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Adjusting carbon emissions to Paris commitments would prevent heat-related deaths
Thousands of annual heat-related deaths could be potentially avoided in major US cities if global temperatures…
France to propose new tax on flights in Europe
France on Thursday will propose a new tax on flights in Europe to encourage travellers to…
YouTube updates hate speech guidelines to prohibit videos
YouTube is updating its hate speech policies to prohibit videos with white supremacist and neo-Nazi content. …
Study offers comprehensive roadmap for regulating political activity by nonprofits
Beginning in the 1990s and increasingly today, nonprofits are delving into politics. At the same time,…
Glacial sediments greased the gears of plate tectonics
Earth’s outer layer is composed of giant plates that grind together, sliding past or dipping beneath…
Ancient DNA sheds light on Arctic hunter-gatherer migration to North America 5,000 years ago
The first humans in North America arrived from Asia some time before 14,500 years ago. The…
DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of ancient Siberians
Two children’s milk teeth buried deep in a remote archaeological site in north eastern Siberia have…
Video gamers design brand new proteins
A team of researchers encoded their specialized knowledge into the computer game Foldit to enable citizen…
New mechanism allows lower energy requirement for OLED displays
Scientists from RIKEN and the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with international partners have…