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- Wed May 29, 2024 10:56 pm
- Forum: Space
- Topic: Mars News and Discussions
- Replies: 217
- Views: 202804
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Agriculture on Mars Is Closer to Reality Thanks to Mayan Farming Practices by Elizabeth Beiser May 28, 2024 Introduction: (My Modern Met) Humans visiting Mars will likely happen within the next 15 years. However, it will be a nine-month-long journey one way. Finding a way to feed humans on Mars is,...
- Wed May 29, 2024 10:46 pm
- Forum: Biology & Medicine
- Topic: Diseases & Outbreaks News and Discussions
- Replies: 271
- Views: 208563
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Scientists Developing mRNA-Based Vaccine Against H5N1 Bird Flu May 28, 2024 Introduction: (UNMC) An experimental mRNA vaccine against the H5N1 avian flu is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in lab animals, researchers report. The vaccine could help fight the H5N1 bird flu outb...
- Wed May 29, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: Space
- Topic: Exoplanets – worlds of other suns
- Replies: 315
- Views: 229306
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Astronomers Finally Discovered Why WASP-107 b Is So Gassy, Bloated, and Distended by Doris Elín Urrutia May 26, 2024 Introduction: (Inverse) Two iconic space telescopes have shed light on why a planet dwelling around another star is “puffy.” This exoplanet, called WASP-107 b, is giant and full of g...
- Wed May 29, 2024 10:32 pm
- Forum: Space
- Topic: The hunt for alien civilizations
- Replies: 19
- Views: 28109
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An Astrobiologist Reveals Why She’s Optimistic We’ll Find Alien Life On Another Planet by Kiona Smith May 26, 2024 Introduction: (Inverse) Astrobiologist Lisa Kaltenegger spends her days building miniature worlds. Kaltenegger and her colleagues study how different species and combinations of bacter...
- Wed May 29, 2024 10:18 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: Energy & the Environment News and Discussions
- Replies: 704
- Views: 945207
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Michigan Looks to Join Pennsylvania, Montana and New York in Passing Green Amendments that Have Been Used to fight Environmental Threats by Brian Allnutt May 23, 2024 Introduction: (Ensia) A proposed state constitutional amendment introduced in the Michigan House in April would put the right to cle...
- Wed May 29, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Biology & Medicine
- Topic: Diseases & Outbreaks News and Discussions
- Replies: 271
- Views: 208563
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Could bird flu in cows lead to a human outbreak? Slow response worries scientists https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01416-7 More on that: Tracing Bird Flu’s Ground Zero on Texas Dairy Farms by Amy Maxmen May 27, 2024 Introduction: (Undark) IN EARLY FEBRUARY, dairy farmers in the Texas Panh...
- Wed May 29, 2024 4:10 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: Climate Change News & Discussions
- Replies: 1086
- Views: 908926
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The following is a government news release. Restrictions on size due to copyright considerations therefore do not apply. Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Principles for High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets May 28, 2024 Introduction: (The White House) Since Day One, President Biden has l...
- Wed May 29, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: Extreme weather news and discussion
- Replies: 710
- Views: 532944
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Climate Emergency Again Grips Pakistan as Temps Soar to Nearly 126°F by Julia Conley May 28, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) Record-breaking heat in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh this week was the South Asian country's latest local climate emergency, with temperatures soaring to 125.6°F ...
- Wed May 29, 2024 3:18 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: Fascism watch thread/news and discussions
- Replies: 241
- Views: 200781
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Billionaire Capitalists Like Musk and Thiel Want to Kill Democracy by Robert Reich May 28, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) Elon Musk and entrepreneur and investor David Sacks reportedly held a secret billionaire dinner party in Hollywood last month. Its purpose: to defeat Joe Biden and reinstall...
- Wed May 29, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: The History Forum
- Topic: Natural History (13.8 billion years BC – 3.3 million BC)
- Replies: 270
- Views: 242959
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Scientists Uncover a Multibillion-year Epic Written Into the Chemistry of Life May 28, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) The origin of life on Earth has long been a mystery that has eluded scientists. A key question is how much of the history of life on Earth is lost to time. It is quite common for a...