All of the chemical components of DNA have now been discovered on a second asteroid. A Japanese team has now identified all of those in rocks picked up from the surface of the asteroid Ryugu. The discovery corroborates the results from a 2023 NASA mission that returned samples from the asteroid […]
All of the chemical components of DNA have now been discovered on a second asteroid. A Japanese team has now identified all of those in rocks picked up from the surface of the asteroid Ryugu. The discovery corroborates the results from a 2023 NASA mission. 404 Media buff.ly/3TGZRZ9
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Global renewable capacity surged in 2025, with 814 GW of new solar and wind installations (more than the entire electricity capacity of the EU), the fastest expansion on record. Ember
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Global renewable capacity surged in 2025, with 814 GW of new solar and wind installations (more than the entire electricity capacity of the EU), the fastest expansion on record. Ember
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Caterpillars and ants communicate by dancing. There are certain caterpillars that ants like to take care of: they’ll protect these caterpillars along with their babies and the caterpillars in turn secrete sugary fluid the ants eat. But how do they communicate? Apparently by dancing, according to […]
Caterpillars and ants communicate by dancing. The ants tap out a rhythm that the caterpillar matches. There are caterpillars that ants like to take care of: they protect these caterpillars & their babies & the caterpillars in turn secrete sugary fluid the ants eat. buff.ly/iVtLf8j
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Pelicans are reclaiming a Louisiana island that very nearly vanished. The Houma Navigation Canal Bird Island near Cocodrie had shrunk so badly that less than one-third of its area still offered nesting habitat, but a $40 million restoration has made nearly 100% of the island usable for […]
Pelicans are reclaiming a Louisiana island that nearly vanished. The Houma Navigation Canal Bird Island's restoration has made nearly 100% of the island usable for waterbirds again, it also gives south Louisiana one more line of defence against storm surges buff.ly/8RUXmIr
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Cities can now achieve “what was once thought impossible”: cutting air pollution by 20–45% in little more than a decade. A new analysis has found that 19 cities, including London, San Francisco and Beijing, cut levels of both PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by more than 20% since 2010, driven […]
Cities can now achieve “what was once thought impossible”: cutting air pollution by 20–45% in little more than a decade. 19 cities, including London, San Francisco and Beijing, cut levels of both PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by more than 20% since 2010.
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‘Truly spectacular’ drug for sleeping sickness simplifies treatment, raising hopes for eradication. European regulators have approved acoziborole, a new treatment for sleeping sickness that cures the disease with a single oral dose. The drug replaces complex regimens requiring hospitalisation […]
European regulators have approved acoziborole, a new treatment for sleeping sickness that cures the disease with a single oral dose. The drug replaces complex regimens requiring hospitalisation, spinal taps and weeks of monitoring. buff.ly/KX3Ld2B
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EU moves to end animal testing for detergents and surfactants. Under the revised Detergents Regulation, animal tests for this category will be prohibited from mid-2029, and only scientifically validated non-animal methods will be allowed to assess risks to human health and the environment […]
EU moves to end animal testing for detergents and surfactants. Animal tests for this category will be prohibited from mid-2029, and only scientifically validated non-animal methods will be allowed to assess risks to human health and the environment. buff.ly/4cjWWqd
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Adult smoking in the United States has dropped below 10% for the first time. New analysis of national survey data found that cigarette use fell from 10.8% of adults in 2023 to 9.9% in 2024 (about 25 million people) down from 42% in 1964. The shift has helped drive a long fall in cancer mortality […]
Adult smoking in the United States has dropped below 10% for the first time. The shift has helped drive a long fall in cancer mortality, with the American Cancer Society estimating reduced smoking prevented nearly 4 million lung cancer deaths between 1970 and 2022 buff.ly/UzfP4jC
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A Japanese company has received the green light to mass-manufacture a treatment for Parkinson’s that transplants stem cells directly into the brain. In a seven-person study no adverse effects were observed and more than half the participants showed some signs of recovery. Because the study was […]
Members of Contract Faculty United, a @uaw.org local at NYU, have won a tentative deal for their first contract that includes—
✅ 95% of members will get >$100,000
✅ Lowest-ranked faculty will get $91,000
✅ Every member will get a raise of ≥$14,000 starting the next academic year
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A Japanese company has received the green light to mass-manufacture a treatment for Parkinson’s that transplants stem cells directly into the brain. A 7-person study no adverse effects were observed and more than half the participants showed some signs of recovery buff.ly/JdSnIAx
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Monarch butterflies doing better in the east! Yay! #sharegoodnewstoo
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A new immunotherapy is showing rare promise against advanced prostate cancer, a disease long thought resistant to this kind of treatment. In an early trial of 58 men whose cancer no longer responded to standard care, 88% had only mild side effects; and five of 11 men with measurable tumours saw […]
A new immunotherapy is showing rare promise against advanced prostate cancer, a disease long thought resistant to this kind of treatment. The drug is designed to activate only inside the tumour, which may both reduce dangerous inflammation and require fewer doses. buff.ly/VDLBsMC
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