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âSlug sleuthâ farmers in England help develop prediction tool to cut back on pesticide use
Maps created as part of Defra-funded Slimers project allowed test growers to halve amount of slug pellets usedFarmers believe they have a new weapon in their age-old battle against the slugs that destroy their crops: modern technology.Slug prediction maps, which have been created by computer models
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âItâs not science, itâs coercionâ: health experts decry RFK Jr order on hantavirus quarantine
Kennedy overrides CDC order saying American who came into contact with hantavirus can self-quarantineThe Trump administration is employing âauthoritarianâ and âunconstitutionalâ quarantine measures for at least one person who came into contact with a hantavirus patient, health law experts say.The ma
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Skeleton of the worldâs rarest marine mammal preserved by digital imaging
The reconstruction of the vaquita, whose numbers barely reach double figures in the wild, is designed to help research and conservation effortsScientists have created a digital reconstruction of the worldâs most endangered marine mammal, preserving its anatomy in three dimensions to aid research and
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Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a âmajor source of concernâ
Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near BlackpoolQuestions have been raised about the conclusions drawn by a government-funded study into kidney cancer rates near a factory linked to forever chemicals near Blackpool.Pfoa, a known carcino
Researchers caught in the crossfire as companies and government grapple over AI safety
After tumultuous Fable 5 takedown, scientists fear AI safety rules could reshape open research
Your heartbeat quietly shapes how your brain processes information
Frequently ignored bodily rhythms may be skewing neuroscience experiments
âLight in a bottleâ liquid can harvest and store energy from multiple sources
Substanceâs âremarkableâ behavior could lead to devices powered by energy-rich gels
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My trip to meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic
In this weekâs newsletter: The melting of the Arcticâs summer sea ice is the most visible upshot of the climate crisis. Refreezing it might be a long shot â but do drastic times call for drastic measures?⢠Donât get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereSpeeding across rapidly melting A
New NIH security rules for genomic data sets are slowing research, prompting workarounds
Data security experts say increased oversight is needed, but researchers are struggling to comply
With new law, European Union can more quickly greenlight gene-edited crops
Final political hurdle overcome, easing regulation of certain modified plants