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US: Gladwin residents asked not to use toilet, shower after lightning damages wastewater plant
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1935 Lava Bombing Mission: US drops 40 bombs on Mauna Loa flow; effectiveness unresolved
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Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing on Covid response
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500,000-year-old elephant bone tool found in England reveals advanced early human technology
An ancient elephant bone tool found in southern England reveals early human sophistication. This five-hundred-thousand-year-old implement was used for shaping stone tools precisely. Researchers found microscopic evidence of repeated use on the bone fragment. The discovery shows early humans planned and curated their technology carefully. This find offers new insights into Middle Pleistocene hominin intelligence…
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Portugal’s ancient Bussaco National Forest has become the Iberian Peninsula’s first therapeutic forest, and the reason goes beyond its trees
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Israel elections explained: How they work, who’s in the race and what’s at stake
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Meet the 13-year-old who designed affordable ‘allergy spoons’
Abigail Stein developed an ingenious spoon designed to identify food allergens, providing a safety net for students with severe allergies during school meals. This innovative Allergy Spoon changes color upon detecting specific allergens, enhancing awareness and safety. Abigail was celebrated as a leading finalist in a prestigious young scientist challenge, with aspirations that her practical…
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Australia built a $187,000 electric fence across Wild Horse Plain, but the real reason lies beneath one of its rarest alpine wetlands
A new electrified fence protects rare alpine wetlands in Kosciuszko National Park. This enclosure safeguards endangered sphagnum bogs and associated fens from wild horse impacts. Horse activity damages these vital peatland ecosystems and their stored carbon. The $187,000 project was funded by biodiversity offsets from Snowy 2.0. This targeted measure protects a small but environmentally…
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Half of England declared in drought as July records near-zero rainfall
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Inside China’s fake Paris: The $1 billion replica with an Eiffel Tower and French streets that fooled the internet