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A man spent 52 winters recording snowfall by hand in Colorado. His notebooks now help scientists track climate change |
Representative Image of a man recording snowfall measurements in Colorado by hand (AI-generated image) In a remote patch of Colorado’s…
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Cats went mad, birds fell from the sky, and a disease caused by poisoned seafood devastated an entire Japanese coastal community | World News
Image(s): Left/Taner Yildirim/Right/Aileen M. Smith/European Environment Agency For decades, the quiet fishing city of Minamata on Japan’s southern coast appeared…
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US military asks troops for ‘creative’ ways to bring Iran to the negotiating table as airstrikes fail
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One while returning to the White House, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026.…
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South American frogs are losing their poisonous skin which keeps them safe from predators: Scientists reveal how they could get it back |
Image Credit: By Brian Gratwicke Harlequin frogs(Atelopus) are unique amphibians facing a threat to their survival, with approximately 81% of…
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The tiny helicopter Nasa built to survive 30 days on Mars ended up flying for nearly three years |
Nasa’s Ingenuity helicopter/Image: Nasa Flying a helicopter on Earth is a remarkable engineering achievement. Flying one on Mars, where the…
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The black mamba is the fastest snake on Earth, but its incredible speed isn’t its only weapon; here’s how it hunts, strikes and captures prey with remarkable efficiency
They are fast, lethally venomous and highly aggressive. But most important of all, they have been blamed for more human…
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How J. Robert Oppenheimer brought together thousands of scientists to build the world’s first atomic bomb |
Image(s): J. Robert Oppenheimer/Wikipedia Prior to 1945, nuclear weapons were just an idea that could be discussed in theoretical physics…
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Who is Jacob Tsimerman: Fields Medal-winning mathematics professor who was once one of AI’s biggest critics, now joining OpenAI to tackle AI safety | World News
Jacob Tsimerman is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading mathematicians, earning the prestigious Fields Medal in 2026 for…
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Scientists surveyed Turkey’s Mount Ararat glacier for the first time above 5,000 metres; the data will guide an attempt to recover its first ice core
The research team at 5,050 metres altitude (University of Munster photo) The glacier on Mount Ararat, Turkey’s highest mountain, has…
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Scientists solve the 100-year-old mystery behind why avocado flowers change sex over two days |
For more than a century, avocado growers have known that not all avocado trees flower in the same way. Some…
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