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2023-06-09 @ 14.14.22 ∈ In English

Social media and duct tape are helping people make DIY air purifiers that filter out wildfire smoke
Public health experts say Corsi-Rosenthal purifiers are highly effective at removing particles from the air. [Their] clean air delivery rate is relatively high and can be used to purify air against not only smoke, but pollen and viruses.
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2023-06-08 @ 20.34.57 ∈ In English

GitHub - TodePond/DreamBerd: perfect programming language
perfect programming language. Contribute to TodePond/DreamBerd development by creating an account on GitHub.
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2023-06-08 @ 12.15.34 ∈ In English

A documented case of a crocodile virgin birth
In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, [a team of entomologists and reptile specialists] describes their surprise at the discovery of a clutch of eggs laid by an American crocodile who had been kept alone in an enclosure at Parque Reptilandia park in Costa Rica for 16 years prior to laying the eggs.
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2023-06-06 @ 18.52.28 ∈ In English

‘Extinct’ butterfly species reappears in UK
[The black-veined white], previously described as extinct in Britain for nearly 100 years, has suddenly appeared in countryside on the edge of London. […] The charity Butterfly Conservation, which monitors butterfly numbers in Britain, told the BBC the insects will have been released, but they don't know by who or why.
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2023-06-01 @ 16.49.40 ∈ In English

Biodegradable plastic from sugar cane also threatens the environment, finds new research
[A doctoral study] has found that the behavior of small perch exposed to bioplastics in fish food changed over a period of six months. They reacted far more when they met fellow perch than normal. In addition, there were signs of reduced movement, altered ability to form shoals and altered reaction when approached by danger.
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2023-05-26 @ 19.46.20 ∈ In English

Induction of a torpor-like hypothermic and hypometabolic state in rodents by ultrasound - Nature Metabolism
Using ultrasound to activate noninvasively specific neurons in the hypothalamus, a temporary hypothermic and hypometabolic state is induced in rodents.
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2023-05-26 @ 19.42.47 ∈ In English

Bird flu fells nearly 9,000 marine creatures in Chile
Nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and small cetaceans have died in an avian flu outbreak battering Chile’s north coast, the South American country’s fisheries service said Thursday.
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2023-05-25 @ 18.46.43 ∈ In English

Weevils, long-nosed beetles, are unsung heroes of pollination
A new study in the journal Peer Community in Ecology provides a deep dive into the more than 600 species of weevils, including ones whose entire life cycles are interwoven with a specific plant that they help pollinate.
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2023-05-25 @ 18.30.36 ∈ In English

Volunteers reintroduce rare butterfly to Malvern Hills
The Pearl-bordered Fritillary is being brought back to the Malvern Hills in a push for biodiversity.