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The Moon is a Tough Customer

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:31:00 -0800

Many states and private players could have ambitions to reach the Moon. However, this is not an easy task.

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Ultra-Processed Foods: Here’s What the Evidence Actually Says About Them

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:31:00 -0800

Hype around ultra-processed food may be causing unnecessary anxiety among people who already struggle with food or worry about their health.

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Unravelling Antarctica’s Shrinking Sea Ice Levels

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 03:32:00 -0800

Photo: Christopher Michel/Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0. Throughout 2023, the area of ocean around Antarctica covered by sea ice was so far below the norm that scientists have struggled to communicate their shock. This month, as the sea ice shrinks to its smallest point of the year, it is once again tracking well below its…

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Where Is the Winter Snow in the Himalayas?

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 01:31:00 -0800

'It should really worry us.'

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A Heatwave in Antarctica Totally Blew the Minds of Scientists. What They Deciphered is Alarming

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:32:00 -0800

In March 2022, Antarctica experienced an extraordinary heatwave. A major global research project was launched to unravel the reasons behind it and the damage it caused. The results give the global community a chance to prepare for what a warmer world may bring.

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Explained: What’s Behind North India’s Winter Smog? It’s Not Just Stubble Burning.

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Tue, 9 Jan 2024 02:32:00 -0800

Every January millions of people across India’s Ganges plain find themselves caught in fog – cloud at ground level. This cloud then mixes with smoke from open fires lit for heating and cooking and vehicle exhaust, turning the fog into a toxic smog that shrouds the country for weeks. Besides air quality deterioration, it also…

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India in Space: ISRO Announces Placing Aditya L1 in Precise Halo Orbit

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Sat, 6 Jan 2024 09:31:00 -0800

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that the “halo-orbit insertion of its solar observatory spacecraft, Aditya-L1, was accomplished at 16:00 Hrs (approx) on January 6, 2024 (IST).” “The final phase of the manoeuvre involved firing of control engines for a short duration,” it added. This mission aims to observe the Sun’s…

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India Needs to Foster Research and Innovation in Environmental Science

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Tue, 2 Jan 2024 01:31:00 -0800

India’s reformed research agenda must respond to the current situation and keep environment and climate front and centre.

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‘JN.1 Not a Matter of Concern but a Matter of Caution’: Shahid Jameel on COVID Cases

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:31:00 -0800

The virologist speaks to Karan Thapar about vulnerable populations, booster doses and precautions as COVID-19 cases rise.

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Interview: The Threat of Self-Censorship in Science

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:32:00 -0800

Behavioural scientist Cory Clark argues that scientists are often afraid of offending their peers’ political views.

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The Sahara Desert Used To Be a Green Savannah and New Research Explains Why

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:31:00 -0800

We identified why North Africa greened approximately every 21,000 years over the past eight million years. It was caused by changes in the Earth’s orbital precession – the slight wobbling of the planet while rotating. This moves the Northern Hemisphere closer to the sun during the summer months.

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US and UK Approve Gene Editing Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:32:00 -0800

Using the safe and sensible CRISPR technology that has the power to help the 300,000 babies born with sickle cell disease each year and the nearly 10 million people estimated to suffer from this genetic disorder globally.

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Hydrogen Makes Itself At Home

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:31:00 -0800

Hydrogen can revolutionise clean energy, transport, decarbonise industrial processes … and cook your dinner.

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Can ChatGPT Play a Productive Role in Science Education?

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:31:00 -0800

Hong Kong: It has been nearly a year since ChatGPT exploded into the public consciousness, sparking in equal measure excitement and anxiety about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). This is precisely why for most people, AI refers only to large language models like ChatGPT. But even before such models were accessible to the public, AI…

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In Hong Kong, Researchers Make Progress in Early Diagnostic Tools

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:31:00 -0800

Representative image. Photo: Pixabay Hong Kong: A few years ago, Joy Milne made news for doing something even the bleeding edge of science could not: the ability to detect Parkinson’s without knowing the patient’s symptoms or medical history. The Scottish woman’s heightened sense of smell allowed her to detect an odour that patients of Parkinson’s…

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Do Wild Varieties of Crops Hold the Key To Developing More Resilient Agriculture?

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 23:31:00 -0800

Scientists are figuring out how to breed beans, peppers, potatoes, and various other grains, fruits, and vegetables that can withstand the harsh conditions of a changing climate.

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Key Antarctic Glacier Has Undergone Irreversible Retreat, Study Shows

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:31:00 -0800

Pine Island Glacier experienced irreversible mass loss and retreat, starting in the 1940s. Our model suggests that a temporary increase in melting under its floating ice shelf was enough to push the glacier past a tipping point.

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How India’s Public Health System Can Reach Rural Women Suffering Domestic Abuse

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 22:32:00 -0800

The key is identifying gender-based violence in villages early, together with counselling services at the lowest levels and support by ASHAs.

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A Transition to Green Crackers Must Also Be Just

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 03:33:00 -0800

The environmental gains of implementing this move are clear. But its economic impact needs to be assessed. With an annual turnover worth Rs 6,000 crore and comprised of 500 industries and 60 ancillary units, the sector employs close to 5 lakh families directly or indirectly.

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Could Long COVID ‘Brain Fog’ Be an Acquired Form of ADHD?

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 22:33:00 -0800

ADHD usually manifests in childhood. But what if Covid-19 has shown that such neurodiversity can develop at any age?

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Climate-Vulnerable Myanmar Absent From COP28 Negotiations

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Fri, 8 Dec 2023 23:33:00 -0800

With the Myanmar military junta excluded from COP28, the UN needs to explore alternatives to state attendance – or risk sidelining and underfunding vulnerable, conflict-affected countries.

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Neanderthals: More Knowable Now Than Ever

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Thu, 7 Dec 2023 23:33:00 -0800

They have held our fascination ever since we first identified their remains. Today, thanks to new artifacts and technologies, findings about our closest relatives are coming thick and fast.

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Report Reveals ‘Catastrophic Loss’ To Himalayan Glaciers ‘Even at 2°C’

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Thu, 7 Dec 2023 00:31:00 -0800

With COP28 underway in Dubai, researchers say climate negotiations should pay more attention to mountain regions, particularly the Hindu Kush Himalayas, given the grave potential impacts on its sprawling population.

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Opinion: Violence Against Health Workers Is Persistent. Govt Must Find a Solution.

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Wed, 6 Dec 2023 02:32:00 -0800

While workplace violence is faced by all healthcare workers, there seems to be a glaring disparity in the attention given those the violence faced by grassroots-level workers.

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Book Review: The Ripple Effects of Climate Breakdown in Nature

noreply@blogger.com (EarthNeuZ) — Tue, 5 Dec 2023 01:32:00 -0800

Adam Welz’s 'The End of Eden' is a powerful warning about “the intimate ecological breakdowns” imperiling life on Earth.

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