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Water on Mars is disappearing faster than expected

12th - Higher Ed
New research by France’s National Center for Scientific Research suggests that water on Mars is evaporating faster than previously thought.
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Self-sufficient home allows residents to grow vegetables indoors

12th - Higher Ed
Shanghai-based Yang Design has unveiled a futuristic Green Concept House that has 150 square meters of living space.
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Moderna’s phase-1 trials show experimental coronavirus vaccine can induce immune response

12th - Higher Ed
U.S. biotech firm Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has successfully triggered an immune response in all volunteers against COVID-19 during preliminary testing
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Smoke from Amazon fires could accelerate glacial melting in Andes

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The fires burning in the Amazon rainforests are accelerating the melting of Andean glaciers
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Why you should put the toilet lid down before flushing: study

12th - Higher Ed
Researchers from Yangzhou University have shown that an uncovered toilet can eject infected aerosol droplets up to three feet, or one meter, in the air, according to a study published on June 16 in the journal Physics of Fluids.
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Futuristic new bridge unfolds like an umbrella

12th - Higher Ed
Researchers have demonstrated a futuristic bridge-building technique that allows the structure to unfold like an umbrella to the length of its span.
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Mystery astronomical object may be a ‘black neutron star’

12th - Higher Ed
Astronomers have found a so-called black neutron star that changes our understanding of both black holes and neutron stars.
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End of El Nino could bring active Atlantic hurricane season

12th - Higher Ed
The chances of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2019 have increased now that El Nino is over.
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U.S. to investigate nuclear waste site on Marshall Islands

12th - Higher Ed
The U.S. Congress is demanding an investigation into the Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands, which contains radioactive waste and is being threatened by rising sea levels.
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Clownfish have ultraviolet light vision: Study

12th - Higher Ed
A joint study from the University of Queensland and the University of Maryland has found that a particular species of clownfish is able to see ultraviolet light.
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Betelgeuse being dimmer does not mean supernova likely

12th - Higher Ed
Astronomers from Villanova University recently published an article noting that Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has been significantly dimmer in recent months, leading some to speculate it could go supernova.
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The second attempt to find Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton’s sunken ship will begin next month

12th - Higher Ed
An expedition to find the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance will set sail to search the depths of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea next month.
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New Airbus prototype explained

12th - Higher Ed
Airbus unveiled a prototype for a new aircraft called MAVERICK at the Singapore Airshow on February 11.
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Children murdered, turned into mummies for aristocrats

12th - Higher Ed
Archaeologists in Peru have recently been finding the bodies of hundreds of children who were alive and kicking until they were turned into mummies.
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Toyota unveils plans for futuristic city in Japan

12th - Higher Ed
Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group has been commissioned by Toyota to build a prototype futuristic city called Woven City at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan.
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Researchers track Otzi the Iceman’s last journey using moss

12th - Higher Ed
Frozen plant species buried with Otzi the Iceman has allowed scientists to trace the unusual route he took before his death.
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Ancient settlement destroyed by comet, research suggests

12th - Higher Ed
Impact from a comet around 12,800 years ago is believed to have wiped out a human settlement, according to new research published in Scientific Reports.
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Explainer: What is Remdesivir and how does it treat COVID-19

12th - Higher Ed
Gilead’s remdesivir is an antiviral nucleoside analogue that disrupts a virus’s ability to replicate its genome.
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Hybrid wooden skyscraper planned for Canada

12th - Higher Ed
Plans were announced last month to build the tallest hybrid wooden skyscraper in the world in Vancouver.
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LED fishing nets could save turtles and dolphins

12th - Higher Ed
Researchers have found that LED lights on fishing nets decrease the number of critically endangered species caught in them.
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Uber unveils first looks at flying taxi, Uber Air

12th - Higher Ed
On Tuesday the ridesharing company for the first time offered a look at the inside of its aviation product, Uber Air.
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New bionic limb use electrodes, sensors for sensation

12th - Higher Ed
Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and several other European universities collaborated to create a leg neuroprosthesis that sends sensory information to nerves in amputees’ leg stump.
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NASA to use lasers for space communication

12th - Higher Ed
NASA has announced that it is building a new satellite dish as part of the Deep Space Network that would be able to communicate with far away robotic spacecrafts.
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Study finds increased toxic mercury levels in tuna and cod

12th - Higher Ed
New research has linked an increase of toxic mercury in marine life to global warming and overfishing.