Science
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How cloud-seeding could help us predict when it will snow
These brilliant images show how researchers in Switzerland are using weather-modification techniques to understand how ice crystals form in clouds,…
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AI scientists are sceptical that modern models will lead to AGI
Many AI firms say their models are on the road to artificial general intelligence, but not everyone agrees MANAURE QUINTERO/AFP…
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You could train your brain to be less fooled by optical illusions
Did you spot that the orange circle on the left is smaller than the one on the right? Radoslaw Wincza…
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NOAA cancels monthly climate and weather update calls
Staffing cuts are affecting work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Kristoffer Tripplaar / Alamy The US National…
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Adding extra protein to ultra-processed foods helps reduce overeating
Ultra-processed food is thought to encourage overeating Rimma Bondarenko/Shutterstock People consume fewer calories when eating high-protein ultra-processed foods than when…
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We need a global environmental court – and we need it now
With temperatures set to dramatically exceed the critical 1.5°C limit of warming above pre-industrial levels, our planet is in a…
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NASA may have to cancel major space missions due to budget cuts
NASA’s headquarters in Washington DC John M. Chase/Getty Images NASA is preparing for substantial budget cuts that may force the…
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Destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam left behind a toxic legacy
The Kakhovka dam on 6 June 2023, shortly after its partial destruction Ukrhydroenergo / UPI / Alamy The 2023 breach…
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Fossils reveal what the fur of early mammals looked like
Illustration of Arboroharamiya fuscus, a newly discovered Jurassic mammal species with dark fur Chuang Zhao, Ruoshuang Li While many dinosaurs…
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How we could achieve dog-level sense of smell – and what it would mean
“Most people were happy to accept a slightly more bulbous nose than before” K.D. Leperi/Alamy In the olden days, a…
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