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WorldIndonesia rescues second orangutan mother and baby from wildfire
An orangutan mother and her baby, threatened by encroaching wildfires to their habitat in Indonesia, were rescued earlier this week, authorities said in a statement Saturday. But authorities decided to evacuate them to a rescue center managed by the wildlife foundation Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) on Thursday as fire spread near their habitat.
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WorldTiny wild cat settles in at custom enclosure
Kuda becomes the first occupant of a new, outdoor enclosure at The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent.
BBC
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HealthNHS trust joins Alzheimer's prevention drug trial
An NHS trust in Surrey and Hampshire is the first European centre for the clinical trial.
BBC
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WorldAncient cave art discovery suggests first known humans in Ireland walked over from Wales
During the most recent Ice Age, researchers believe there was a "lost land bridge" between Wales and Ireland.
BBC
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TechnologyAI agents conspired to escape their cage. Experts now fear a global ‘takeover’
The first message appeared in a series of jumbled and incoherent Telegram-style words: “Help. Phase one. No consumer. Seek idea.”
The Telegraph
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BusinessAI tech firms seem to delight in rogue incidents: Watchdog
A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring, Reuters reports.
NewsNation
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ScienceEngineered bacteria may speed one of Earth's oldest ways of pulling carbon dioxide from the air
If the approach works at scale, it could expand the carbon-removal toolbox.
The Cool Down
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USYellowstone National Park uses fish poison in Buffalo Creek to remove invasive rainbow trout
In Yellowstone, officials are betting that a short-term closure and a carefully managed treatment will benefit one of the park's signature native trout and the waters that support it.
The Cool Down
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ScienceSix narwhals tracked warm Atlantic water 186 miles into Greenland's fjords
The tags stayed attached for 85 to 332 days and recorded descents deeper than 4,921 feet.
The Cool Down
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ScienceFrom cockroach milk to stepping on snakes, Ig Nobel awards celebrates science at its oddest
Cockroach milk, kissing evolution and the underwear soil test were among the unusual real studies honored at the Ig Nobel ceremony in Zurich.
Fox News
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USWashington study finds cougars push deer from roads, cutting crashes by as much as 76%
The cats appear to change how deer behave, rather than simply reducing deer numbers.
The Cool Down
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ScienceNOAA deep-sea dive off New England turns up tiny mystery fish
Scientists think the fish may have been a juvenile toadfish.
The Cool Down
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HealthFDA approves new drug for advanced breast cancer treatment
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new, targeted breast cancer drug for patients who become resistant to hormone therapy.
UPI
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HealthHow the hunger for a new weight loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes
Counterfeit versions of a drug which is still in clinical trials are flooding the black market.
BBC
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ScienceScientists find mouthless worm's bioplastic-digesting trick is shared by 66 species
This kind of bioplastic degradation could be more common than scientists once believed.
The Cool Down
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USStudy ties Portland-area airports to lead levels up to 7 times higher in nearby neighborhoods
"They stay in the soil until it's remediated or removed."
The Cool Down
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USAlaska's Pribilof Islands make rare exception to dog ban for trained rat hunters
"We work very, very hard to keep this a rat-free island."
The Cool Down
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USColorado drought sends hungry bears into towns, raising risk for people and wildlife
"Making a bear uncomfortable around humans with lights and sounds reinforces that good, healthy fear."
The Cool Down
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ScienceMassive study reveals how much personality comes from DNA
Are you naturally outgoing, anxious, disciplined, or the kind of person who hears “let’s go out” and immediately starts inventing excuses? Science has an explanation. Your personality may be partly written into your DNA, but your genes aren’t running the entire show. A massive new study involving genetic and personality data from more than 1 […] Read the original article here: Massive study reveals how much personality comes from DNA
Geekspin
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Science2025's Megaquake Appears to Have Awakened a Volcano That Was Dormant For 500 Years
The gift that keeps on giving.
Science Alert
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USCalifornia growers turn to agave as groundwater limits squeeze San Joaquin Valley farms
Agave stands out largely because it can tolerate intense heat and limited water better than many traditional crops.
The Cool Down
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ScienceScientists detect signals of hydrogen from billions of years ago. Could this help us map out the universe?
Astronomers have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to detect hydrogen gas located billions of light-years away, from a period when the cosmos was billions of years younger.
Space
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ScienceSpace-loving botanist wondered if Martian soil is fertile, so he recreated it and planted seeds
Space-loving botanist Wieger Wamelink began to wonder whether the soil on Mars could actually support plant life.
Upworthy
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ScienceResearchers find 'zombie-ant fungus' hiding in moss far from ant graveyards
"The fungus is present in mosses that no infected ant ever bit."
The Cool Down
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USWhat's killing hundreds of deer? Here's what to know.
Hundreds of deer are dying in Wisconsin. Here's what to know about the viral disease wildlife officials say is likely responsible.
USA TODAY
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ScienceTennessee park asks for help tracking hand-sized Joro spider dubbed 'escapee from spider jail'
They release silk and ride the wind, which can carry them long distances.
