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Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return

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An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specialising in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the most cutting-edge research from the vast white continent….

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Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds

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Wildlife technician Jordan Hazan records data in a lab from a male barred owl he shot earlier in the night, Oct. 24, 2018, in Corvallis, Ore. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West…

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Reflect Orbital is a company with plans to sell you sunlight at night

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Screenshot of the landing page of the Reflect Orbital company [File] | Photo Credit: Reflect Orbital Reflect Orbital, a lighting and energy company, wants to sell customers sunlight at night for their needs as it works on refining its light-harvesting technology in order to power solar farms and provide paid solar energy after dark. The…

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SHAR expo at Andhra Loyola College on August 29

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Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) will organise a ‘Science Fair and Exhibition on Wheels’ at the Department of Physics, Andhra Loyola College (ALC) on August 29 (Thursday). The event, being organised by SHAR, the primary spaceport of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and located in Sriharikota, will showcase models of rockets, including GSLV and PSLV,…

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Dengue survivors at higher risk of long-term health issues compared to COVID-19 patients: study

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A fever ward at a hospital in Hyderabad where patients with dengue have been admitted. Cases of viral fever have been spreading in the city for the past few days | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Patients who recovered from dengue are at a higher chance of developing long-term health complications, compared to those who had…

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South Korean teen activist hopes for landmark court ruling on climate change

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An activist from Youth 4 Climate Action Yoon Hyeonjeong looks on during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, August 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yoon Hyeonjeong, a 19-year-old South Korean activist, says the fate of her years-long fight for more action to tackle climate change hinges on what could be a landmark ruling by…

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IIT Bombay researchers show one way how animals find their way home

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Path taken by the homing robot and a magnified view of the robot. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Researchers at IIT Bombay are using robots to understand how animals find their way back home from unfamiliar places, a skill called homing. Nitin Kumar, assistant professor at the Department of Physics at IIT Bombay, explained, “The…

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WHO says droplets a ‘minor’ route of mpox transmission

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An mpox patient is injected with intravenous treatment at the Kavumu hospital, 30 km north of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on August 24, 2024 | Photo Credit: AFP The World Health Organization on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox (formerly known as monkey pox)…

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Lego to replace oil in its bricks with pricier renewable plastic

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A view shows the Lego logo and some bricks inside their headquarters in Billund, Denmark, April 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Toymaker Lego said on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) it was on track to replace the fossil fuels used in making its signature bricks with more expensive renewable and recycled plastic by 2032 after…

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The Science Quiz | Weaving wonders: the science of textiles

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Employees sew clothes at the Estee garment factory in Tirupur, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu June 19, 2013. With knitwear exports of over $2 billion a year, India’s garment manufacturing hub Tirupur has earned the nickname “Dollar City,” but its allure for price-conscious global retailers obsessed by discounts of as little as…

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