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Today: September 21, 2024

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Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists

Federal wildlife officials have decided not to place lake sturgeon on the endangered species list, ensuring annual spearing seasons in Wisconsin and Michigan can continue

Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists
Environment|News|Science

Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say

Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, as climate change continues to raise temperatures, the EU's Copernicus

Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say
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North Koreans may have helped create Western cartoons, report says

North Korean animators may have helped create popular television cartoons for big Western firms, including Amazon and HBO Max, despite international

North Koreans may have helped create Western cartoons, report says
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Copper demand to boom as new technology drives power consumption, Trafigura says

Flourishing activity in the electric vehicle, power infrastructure, AI and automation sectors will lead to at least 10 million metric tons of additional copper consumption over the

Copper demand to boom as new technology drives power consumption, Trafigura says
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European Space Agency adds 5 new astronauts in only fourth class since 1978. Over 20,000 applied

The European Space Agency has added five new members to its astronaut corps

European Space Agency adds 5 new astronauts in only fourth class since 1978. Over 20,000 applied
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EU's 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks

The EU needs to rethink its policies to make a 2035 ban on new petrol car sales feasible as electric vehicles (EVs) remain unaffordable and alternative fuel options

EU's 2050 net zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks
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A new report says Mexico has abandoned protection of loggerhead sea turtles

A new report finds that the Mexican government has largely abandoned protection and enforcement measures for loggerhead sea turtles

A new report says Mexico has abandoned protection of loggerhead sea turtles
Environment|Health|News|Science

When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level

U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level

When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
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Exclusive-Injury rates for Musk's SpaceX exceed industry average for second year

Injury rates at SpaceX facilities continued to exceed an industry average in 2023, according to a Reuters review of safety data reported to U.S. regulators by

Exclusive-Injury rates for Musk's SpaceX exceed industry average for second year
Environment|News|Political|Science

California announces first new state park in a decade and sets climate goals for natural lands

California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer

California announces first new state park in a decade and sets climate goals for natural lands
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In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice

Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change while also reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide

In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
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US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower

The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S. That's assuming it can withstand anticipated legal challenges from conservationists who fear it will lead to the extinction of an endangered Nevada wildflower near the California line

US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower
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Electric car sales to rise but affordability in focus, IEA says

Electric car sales will rise strongly in 2024 and increasingly undercut oil demand, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast on Tuesday, adding affordability

Electric car sales to rise but affordability in focus, IEA says
Environment|News|Science|World

Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region, UN meteorological agency says

Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest

Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region, UN meteorological agency says
Science|Technology

Vietnam's FPT to invest $200 million in AI factory using Nvidia chips

Vietnam's top tech firm FPT plans to build a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory using Nvidia's graphics chips and software, the two firms said on Tuesday.

Vietnam's FPT to invest $200 million in AI factory using Nvidia chips
Science|Technology

Microsoft launches lightweight AI model

Microsoft on Tuesday launched a lightweight artificial intelligence model, as it looks to attract a wider client base with cost-effective options.

Microsoft launches lightweight AI model
Science|Technology

Adobe to bring full AI image generation to Photoshop this year

Adobe said on Tuesday it plans to place a tool for full artificial intelligence image generation in its Photoshop software later this year.

Adobe to bring full AI image generation to Photoshop this year
Environment|News|Science

Biden sets new target to protect vast US water sources

The Biden administration on Tuesday set a new goal to protect vast U.S. water sources, from rivers to wetlands, as part of a series of announcements marking Earth Week.

Biden sets new target to protect vast US water sources
Health|News|Science

Alzheimer's drug adoption in US slowed by doctors' skepticism

Nine months into the U.S. launch of the first drug proven to slow the advance of Alzheimer's, Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi is facing an unexpected hurdle to widespread use: an

Alzheimer's drug adoption in US slowed by doctors' skepticism
Health|News|Science|Technology

Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK

Pfizer and BioNTech asked a London court to revoke rival Moderna's patents over technology key to the development of vaccines for COVID-19, as the latest leg of a

Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK
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Greece conducts quake drill on tourist island of Crete

"Exercise, exercise, exercise", read an emergency text message which alerted people on the island of Crete of a mock earthquake measuring 7.2 off the

Greece conducts quake drill on tourist island of Crete
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years, report says

A spike in power usage from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers could significantly boost natural gas demand in the second half of the decade, analysts at investment banker Tudor

AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years, report says
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NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet

NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 in a way that makes sense

NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet
Environment|Science|Travel

Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police

Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar

Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
Environment|Science

The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean

A new study suggests that the first animal that glowed in the dark was a coral that lived deep in the ocean about half a billion years ago

The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean

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