SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – Very little of today’s world resembles Planet Earth from 500 years ago. In fact, only about 3 per cent of land surfaces…
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Covid ‘struck Asia 25,000 years ago’ altering people’s DNA, study claims
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NTU and South Korean researchers create eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle oil spills
SINGAPORE – Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and South Korea’s Sungkyunkwan University have created an environmentally friendly sponge from sunflower pollen to tackle water…
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ScienceTalk: A million trees more for a City in Nature
With a choke-hold on travel during the pandemic, Singaporeans have been exploring our island’s green spaces more than ever – from visiting nature reserves and…
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US Environment Protection Agency to review Trump administration's interference in science
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – The Biden administration is taking the unusual step of making a public accounting of the Trump administration’s political interference in science, drawing…
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Asteroid ‘barely moves’ after being shot with bullet by baffled scientists
An attempt to “bomb” an asteroid with a five-pound copper projectile had a much smaller effect than expected – leading scientists to conclude that asteroids…
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Latest Ebola virus outbreak sat ‘hidden’ in infected human body for seven years
The latest Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea has thought to have been caused by a person who was infected over seven years ago. At a…
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Sea slugs lose heads to rid bodies of parasites, Japan researchers show
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese researchers have shown that a type of sea slug are able to self-decapitate and regrow their bodies, a discovery that could…
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Covid outbreaks linked to hayfever season ‘with up to 30% rises in R number’
Covid outbreaks have been linked with the hayfever season by top scientists. High pollen counts can add up to 30% to infection rates, a study…
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Prince Charles issues heartfelt plea urging action to save planet – ‘Make each day count’
Prince Charles: Expert warns work needs to be 'redistributed' When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll…
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UK snow map: Sub-zero freeze returns as Britain braces for bitter Polar onslaught – charts
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Falling sperm counts across the globe ‘threaten human survival’, expert warns
The greatest threat to humanity’s survival may not be an asteroid, or even climate change. Mankind’s doom may be lurking in men’s pants. Shanna Swan,…
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US may approve Johnson & Johnson's vaccine soon: How the Covid-19 shot works
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – The US Food and Drug Administration could authorise the coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson as early as Saturday (Feb…
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Want to be an astronaut? Europe is recruiting for the first time in 11 years
BERLIN (REUTERS) – Europe is to recruit new astronauts for the first time in 11 years as leading space-faring nations set their sights on missions…
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