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AI Tool Predicts Whether Online Health Misinformation Will Cause Real-World Harm A new AI-based analytical technique reveals that specific language phrasing in Reddit misinformation posts foretold people rejecting COVID vaccinations
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What’s Turning Cape Cod’s Water ‘Pea-Soup Green’? Cape Cod’s water is turning “pea-soup green”—and after decades of scientific detective work, we know why.
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Egypt’s Famed Pyramids Overlooked a Long-Lost Branch of the Nile A former stretch of the Nile River, now buried beneath the Sahara Desert, may help scientists understand how Egyptians built the pyramids and adapted to a drying landscape
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Device Decodes ‘Internal Speech’ in the Brain Technology that enables researchers to interpret brain signals could one day allow people to talk using only their thoughts
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Do We Have Enough Bird Flu Vaccines for a Potential Pandemic? The U.S. government has a stockpile of H5N1 vaccines, and several companies could make millions more if needed. But scaling up the supply could take time
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Why Do We Sing? New Analysis of Folk Songs Finds Similarities around the World Across the globe, singing traditions are vast and varied. Their commonalities may help explain how music evolved
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BBC News
BBC News
Pacific squid flashes its huge attack 'headlights' Watch video of the super-fast Dana squid as it flashes its immense light-emitting organs.
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BBC News
Scientists solve mystery of ancient 'tree of life' The iconic trees evolved on Madagascar 21 million years ago and later spread to other countries.
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BBC News
BBC News
Untreated sewage illegally pumped into Windermere Millions of litres of raw sewage were pumped into one of England's most famous lakes after a fault.
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BBC News
BBC News
UK's puffin protection laws at centre of post Brexit row The endangered puffin - one of Britain’s most iconic seabirds - is at the centre of a battle over the UK’s post Brexit freedoms.
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BBC News
BBC News
The illicit trade with China fuelling Mozambique's insurgency Illegal shipments of rosewood continue and some of the profit ends up with jihadists, research says.
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BBC News
Ancient trees reveal last summer hottest in 2,000 years Clues hidden deep in their trunks shows just how unprecedented last year's heat was.
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Where does outer space begin?
Scientific American
Scientific American
Where does outer space begin? Where does Earth’s atmosphere end and outer space begin? Astronomer Phil Plait explains the “Kármán line” and why the exact location of this boundary is so difficult to define.
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How do cicadas keep track of time?
Scientific American
Scientific American
How do cicadas keep track of time? It’s a double cicada brood year! Brood XIX and Brood XIII, the 13 and 17 year periodical cicadas, are emerging at the same time. But how do these cicadas keep track of time? They look to the cycles of trees ...
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Tinned fish are a science treasure trove
Scientific American
Scientific American
Tinned fish are a science treasure trove Researchers were able to use parasites found in decades-old canned fish to assess the levels of parasites in marine animals. The study reconstructs how infection burden has changed over the course of 42 years in salmon and found that it ...
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95 percent of penicillin allergy diagnoses are wrong. How do you know if you are...
Scientific American
Scientific American
95 percent of penicillin allergy diagnoses are wrong. How do you know if you are... About one in 10 people in the U.S. report having a penicillin allergy. That would make it the most common drug allergy in the country but in reality, 95 percent of those diagnosed with a penicillin allergy aren’t actually allergic. ...
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UK Research and Innovation
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UK Research and Innovation Find out what Chloë Somers, Director of UKRI North America, has to say about UK-Canada research collaboration and their ...
How to apply for an opportunity in the Funding Service
UK Research and Innovation
How to apply for an opportunity in the Funding Service This videos is a step by step guide on how to apply for an opportunity within the UKRI Funding Service. 0.37 – Information about ...

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