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Climate adaptation's delivery gap: Turning national plans into action
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Climate adaptation's delivery gap: Turning national plans into action

By 2025, 143 of 154 developing countries had a National Adaptation Plan process in place, yet implementation has not kept pace. Many countries still lack the institutional capacity, project preparation and finance needed to turn their priorities into strategies, bankable projects and results on the ground.

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Bleached Coral Rebounded After Touching Healthy Coral, Study Finds

Bleached Coral Rebounded After Touching Healthy Coral, Study Finds

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Satellites accurately detect methane emissions in largest controlled test yet

Satellites accurately detect methane emissions in largest controlled test yet

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology•16 hours ago
The stubby legs of ancient sled dogs helped people traverse the Arctic for the past 9,000 years

The stubby legs of ancient sled dogs helped people traverse the Arctic for the past 9,000 years

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Sustained pressure halts cancer cell migration and triggers death in 3D lab models

Sustained pressure halts cancer cell migration and triggers death in 3D lab models

The growth and death of cancer cells in the lab are studied primarily in two-dimensional cell cultures. In a study published in the journal Developmental Cell on Oct. 14, researchers instead used three-dimensional models to uncover how pressure and mechanical confinement impact cell growth—halting the cells' metastatic behavior and ultimately leading to their death. The findings could lead to the development of new biomarkers to predict which cancers are more likely to spread, or metastasize, and could ultimately lead to new approaches for preventing metastasis.

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Robotic 'time crystal' organizes itself into a single rhythm despite random disturbances

Robotic 'time crystal' organizes itself into a single rhythm despite random disturbances

Scientists have developed a material that can grow and coordinate its own movement until the entire structure pulses in unison, paving the way for versatile robots that behave more like living systems.

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Microplastics are chemically active and could cause biological harm

Microplastics are chemically active and could cause biological harm

Plastics are supposed to be chemically inert. It's the reason they're used so frequently to package food, bottle water and create children's toys: They're safe. But something important happens when a large piece of plastic fragments into micro- and nanoparticles. Its surface area increases dramatically relative to its volume. Vastly more of the material is now exposed to its surroundings.

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Not all early birds evolved toward better flight, Jurassic fossil suggests

Not all early birds evolved toward better flight, Jurassic fossil suggests

For early birds, evolution wasn't always about becoming better flyers. This conclusion is supported by the recent discovery of a remarkably well-preserved, 150-million-year-old bird fossil from Fujian province, China, which is challenging long-held assumptions about early bird evolution.

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Modeling study shows early tetrapods had surprisingly little ability to move their necks

Modeling study shows early tetrapods had surprisingly little ability to move their necks

A new model using sturgeon as a material analog has made it possible to estimate how the backbones of some of the first animals on land could and could not move. These results disprove a long-standing hypothesis that changes in early tetrapod anatomy as they moved onto land gave them improved neck mobility. The study, led by a researcher at Uppsala University, formerly of Carleton University in Canada, has been published in the journal Nature.

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AI-enhanced weather model doubles predictive power two to six weeks out

AI-enhanced weather model doubles predictive power two to six weeks out

In 2021, Texas suffered the worst energy infrastructure failure in state history, following three severe winter storms in February. At least 246 people were killed as a result of the disruptions, which led to food, water, heat and electricity shortages.

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Little fish, big deal—Record haul of baby sturgeons offers hope for the future

Little fish, big deal—Record haul of baby sturgeons offers hope for the future

Just a few centimeters long, slimy and covered in razor-sharp spines, baby sturgeons look like creatures from one of the Alien movies. But for the people who pull them from the river, these diminutive ugly ducklings of the fish world are a beautiful sight.

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They Created a Cell That’s Almost Alive. What to Do With It Now?

They Created a Cell That’s Almost Alive. What to Do With It Now?

SpudCells may one day produce new medicines and materials. But first scientists have to improve them — and make sure they aren’t misused.

The New York Times
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Study finds overlooked 'forever chemicals' widespread in New Jersey tap water and bottled beverages

Study finds overlooked 'forever chemicals' widespread in New Jersey tap water and bottled beverages

Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have found that a largely overlooked class of "forever chemicals" is widespread in New Jersey drinking water and commercially available bottled beverages, raising new questions about how these persistent contaminants are monitored and potentially introduced into everyday products.

