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What’s Causing the Mysterious Wave of Childhood Pneumonia in China?
November 28, 2023 3 min read A surge in respiratory disease in China appears to be caused by known pathogens, but the pattern…
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Could the world finally agree to ditch fossil fuels at COP28?
Neurath power station in Germany burns lignite, a form of coal REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay The COP28 climate summit is set to…
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We Traced the Forever Chemicals Getting Into Ocean Ecosystems
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. PFAS, the “forever…
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Could Tougher Building Codes Fix Climate Change?
CLIMATEWIRE | It seems almost too good to be true. But the Energy Department says one step by states would help…
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Newfound Hybrid Brain Cells Send Signals like Neurons Do
December 1, 2023 2 min read Some astrocytes, thought to play only a supportive role in the brain, can communicate…
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Earth’s Earliest Rocks Forged by Colliding Tectonic Plates
December 1, 2023 2 min read Our planet’s crust has been shifting and sliding for four billion years, a new…
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Astronomy Is Facing an End Of The Era of Monster Telescopes
Consider this: Astronomers think of the Hubble Space Telescope as small. That may surprise you, since after three decades of…
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What is ‘loss and damage’ and why is it a central issue at COP28?
A flooded street in Jaffarabad, Pakistan, in July Fida Hussain/AFP/ Getty Images Among the most significant decisions to come out…
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ChatGPT Replicates Gender Bias in Recommendation Letters
November 22, 2023 3 min read A new study has found that the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT…
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Nutrient found in beef and milk shows promise against several cancers
Beef contains a fatty acid that could be used to treat cancer alongside existing therapies Alpegor/Alamy A nutrient found in…
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