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Tectonic shifts

Dawn 30 Apr 2024

The First World was ... But as we transition from a unipolar to a multipolar world, political scientist John Ikenberry envisions a Global North, a Global South, and a Global East, led by China and Russia.

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99 million-year-old amber yields fossil surprise

Beijing News 30 Apr 2024

In a discovery akin to stepping back into the ancient world, Israeli scientists uncovered a new species of flea preserved in amber ... "The new insect enriches our comprehension of the present world by ...

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Beijing speeds up to build international tech innovation hub

People Daily 30 Apr 2024

Themed "Innovating for a Better World," the forum drew scientists, entrepreneurs and investors from over 100 countries and regions, and held some 120 events such as conferences, technology transactions and competitions in the past five days.

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Will Maldives Islands sink by 2100? Mohamed Muizzu's govt pins hope on 'creating new land' but at a cost

Live Mint 30 Apr 2024

... Mohamed Muizzu said at the inauguration of a new land-reclamation project last December.“In many parts of the world, including the Maldives, land reclamation can be beneficial,” said scientists.

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Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave

Asahi News 30 Apr 2024

Scientists have said the number of heat-related deaths around the world has been rising significantly in recent years along with temperatures, but the trend in Asia this year so far is unclear, partly ...

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World War II-era ship docked in Alameda becomes testing tool to combat global warming

Phys Dot Org 29 Apr 2024

Cloud brightening is an idea first proposed by British scientist John Latham in 1990 ... At the program's official launch on Wednesday, scientists from around the world gathered to discuss the new technology and see the testing setup.

photo: Creative Commons / Acropora at English Wikipedia

Bleached branching coral (Acropora sp.) at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef.

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Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?

Grist 29 Apr 2024

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The world’s coral reefs are bleaching. What does that mean? 全球面臨大規模珊瑚白化危機

Taipei Times 29 Apr 2024

Many scientists think that at just 1.2C of warming above preindustrial level, the world has already passed a key threshold for coral reef survival. They expect between 70% and 90% of the world’s coral reefs will be lost.

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Neom and KAUST unveil world’s largest coral restoration project

Interesting Engineering 29 Apr 2024

Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have begun the world’s largest coral restoration project ever.

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A record a day: Ocean temperatures rise at a rate that is alarming climate scientists

Azcentral 29 Apr 2024

After a full year of rapidly rising ocean temperatures, data now shows a new temperature record has been broken every day, more evidence that nearly 90% of rising global temperatures are occurring in the world’s oceans, according to NASA scientists..

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Inspiring Young Minds: HRH the Princess Royal Helps Illumina Celebrate DNA Day

ACCESSWIRE 29 Apr 2024

This behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of genomic research was designed to inspire young scientists who may one day play pioneering roles in research and innovation at companies like Illumina.

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EPA Proposal Could Multiply Acephate In Tomatoes and Celery

Truth Dig 29 Apr 2024

But they are not yet up to the task of modeling the complex, real-world learning disorders that have been linked to acephate and malathion, according to Jennifer Sass, a senior scientist at the ...

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This Karnataka Museum Teaches People How To Use Solar Energy

News18 29 Apr 2024

The Sun Ray Solar Museum at Hubli was founded by solar scientist Mahesh Shivashimpiger and is the first of its kind in the world ... .

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'72 minutes': New book spells out 'the terrifying truth about nuclear war'

Alternet 29 Apr 2024

During the Cold War, many political scientists and military experts warned that if World War 3 was fought with buttons, World War 4 would be fought with sticks and stones. The point was that if World ...

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Toxic chemicals are found in more than 200 19th-century books ... here is how YOU ...

The Daily Mail 29 Apr 2024

Scientists have now found traces of the toxic chemical, arsenic, in the covers of more than 200 books from around the world ... The emerald green pigment, also called Paris green and Scheele green, were found in more than 200 books around the world.