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MAMMOTH CHALLENGE | 4-MINUTE READ |
De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences claims it has found a way to reprogram elephant cells, a technical breakthrough that could lead to the return of the long-lost mammals. |
NEUROSCIENCE | 4-MINUTE READ |
An experimental device developed by Cognito Therapeutics seeks to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients using light and sound. |
NEUROSCIENCE | 5-MINUTE READ |
When your mind is wandering, your brain's "default mode" network is active. Its discovery 20 years ago inspired a raft of research into networks of brain regions and how they interact with each other. |
TIMBER TANTRUM | 5-MINUTE READ |
White spruce are spreading in the high north, thanks to extra snow. That "Arctic greening" has serious climate implications. |
JAB REPORT | 2-MINUTE READ |
Hundreds of boosters over a 29-month period had little effect on the one person who tried it. |
By Beth Mole, Ars Technica |
WHAT LIES BENEATH | 3-MINUTE READ |
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from US nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands. |
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Coastal land is sinking. That subsidence could expose hundreds of thousands of additional Americans to inundation by 2050. |
| Climate Policy Radar's tools scan global environmental laws to see what works and what doesn't. What its AI is discovering today will help shape the regulations of tomorrow. |
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A deadly tower block blaze in Spain has focused attention on notorious flammable building materials—but around the world, there's little momentum to stop using them. |
| With better infrastructure and "spongy" green spaces, urban areas have made progress but should be soaking up way more free stormwater. |
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The transaction, visible on Bitcoin's blockchain, suggests the victim of one of the worst ransomware attacks in years may have paid a very large ransom. |
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