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Indonesia doubles down on coal to power its aluminum expansion
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ScienceExceptional fossil gives glimpse into Roman life
Archaeologists say the ichthyosaur vertebra was deliberately collected and kept during Roman times.
BBC2 min read
WorldWhy is folic acid being added to bread flour?
The government says it must now be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour to prevent birth defects.
BBC4 min read
USFestival study tests how we find friends in crowds
Psychologists study the strategies people use during research at Portsmouth's Victorious Festival.
BBC2 min read
WorldConservationists hopeful for corncrake comeback
A number of captivity-reared corncrakes have been released into the wild this summer.
BBC4 min read
WorldVideo shows orangutans moved to rehabilitation centre, not evacuated from Indonesian wildfires
Dozens of wildfires across Indonesia have exposed millions in the country to putrid haze and threatened the endangered Kalimantan orangutan, but video shared on social media appearing to show the great apes being evacuated is unrelated to the ongoing crisis. The clip was taken from footage originally published in March 2025 that showed orphaned orangutans being moved into a new rehabilitation centre that equips them with the skills they need to be reintroduced into the forest.
AFP
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CelebrityFather saves son’s life with double transplant
A man who donated part of his liver and bowel to his six-year-old son in an “extremely rare” transplant has described it as the “greatest privilege” of his life.
The Telegraph
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ScienceSeptember 2026: What's in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?
September begins with a lovely sight in the western evening sky: brilliant Venus appears just 2° to the left of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden. The gap between the two widens as the month progresses, with Venus climbing above the blue-white star. The view of Venus through a telescope remainsContinue reading "September 2026: What's in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?" The post September 2026: What's in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month? appeared first
Astronomy
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WorldA Mysterious Island Has Emerged in a Canadian Lake
Now you see it; now you don't.
Science Alert
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WorldCan pineapples thrive in Africa's Sahel? A Burkina Faso farmer says the answer is yes
BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (AP) — The soil beneath Oumarou Compaoré's boots is sandy and stony. It’s hardly the lush setting usually needed to support growing pineapples. Pineapples have long been seen as exotic fruit grown by richer coastal neighbors, and more expensive than the mangoes that grow outside many Burkinabe homes.
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LifestyleResearchers catch sharks off NY's Hamptons, attach trackers to toothy predators
Metzger marvels as the shark’s thick, rugged skin snaps a surgical-grade scalpel. “It’s no surprise that they’ve been around since prehistoric times and they’re still going strong,” Metzger says as he stitches up the incision and sends it along its way. Metzger and other researchers are catching, tagging and releasing a wide range of sharks as they seek to understand the local population and shed more light on one of the world’s few confirmed great white shark nurseries, where masses of young predators spend their first vulnerable years feeding and growing.
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ScienceWatch 2 astronauts take 6th-ever all-female spacewalk today
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and France's Sophie Adenot will conduct the sixth all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (Sept. 1), and you can watch it live.
Space
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ScienceThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't an island — it sprawls between Hawai'i and California
Rather than a dense, walkable mass, the patch is a vast region with elevated plastic concentrations.
The Cool Down3 min read
LifestyleArizona Reduced Road Surface Heat Thanks To Reflective Coatings, But It Makes Ambient Air Even Hotter
The lighter roads absorb less heat, which helps with nighttime temperatures, but during the day, the air above the new asphalt is much warmer.
Jalopnik3 min read
HealthArtificial sweetener linked to higher risk of cardiovascular events
Higher blood levels of the artificial sweetener xylitol were linked to a higher risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event, a new study finds.
LiveNOW from FOX
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ScienceInvasive Species Cost Billions. Can Online Shoppers Cut The Losses?
With invasive species causing $138 billion in annual U.S. economic losses, an online database by the Great Lakes Commission can help buyers in 50 states know what to avoid.
Forbes3 min read
ScienceScientists get 2 genetic codes working in one cell, a step toward life built with novel proteins
Scientists may be able to add capabilities gradually instead of rebuilding life's operating system all at once.
The Cool Down2 min read
WorldA Solar Farm Project Will Make This Tiny Country Energy-Independent
The smallest country in the world has revealed it will be embarking on a massive new solar project, making the whole country energy independent.
BGR3 min read
BusinessAmazon worker describes warehouse that scans, then destroys books for AI training
"There's no way to put the book back together or anything."
The Cool Down2 min read
HealthOver 90% of Human Rabies Cases in The US Aren't Detected, Study Finds
The tip of a deadly iceberg.
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ScienceRoman Space Telescope And NASA’s Ultimate Search For Off-World Life
The picture-perfect launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could push forward the space agency’s ultimate search for life across the Milky Way, says a leading astronomer.
Forbes7 min read
WorldAustralia usually hosts the world's biggest cuttlefish mating event - not this year
According to official figures only 1,811 cuttlefish turned up to mate this year, down 97% on last year.
