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Daniel Lawler

International Business Times

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Where Are All The Aliens?: Fermi's Paradox Explained

Astronomers raised hopes that humanity might not be alone in the universe by announcing on Thursday they have detected the most promising hints yet of...

19.04.2025 10

International Business Times

Daniel Lawler

Webb Spots Strongest 'Hints' Yet Of Life On Distant Planet

Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other...

19.04.2025 10

International Business Times

Daniel Lawler

Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics Into Mouth: Researchers

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created...

26.03.2025 10

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Daniel Lawler

What Is Dark Energy? One Of Science's Great Mysteries, Explained

Dark energy makes up roughly 70 percent of the universe, yet we know nothing about it. Around 25 percent of the universe is the equally mysterious...

21.03.2025 8

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Daniel Lawler

'Getting Scary': US Aid Cuts Undermine Global Fight Against TB

The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have...

12.03.2025 10

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Daniel Lawler

'We Will Save Them': The Quest To Rescue Nearly Extinct Rhino

Two rhinos munch serenely on grass as the sun rises over Mount Kenya, oblivious to the massive global endeavour to prevent them being the last of...

22.02.2025 9

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Daniel Lawler

Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll 40% Higher Than Recorded

Research published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war...

11.01.2025 8

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Daniel Lawler

US Urged To Do More To Fight Bird Flu After First Death

The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave off the threat of...

08.01.2025 4

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Daniel Lawler

The Secret To Living To 110? Bad Record-keeping, Researcher Says

Most of what we know about humans living to very old age is based on faulty data, including the science behind the "blue zones" famous for having a...

14.12.2024 4

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Daniel Lawler

Climate Change Driving 'Record Threats To Health': Report

Climate change poses a growing threat to human health in a variety of record-breaking ways, a major report said Wednesday, the experts warning that...

30.10.2024 4

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Daniel Lawler

'Party Atmosphere': Skygazers Treated To Another Aurora Show

Scientist Jim Wild has travelled to the Arctic Circle numerous times to study the northern lights, but on Thursday night he only needed to look out...

11.10.2024 10

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Daniel Lawler

Where In The World Is Closest To Becoming A '15-minute City'?

Paris and Milan are among the cities closest to reaching the urban planning goal of being a "15-minute city," while car-dependent metropolises in...

17.09.2024 3

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Daniel Lawler

Backside Breathing And Pigeon Bombers Studies Win Ig Nobel Prizes

Mammals that can breathe through their backsides, homing pigeons that can guide missiles and sober worms that outpace drunk ones: these are some of...

13.09.2024 2

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Daniel Lawler

Flood Of 'Junk': How AI Is Changing Scientific Publishing

An infographic of a rat with a preposterously large penis. Another showing human legs with way too many bones. An introduction that starts:...

10.08.2024 2

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Daniel Lawler