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One woman’s mission to rethink recycling in Nigeria’s cities

Inventor Rita Idehai has built machines that pay money for plastic bottles. They’re a huge hit. Local women then turn the waste into sellable goods.

DW News

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Scientists named 190 new plants and fungi species in 2025

Scientists warn that human activities are “eroding nature to the point of extinction” after releasing a list of new species named in 2025.

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Why is some snow wet and heavy and some dry and fluffy?

Snow ratios are an important factor when forecasting accumulations for winter storms. Will you get the wet heavy snow that is hard to shovel and takes down trees or will you get dry, fluffy snow that skiers love? Here is the breakdown.

The Weather Channel

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Pucker up: The history and evolutionary mystery of kissing

If you rang in the new year with a kiss, you took part in a tradition millions of years in the making. Scientists now say the origins of kissing go back much farther than most think.

CBS News

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Ice Core Time Machine: What researchers could learn 613 meters down

The Müller Ice Cap ice core, the deepest in the Americas at 613 metres, is being processed in a University of Alberta lab. From it, scientists hope to trace 10,000 years of climate data in the form of trace elements, greenhouse gases, an...

CBC News

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AI playing a role in digital solutions to sustain crops

Dalhousie researchers are looking to new innovation to sustain crops on small and medium-size farms. The Atlantic Institute for Digital Agriculture is incorporating the use of artificial intelligence to help.

CBC News

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Research Zeppelin hunts air pollution above Zugspitze peak

An international team is measuring aerosols with an airship on Germany’s highest peak. The goals are to understand the role of particulate matter in global warming and combat air pollution.

DW News

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Earth's magnetic weak spot is growing

A growing “dent” in Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic has expanded dramatically in the last decade, raising concerns about satellite safety and space radiation. A leading magnetic field expert explains what’s really happenin...

The Weather Channel

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Lasers turn back time on Rome’s Column of Marcus Aurelius

A historic Roman victory column is being restored using up-to-date techniques. The Column of Emperor Marcus Aurelius is getting Italy's most extensive laser cleaning yet, as part of an EU-funded heritage plan.

Reuters

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Canadian scientists hope to return to Antarctica to build on findings

Research samples gathered by an all-Canadian expedition to Antarctica are making waves at the ArcticNet scientific conference as Canadian scientists hope to expand our scientific footprint there and return for another expedition to build...

CBC News

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Why a 'slushy' moon might be the best place to find aliens

Scientists have long believed Saturn’s moon Titan hid a massive underground ocean, but new research suggests something even stranger: a deep, icy slush filled with pockets of warm liquid water that could support life. By reanalyzing data...

The Weather Channel

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Austria's glaciers: Hope on thin ice?

Glaciologist Tobias Sauter has been monitoring climate change for decades — from Patagonia to the Himalayas. DW met the dedicated scientist immersed in mountain research.

DW News

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Researchers find evidence of youngest-ever children tattooed

Researchers at the Arizona State University and the University of Missouri believe they have found evidence of the youngest-ever children to have been tattooed.

Africanews

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Cement cars form new coral reef park in Miami

A project that blends art, marine conservation and tourism is underway in Miami Beach, Florida. Reefline is an underwater sculpture park and hybrid coral reef.

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Orcas and dolphins teaming up to hunt salmon

New research published in Scientific Reports says orcas and dolphins have been caught on video collaborating to hunt for salmon. Researchers say dolphins dive deep for salmon and orcas eavesdrop on their echolocation to hunt. The dolphin...

CBC News

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Data centers in space: Solution or disaster?

Tech giants are exploring data centers in space to reduce energy consumption and emissions. But there are big challenges — from feasibility to space debris. Here's what you need to know!

DW News

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Scientists challenge myth that 'Black people do not float'

Scientists in the UK have poured cold water on a long-standing myth that people of African, Caribbean, and Asian heritage cannot float because of “heavy bones.”

Reuters

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Do you really lose most of your body heat through your head?

Do we really lose most of our body heat through our heads? We hate to say it, but mom might be wrong about that one. Watch this video to learn where the long-held belief originated and why scientists say you don’t have to wear that winte...

The Weather Channel

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Study reveals world record breaking dinosaur footprint park

A new study paints an enormous picture of almost 17,000 dinosaur footprints in a mountainous area of Bolivia, making it the world's largest find of its kind that's been protected from centuries of erosion.

Euronews

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British zoologist founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83

British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said in a statement.

Africanews

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Different types of thunderstorms can have different impacts

More than 100,000 thunderstorms impact the United States each year, but did you know there are different types of storms? Here are some that you may hear meteorologists mention and the dangers of each one.

The Weather Channel

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How a high-tech blowpipe is heating up nuclear fusion

Germany’s W7-X stellarator in Greifswald is setting new fusion records, pushing science closer to clean, limitless energy for a sustainable future.

DW News

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CEO defends embryo screening for certain traits amid criticism

Big leaps in science are presenting parents with choices that were once impossible -- screening the DNA of embryos to help pick a future child with lower risks of disease, and higher odds of being taller or even smarter. But with the new...

CBS America

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Studying the human body in space may help patients here on Earth

A professor of surgery and biomedical engineering at the University of Alberta will be studying the effects of space flight on human health after receiving funding from the Canadian Space Agency. One of his goals is to help people with o...

CBC News

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Robots help piece together Pompeii's fragmented ancient frescoes

Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, are getting a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed to support archaeologists in one of their most painstaking tasks: reassembling fragmented arti...

Reuters

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Top astronomy events for December 2025

From the best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, to the changing seasons on the solstice, here are the top astronomy events to mark down on your December 2025 calendar.

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Can algae bioreactors replace oil? Sydney firm makes the case

Nick Hazell is backing the smallest organisms - algae - to build a cleaner economy. His Sydney startup, Algenie, touts a helical photobioreactor and AI‑powered strain optimization to grow algae cheaply at industrial scale, supplying plas...

Reuters

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Scientists fight to save fish old as the dinosaurs from extinction

In Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, a rare fish that dates back to the dinosaur era is on the brink of extinction. Scientists are racing to save the manjuari before it disappears forever.

Reuters

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AI to boost scientific discovery

Lily Lyman, managing partner at Underscore VC, discusses how AI will help supercharge discoveries in life sciences and healthcare with the possibility of unlocking $4 trillion in value. She joins Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Tech."

Bloomberg

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Colombian scientists recover treasures from 'holy grail of shipwrecks'

Scientists in Colombia have recovered artifacts from a sunken Spanish galleon that's known as the holy grail of shipwrecks.

Al Jazeera