Greta Thunberg has already pronounced the COP26 climate conference a failure. In important respects, the Swedish activist is correct.
Environment
Nov 11, 2021
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Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), astronomers have discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at how it influences the motion of a star in its close vicinity. ...
Astronomy
Nov 11, 2021
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Deforestation and global warming in one Indonesian province caused temperatures to rise nearly a whole degree Celsius in 16 years leading to an eight percent increase in deaths, a study found Wednesday.
Environment
Nov 11, 2021
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China and the United States on Wednesday vowed to work together to accelerate climate action this decade, separately announcing a surprise pact on global warming, which is already causing disasters across the world.
Environment
Nov 11, 2021
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Australia's conservative leaders have defied calls for urgent climate action, boasting they will sell coal for as long as anyone is buying. But in the country's carbon heartland, locals are already preparing for life beyond ...
Environment
Nov 11, 2021
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Low rainfall, structural damage and extraction by struggling farmers have emptied a key reservoir in northwestern Syria, leaving it completely dry for the first time, farmers and officials told AFP.
Environment
Nov 11, 2021
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An 89-year-old Rhode Island man has achieved a goal he spent two decades working toward and nearly a lifetime thinking about—earning his Ph.D. and becoming a physicist.
Other
Nov 11, 2021
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A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years.
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2021
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A new study finds that over the last 30 years, Brazil has undergone a nutrition transition toward a diet higher in ultra-processed foods, and that of food types consumed, these have been the largest contributor to worsening ...
Environment
Nov 11, 2021
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Young people who consider themselves 'multilingual' tend to perform better across a wide range of subjects at school, regardless of whether they are actually fluent in another language, new research shows.
Education
Nov 11, 2021
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