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Erin

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Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection – with 98% of colonies at risk of extinction by 2100, can it save them?

Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection – with 98% of colonies at risk of extinction by 2100, can it save them?

Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would...

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COP27’s ‘loss and damage’ fund for developing countries could be a breakthrough – or another empty climate promise

COP27’s ‘loss and damage’ fund for developing countries could be a breakthrough – or another empty climate promise

Developing nations were justifiably jubilant at the close of COP27 as negotiators...

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Protests against strict COVID-zero policy are sweeping China. It’s anyone’s guess what happens now

Protests against strict COVID-zero policy are sweeping China. It’s anyone’s guess what happens now

Public protests in China related to the government’s COVID-19 restrictions have...

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Scientists discover five new species of black corals living thousands of feet below the ocean surface near the Great Barrier Reef

Scientists discover five new species of black corals living thousands of feet below the ocean surface near the Great Barrier Reef

Using a remote-controlled submarine, my colleagues and I discovered five new species...

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What is ethical animal research? A scientist and veterinarian explain

What is ethical animal research? A scientist and veterinarian explain

A proposed measure in Switzerland would have made that country the first to ban...

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James Webb space telescope uncovers chemical secrets of distant world – paving the way for studying Earth-like planets

James Webb space telescope uncovers chemical secrets of distant world – paving the way for studying Earth-like planets

Since the first planet orbiting a star other than the Sun was discovered in 1995,...

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What if the dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct? Why our world might look very different

What if the dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct? Why our world might look very different

Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth with the force of 10 billion...

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Treating mental illness with electricity marries old ideas with modern tech and understanding of the brain – podcast

Treating mental illness with electricity marries old ideas with modern tech and understanding of the brain – podcast

Mental illnesses such as obsessive compulsive disorder, depression and addiction...

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Arab fans snub Israeli media at the World Cup

Arab fans snub Israeli media at the World Cup

Arab World Cup fans snub Israeli media: 'What brought you here?'

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Doha's thriving food scene traces transformation before World Cup

Doha's thriving food scene traces transformation before World Cup

A hummus recipe and cashier countertop are the only surviving elements of the original...

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Qataris wear pro-Palestinian armbands amid World Cup symbol row

Qataris wear pro-Palestinian armbands amid World Cup symbol row

A handful of Qataris wore armbands featuring a pro-Palestinian design at the Japan-Germany...

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Qatar subject to 'excessive campaign' from World Cup criticism, French football chief says

Qatar subject to 'excessive campaign' from World Cup criticism, French football chief says

The president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, has acknowledged...

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VAR and peace? Why tech-assisted refereeing won’t do away with disputed decisions at the World Cup

VAR and peace? Why tech-assisted refereeing won’t do away with disputed decisions at the World Cup

The football teams of 32 nations are gathered in Qatar for the quadrennial FIFA...

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An AI named Cicero can beat humans in Diplomacy, a complex alliance-building game. Here’s why that’s a big deal

An AI named Cicero can beat humans in Diplomacy, a complex alliance-building game. Here’s why that’s a big deal

In a rare piece of good news from Meta, artificial intelligence researchers at the...

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Cheaper, tougher, less toxic: new alloys show promise in developing artificial limbs

Cheaper, tougher, less toxic: new alloys show promise in developing artificial limbs

Titanium is a strong, resilient and relatively light metal

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