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An Unsolved Mystery: the Disappearance of Urban House Sparrows0
- Earth & Environment, Share Your Science
- September 25, 2019
Walking through the centre of some European cities such as London, Amsterdam, Madrid or Prague, you may sense something is missing. If you have a quicker eye, you may have already realized that a specific bird is practically absent from the European skies1. The House Sparrow, a little brown bird, our winged neighbour par excellence
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Searching for Life Underneath the Lost City0
- Earth & Environment, Share Your Science
- August 27, 2019
The majestic white spires of the Lost City protrude out of a mountain located 800 meters below the Atlantic Ocean. In December of 2000, a team of researchers set out aboard the research vessel Atlantis to explore why a large undersea mountain formed along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. They serendipitously stumbled upon the spires and named
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Northern White Rhino Eggs Were Successfully Fertilized. Now We Wait.0
- Briefings, Earth & Environment
- August 26, 2019
Seven eggs harvested from the nearly extinct white rhinos have been successfully matured and artificially inseminated. Scientists injected frozen sperm cells from two white rhino bulls into the ten eggs collected from the world’s last two white rhinos females, Najin and Fatu. Seven out of ten eggs were used for fertilization purposes. Cesare Gali, who
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Do Plants Have Consciousness? Most Likely Not and They Are Fine With That0
- Earth & Environment, Paper in Review
- July 11, 2019
In our first article from the “Paper in Review” series, we point our magnifying glass to an Opinion article that debunks the idea that plants are conscious beings.
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June 2019 Was the Hottest June Ever Recorded0
- Briefings, Earth & Environment
- July 3, 2019
Last month, temperatures hit a record, according to the European Centre for Weather Forecasts. Data provided by the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that the European-average temperature was higher in June 2019 than in any other month of June. A short but extreme heatwave coming from the Sahara Desert passed through Europe, causing an increase
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Air Pollution in 2019: the Numbers0
- Earth & Environment
- June 5, 2019
On June 5, the United Nations celebrates World Environment Day. Each year, the goal is to encourage people to take action on a particular topic. This year’s theme is “Air pollution”. 3 Milliondeaths result of exposure to ambient air pollution (per year) The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 3 million people die from
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Why Do Mosquitos Go For Your Ears?
- Earth & Environment
- April 18, 2013
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