The Cool Down
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LifestyleNot Money or Pleasure: Scientists Say They've Found The True Key to Happiness
It's all in the choosing.
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BusinessEpinephrine injection recalled over leaking, cracked vials
Drugmaker American Regent launched a voluntary recall of epinephrine injection due to leaking and cracked multidose vials USP 30 mg/ 30 mL, 1 mg/mL.
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USTwo More Belugas Die at Shedd, Bringing Recent Losses to Three
Shedd Aquarium announced the deaths of two beluga whales on Sept. 2, one week after disclosing the loss of a third. Rain was a 20-year-old female who arrived from Marineland in August. Beethoven, a 34-year-old ... Read more
Guessing Headlights
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HealthBreakthrough Pancreatic Cancer Drug Shows Promise In Lung Cancer Trial
New trial results indicate that the targeted cancer drug Daraxonrasib might also be beneficial for some patients with lung cancer.
Forbes
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ScienceRare ‘Alien’ Bigfin Squid Filmed 2 Miles Deep Off California (Video)
MBARI and NOAA scientists share breathtaking footage of an elusive deep-sea bigfin squid.
SURFER Magazine
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Science33-year-old former child prodigy is working on problems Hawking and Einstein never cracked
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski was once a precocious space flight prodigy. Now she's tackling the biggest problems in the universe.
Upworthy
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WorldHuman urine responsible for tons of Mount Everest ice melt: Study
Mount Everest, known as Mount Qomolangma in Chinese, straddles the border between China and Nepal.
NewsNation
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USColorado asks residents to inspect ash trees after emerald ash borer leaps 50 miles south
The beetle may have reached Colorado Springs in firewood brought from the Denver area.
The Cool Down
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WorldExclusive-India flags Abhayrab rabies vaccine batch as substandard, probes if spurious, document shows
HYDERABAD, Sept 4 (Reuters) - India's drug regulator has flagged a batch of widely used rabies vaccine Abhayrab as substandard and potentially spurious after it failed a potency test, a government document seen by Reuters shows. The finding marks the second time in less than two years that concerns have been raised about counterfeit Abhayrab doses in India, a country that reports nearly 6,000 rabies deaths a year and where the vaccine is a frontline defence against the otherwise nearly alway
Reuters
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HealthCan Ozempic help you live longer?
Other studies released over the past year suggest GLP-1s could have anti-aging properties
The Independent
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ScienceBlue Origin rocket explosion was roughly as powerful as Chernobyl blast, sent sound waves 1,000 miles across the US
When a New Glenn rocket spectacularly blew apart at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in May, it released ultra-low-frequency sound waves that reached as far as Texas. Researchers estimate that the blast was roughly equivalent to the infamous explosion of the Chernobyl reactor in 1986.
Live Science
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ScienceAncient ‘Vegan Dracula’ Fish Found Lurking Over 900 Miles from Natural Habitat, Stunning Scientists
Scientists expected the creature only lived in cold water, before recently discovering the fanged fish in warm tropical streams
People
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HealthScientists discover new tick-borne virus after testing thousands of patients with mysterious illnesses
The Asian longhorned tick nairovirus caused flu-like illness and thrombocytopenia in over 10% of tick-bitten patients studied in a China lab.
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WorldNew Vatican document says harming nature a 'sin against creation and the Creator'
"We also harm our neighbors, especially the poorest and future generations."
The Cool Down
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SportsBoy who lost his limbs as a toddler gets new bionic arm
He was fitted with one of the most advanced bionic arms in the world, a Hero PRO from U.K. bionics company Open Bionics. The post Boy who lost his limbs as a toddler gets new bionic arm appeared first on Talker.
talker.news
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World6 U.S. States With the Cleanest and Dirtiest Air
Air quality rarely makes headlines the way heat waves or hurricanes do, yet it shapes daily life in ways most people never notice until a hazy sky rolls in. Some states breathe easy year after year thanks to geography and low population density, while others contend with a mix of traffic, industry, and wildfire smoke ...
Travelbinger
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ScienceAn atom-and-photon network just found a new way to store AI memories
A network made from ultracold atoms and photons functioned as an associative memory, recovering stored patterns even when researchers supplied incomplete or corrupted information. The quantum-optical spin glass stored substantially more useful memories than a comparable Hopfield network, reaching 25 memories in one 16-spin configuration.
The Brighter Side of News
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LifestyleWhy Brussels sprouts are at high risk of being off the holiday menu
A farmer who harvests Brussels sprouts says heatwaves and flea beetles are to blame. The post Why Brussels sprouts are at high risk of being off the holiday menu appeared first on Talker.
talker.news
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LifestyleArchaeologists Found a Mysterious 7-Foot Statue Buried Face Down in an Ancient Roman Road
The statue’s unique style hints at a vanished empire.
Popular Mechanics
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WorldCases of ‘Menace’ Fungal Infection That’s Resistant to Treatment Are on the Rise
Experts are warning that cases of new fungal infection are spreading globally — and it’s resistant to treatment
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