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Battling climate change, Japan looks to seagrass for carbon capture

Asahi News 25 Apr 2024

Japan, the world’s fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, covers a surface area smaller than California but has some of the longest coastlines in the world ... dioxide it produces, scientists say.

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A plant’s-eye view of the climate reveals weird new ecosystems

The Irish Times 25 Apr 2024

A team of German and Swiss scientists have mapped the world’s climate from a plant’s perspective and have used climate and plant growth models to predict how plants’ view of climate will shift with climate change.

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NYU doctors successfully perform first-ever combined heart pump, pig kidney transplant

The News International 25 Apr 2024

This comes a month after surgeons at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted a pig kidney into 62-year-old Rick Slayman, marking the first successful procedure of its kind in a living human patient in the world.

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Dubai all set to host IFCC World Lab 2024 on May 26-30

Emirates 24/7 25 Apr 2024

... Association (UAEGDA), Dubai is all set to host the IFCC World Lab 2024, a prestigious global conference that will bring together laboratory professionals and scientists worldwide, from 26 to 30 May.

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Dubai announces new crisis management office for health emergencies

Khaleejtimes 25 Apr 2024

... and continues for three days at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Among those present were several leaders from health institutions, scientists, doctors, experts, and specialists from the UAE and abroad.

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Scientists strive to save West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Xinhua 24 Apr 2024

... melting of the ice sheet is critical for forecasting how much and how fast seas will rise around the world, scientists from New Zealand's GNS Science, Victoria University of Wellington, and the U.S.

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10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and ...

ProPublica 24 Apr 2024

But they are not yet up to the task of modeling the complex, real-world learning disorders that have been linked to acephate and malathion, according to Jennifer Sass, a senior scientist at the ...

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Artificial intelligence helps scientists engineer plants to fight climate change

Phys Dot Org 24 Apr 2024

To support these efforts, Salk Institute scientists are harnessing plants' natural ability to draw carbon dioxide out of the air by optimizing their root systems to store more carbon for a longer period of time.

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A ‘devastating’ virus is threatening the world’s chocolate supply

Metro UK 24 Apr 2024

But scientists at universities in the US and Ghana have found a new way to stop the virus, and hopefully save the world’s chocolate at the same time. Why is the world’s chocolate under threat? ... The world’s top ten chocolate producers (Picture.

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The Schmidt Science Fellows For 2024 Are Announced

Forbes 24 Apr 2024

Eric and Wendy Schmidt have announced the 2024 Schmidt Science Fellows — 32 recent PhD’s regarded as some of the world's most outstanding early-career scientists ... .

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Tesla’s Optimus robot could be on sale next year, says Elon Musk

Interesting Engineering 24 Apr 2024

‘World’s 1st’ flamethrower robot dog gets remote control and LiDAR LocoMan. Scientists unveil new quadruped robot with hand-like grippers Robot penguins ... .

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Apr 23 Young Americans should be protesting nuclear weapons

The Hofstra Chronicle 24 Apr 2024

In January 2024, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced the Doomsday Clock is still set at 90 seconds to midnight; this is, by their metrics, the closest the world has ever been to destruction (midnight).

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Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago, pushing back previous oldest ...

Phys Dot Org 24 Apr 2024

Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study from scientists with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

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As the climate changes, cities scramble to find trees that will survive

Grist 24 Apr 2024

Scientists say that climate change will likely kill virtually all of California’s iconic Joshua trees by the end of the century ... The highly flammable eucalyptus, native to Australia, has put down roots all over the world, .

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Remnants of bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, FDA says

Orange County Register 24 Apr 2024

Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and challenging scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus.