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US & Canada · Beijing

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76 percent of well-known insects fall outside protected areas

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Protected areas can provide safe havens for insects, but many existing ones fall short, a new study finds.See the Story

Lisbon, Portugal · Lisbon

The deadly VEXAS syndrome is more common than doctors thought

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

VEXAS syndrome affects nearly 1 in 4,000 men over 50 years old, scientists estimate. The disease also occurs in older women, though less frequently. Altogether, more than 15,000 people in the United States may be suffering from the syndrome. Once a person's symptoms begin, the median survival time is about 10 years.See the Story

Animals · Sydney

Scientists Discover Adorable Echidnas Blow Snot Bubbles to Keep Cool in the Heat

64% Center coverage: 11 sources

The prickly echidna blows snot bubbles to keep its nose wet, a new study finds. Early lab studies suggested that echidnas can't survive in temperatures hotter than 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Echidnas are found all over Australia in places that regularly exceed this threshold.See the Story

US & Canada · California

Nuclear fusion: How long until this breakthrough discovery can power your house

65% Center coverage: 98 sources

For the first time in history, US scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, a source familiar with the project confirmed to CNN. See the Story

Climate Change · New York

Humanity hits the 8 billion mark

46% Left coverage: 118 sources

The global population projects to reach 8 billion people on Tuesday, November 15, the United Nations says, in a historic milestone for humanity as the organization gives a look into what the future could look like.See the Story

Research · Jerusalem

First known sentence written in ancient alphabet discovered - on a head lice comb

49% Center coverage: 40 sources

Researchers have translated the first sentence written in the ancient language of Canaanites, the people of lands thought to have included parts of Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Believed to be the oldest known sentence written in the earliest alphabet, the inscription on the luxury item reads: “May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard.” See the Story

Europe · Zurich

In a First, Scientists Divert Lightning Strikes Using a Powerful Laser

40% Left coverage: 52 sources

Scientists have steered lightning bolts with lasers for the first time in the field, according to a demonstration performed during heavy storms at the top of a Swiss mountain.See the Story

Europe · New York

Scientists Have Finally Found the Snake Clitoris

57% Center coverage: 23 sources

Scientists have discovered that snakes do have clitorises, shattering a long-held assumption that the females didn't have a sexual organ.See the Story

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