BBC5 min read
ScienceThe most dramatic proof of our current climate catastrophe ever caught on camera
A photographer captured the largest glacier calving event ever filmed, forever changing his mind on climate change.
Upworthy4 min read
HealthPatients Are Getting Sicker At Younger Ages, And It May Not Slow Down
Rates of sickness and chronic illness are rising globally.
Forbes3 min read
HealthNew super flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from 'busiest summer'
This year's jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat the Super-K strain.
BBC3 min read
WorldWhy Did Huey Helicopters Fly With The Doors Open?
The UH-1 Huey, famous for the role it played in the Vietnam War, would very rarely fly with its doors closed. Ordinarily they stayed open, and for good reason.
SlashGear
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HealthGLP-1s may work by activating an unlikely weight loss ally
A neuron known for stimulating hunger is actually triggered into overdrive by semaglutide.
NewsNation1 min read
WorldAustralia's replaced aging solar panels could hit 99,000 tons a year, prompting calls for bottle-like $10 upfront recycling fee
"We need to think of solar panels as part of a circular economy rather than a disposable product."
The Cool Down4 min read
ScienceScientists rush to catalog Ibiza's rainbow lizards before invasive snakes erase them
"They have evolved in a context where they didn't have to be afraid of anything."
The Cool Down3 min read
ScienceNASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor Nearly 5 Months After Historic Mission
The mission was the first lunar venture in over 50 years, following NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972
People
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ScienceBreakthrough Evidence: Nuclear Fusion 'Flaw' Could Actually Be Part of The Solution
A double-edged nuclear sword.
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WorldIndia's abandoned fishing village shows why more than just new homes are needed after natural disasters
In 2024, sudden climate hazards displaced about 8 million people in India and Bangladesh alone.
The Cool Down3 min read
USNorth Carolina teenager dies from rare infection caused by brain-eating amoeba
Naegleria fowleri is commonly found in warm freshwater, and if it enters through the nose, can cause brain damage
The Guardian
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ScienceSouth Korea researchers turn 18,700 tons of kimchi radish waste into bioplastic
Each year, South Korea's kimchi industry uses roughly 145,000 tons of radish.
The Cool Down2 min read
USCalifornia Sea Lions Are Seizing on Beaches Amid a Spike in Toxic Algae Poisonings, Rescuers Warn
The Marine Mammal Center says it rescued 15 to 20 sick sea lions in just three days and expects the number to climb
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Science190-Year-Old DNA Reveals a Pangolin Hidden in Plain Sight
A pangolin skin collected in Nepal nearly two centuries ago held a secret that would take modern DNA technology to unlock, and the answer has forced scientists to rewrite the pangolin family tree entirely.
A-Z Animals6 min read
ScienceNASA's doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails
NASA's Swift space telescope has resumed science observations after a private mission failed to boost its decaying orbit, making the most of its remaining time in space.
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WorldFrance relaxes protected cheese rules after drought leaves dairy herds short on grass
The issue could eventually show up in price, availability, and possibly even taste.
The Cool Down3 min read
HealthA new once-daily pill to treat HIV just got the FDA’s green light
Bixlenvo offers a simplified option for patients whose HIV is under control but who can’t use current single-pill treatments.
The Advocate3 min read
USHistory-making mother bear could be big Fat Bear Week 2026 contender
In 2022, Bear #910 adopted her sister’s yearling cub.
Popular Science
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ScienceScientists Tracked This Skull-Marked Moth Nearly 56 Miles in One Night
The death's-head hawkmoth wears a human skull on its back and squeaks like a toy when threatened, but scientists just uncovered something far stranger about where this creature goes at night.
A-Z Animals4 min read
Health'Wonder Drug': Common Diabetes Pill Could Transform How We Age, Scientists Say
An incredible medicine we still don’t fully understand.
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LifestyleMosaic fragment 'thought lost' to go on display
The piece of long-lost 2nd Century Roman mosaic will go on show in Cirencester.
BBC3 min read
ScienceCopper suits help injured penguins recover in Chile
SANTIAGO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Chilean researchers have designed a therapeutic suit from copper and zinc to speed the recovery of penguins after surgery for wounds often sustained when they become
Reuters2 min read
HealthCyclospora outbreak update as Trump admin reportedly cuts parasite research
Several USDA-supported cyclospora research projects are reportedly being shuttered after losing federal funding.
Newsweek US5 min read
ScienceNobel Prize, Israel Prize laureate, Ada Yonath, dies aged 87
Professor Ada Yonath won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 and the Israel Prize in Chemistry in 2002. She was born in Jerusalem and worked at Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot.
The Jerusalem Post4 min read
ScienceScientists find new way to test whether old pottery is real
Researchers found a way to distinguish the magnetism that clay materials acquire over time from the magnetism materials acquired when made. The post Scientists find new way to test whether old pottery is real appeared first on Talker.
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