastic particles from a sample of water |
| Wasps use face-recognition brain cells to identify each other |
| Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:57:08 +0100 |
| The neurons in wasp brains that help them recognise hive mates are similar to those in the brains of primates, including humans |
| Supermassive black holes may provide a nursery for mini ones to grow |
| Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:00:15 +0100 |
| The supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies may capture smaller black holes. Not only does this prove a place for the small black holes to grow, it also makes the supermassive ones look even bigger and brighter |
| Birthplace of red asteroid Kamo‘oalewa pinned to specific moon crater |
| Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:00:15 +0100 |
| The redness of asteroid 469219 Kamo‘oalewa marks it out as probably originating on the moon, and now we might know the exact impact crater it was launched from |
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