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New carbon calculator helps research labs pinpoint emissions and target reductions

New carbon calculator helps research labs pinpoint emissions and target reductions

Research labs are among the most energy-hungry facilities at universities worldwide. According to both University College London and a Swiss initiative called Green Lab, these labs require anywhere from three to 10 times more power than standard offices of the same size.

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How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’

How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’

As environmental forces make fishing and harvesting more costly, the price of once-everyday fish has ballooned.

The New York Times
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What 2024's record-breaking rainfall says about the next El Niño

What 2024's record-breaking rainfall says about the next El Niño

Though strong El Niños have occurred only four times in as many decades, 2024's intense El Niño is already getting a sequel. New UCLA research shows that 2024 broke the record for extreme rainfall, with 40% of that increase tied to global warming—and conditions are ripe for a repeat.

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Primordial helium further confirms our understanding of the Big Bang

Primordial helium further confirms our understanding of the Big Bang

In the early moments of the big bang, two elements were forged: hydrogen and helium. Technically, the tiniest traces of light elements such as lithium were produced as well, but nothing of consequence. The early universe was about three parts hydrogen to one part helium. All the heavier elements, from the oxygen in your lungs to the iron in your blood, were created through astrophysical processes—fused in stars, formed in supernovae or scattered by the collisions of neutron stars. Even in the present cosmos, heavier elements are so cosmically rare that astronomers group them all as metals.

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How Do Cuttlefish Hide? Scientists Search for the Secret to Camouflage.

How Do Cuttlefish Hide? Scientists Search for the Secret to Camouflage.

Cephalopods are masters of camouflage. Scientists want to decipher how the process works in the brain.

The New York Times
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Artemis II astronauts saw the flashes of 5 meteor impacts on the moon - Mashable

Artemis II astronauts saw the flashes of 5 meteor impacts on the moon - Mashable

Artemis II astronauts saw the flashes of 5 meteor impacts on the moon  Mashable'Dude! No way!' Scientists jump for joy over Artemis II moon science results  SpaceNASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public  WIREDNASA releases trove of Moon data from historic Artemis II flight  NatureArtemis II crew moon photo annotations  Phys.org

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New York City’s Latest Famous Family Is a Hoot. Yes, They’re Barn Owls.

New York City’s Latest Famous Family Is a Hoot. Yes, They’re Barn Owls.

The city’s latest feathered extraordinaires are captivating the Upper West Side with their screeches.

The New York Times
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Israeli Pharma Giant Teva wins FDA approval for monthly schizophrenia injection Weltruza

Israeli Pharma Giant Teva wins FDA approval for monthly schizophrenia injection Weltruza

Weltruza is Teva's second U.S.-approved product made in partnership with French ⁠biotech company Medincell. It uses long-acting injectable technology, designed to release medication over an extended period

Haaretz - Science & Health
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The Underappreciated Benefits of Leaving Fallen Leaves Alone

The Underappreciated Benefits of Leaving Fallen Leaves Alone

To homeowners, fallen leaves look like work. To nature, they’re an investment, with tremendous value on the secondary market as invertebrate real estate.

The New York Times
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Research shows how AI and mixed reality can enhance police work

Research shows how AI and mixed reality can enhance police work

How can AI provide police officers with better support in complex situations? In an interdisciplinary collaboration, researchers in police research and computing science at Umeå University have explored the opportunities and risks associated with using AI-based interactive systems in police work.

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Atlantic weather pattern shaped southern Greenland's rain and snow for millennia, sediments reveal

Atlantic weather pattern shaped southern Greenland's rain and snow for millennia, sediments reveal

In high-latitude coastal areas, Arctic amplification means that temperatures are rising faster than the global average. This combination of rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns driven by the North Atlantic Oscillation has major impacts on regions with a "cryosphere"—areas that host ice sheets and glaciers, such as southern Greenland.

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Exasperated by Delays, Congress Tries to Speed Up Energy Permitting

Exasperated by Delays, Congress Tries to Speed Up Energy Permitting

Republican and Democratic senators struck a deal to vote on the largest overhaul of federal energy and environmental rules in decades.

The New York Times
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