Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction
The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in the last 125,000 years, and temperatures…
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Did Donald Trump order piracy on the high seas?
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Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors
People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic…
New qualifications to tackle NHS skills shortage
new Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) in MedTech will help fill critical skills gaps, with estimated…
Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off? It’s not by chance
You’ve probably experienced it – your alarm is set for 6:30am, yet somehow your eyes…
Supporting countries’ efforts to raise additional resources for their sustainable development: EU endorses the Seville Declaration on Domestic Revenue Mobilisation
The European Commission has officially endorsed the Seville Declaration on Domestic Revenue Mobilisation. It marks a significant…
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security DiNanno’s Travel to Hungary and Switzerland
The Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Thomas G. DiNanno, will travel to…
Food waste in South Africa is dumped in landfills
Every year, millions of tonnes of food end up in South Africa’s landfills. This is…
The surprising theology inside today’s Advent calendars
It would be easy to conclude that Advent calendars — usually with 25 compartments that…
Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs
After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or…