Meta just closed a vital online research tool. It’s bad news for the fight against misinformation
For more than a decade, researchers and journalists have relied on a digital tool called…
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Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide
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Réunion is a tropical island getaway – our climate study shows that it could attract more tourists during European summers
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What is mpox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin
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Offensive names dot the American street map − a new app provides a way to track them
The racially motivated tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, when a white supremacist murdered…
Satellites are making the night sky brighter – as a launch site, NZ has a duty to combat light pollution
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The Altar Stone of Stonehenge came from an unexpectedly distant place, new study reveals
During the solstices, thousands gather at Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in England to celebrate…
Rat birth control programs may not be the most efficient way to address urban rat infestations
Rats are present in almost every city in the world, building their own rat settlements…