Tag: Science
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National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA’s effort to undo regulations fighting climate change
The National Academy of Sciences says evidence supporting a 2009 U.S. government finding that climate change threatens public health is “beyond scientific dispute” and that evidence supporting that finding has only grown stronger
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Australia’s Biggest Celebration of Spring Now in Full Bloom: Floriade 2025 Transforms Canberra with One Million Blooms and After-Dark Magic
CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Spring has arrived Down Under, and with it comes Floriade 2025 — the Southern Hemisphere’s largest celebration of flowers and a dazzling display of color, creativity, and culture in the heart of Canberra, Australia’s capital. Now in its 38th year, Floriade has transformed Canberra’s Commonwealth Park into a…
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Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon
Scientists in Colombia’s Amazon are capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins to monitor mercury contamination from illegal gold mining and deforestation
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Partial solar eclipse at the bottom of the world closes out the year’s sun and moon spectacles
The bottom of the world is set to be front and center for a partial solar eclipse
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Iraq’s Yazidis rediscover lost history through photos found in a museum archive
A University of Pennsylvania researcher is leading an effort to connect photos taken of the Yazidi population in northern Iraq in the 1930s with descendants who lost much of their history in the 2014 Islamic State attacks
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Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia
Australia has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia
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Fans bid farewell to beloved California octopus Ghost as she cares for eggs in final stage of life
A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs
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Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds
A new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them
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Judge says 3 months in jail are enough for Chinese scientist in US smuggling case
A young Chinese scientist who’s been in jail for three months will be returning to China
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Photos show scientists breeding rare and endangered animals in China’s longest river
WUHAN, China (AP) — A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan as scientists find ways to protect and breed the rare mammals in China’s longest river. The Yangtze River is one of the busiest inland waterways in the world with 16 major ports.…