Traffic noise affected zebra finches’ foraging habits and field crickets’ mating Working from home during Covid-19 has brought noise pollution close to home, whether it’s
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New COVID cases dropping, but worrying signs on the horizon
Enlarge / Aerial view showing a tractor digging graves in a new area of the Nossa Senhora Aparecida, where COVID-19 victims are buried, in Manaus,
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B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant is picking up a worrisome new mutation
Enlarge (credit: CDC.gov) As the world races to get vaccines into arms, one of the most concerning coronavirus variants appears to be getting a little
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Danish team predict possible 1.35m rise by 2100 and highlight issues with previous modelling The rise in the sea level is likely to be faster
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After flying without a waiver, SpaceX gets FAA permit for SN9 launch [Updated]
Enlarge / A Starship on the pad, and a second on the way in South Texas. (credit: Elon Musk/Twitter) SpaceX finally has won approval from
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Media frenzy, skepticism engulf virus origin probe—and WHO is over it
Enlarge / World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme Director Michael Ryan talks during a daily press briefing on COVID-19 virus at the WHO headquaters
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