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An interactive model to assess pathways for agriculture and food sector contributions to country-level net-zero targets
The following subsections presents the pathway designed in collaboration with the EEB using the ARISE model and describes how it has been designed. Codesign process Owing to travel restrictions and sanitary rules during the Covid pandemic lockdown, the codesign process was performed remotely. As a first step, the ARISE model was presented and discussed during…
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Hong Kong revokes visa of Chinese scientist jailed over gene editing
He Jiankui announced he had been granted a ‘Top Talent’ visa for Hong Kong. Authorities in Hong Kong said late Tuesday they had canceled the work visa of a Chinese biophysicist who was jailed for creating the world’s first gene-edited babies, throwing cold water on his plans to relocate his research to the city. The…
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Sheep can benefit urban lawn landscapes and people grazing sheep reduce stress, study suggests — ScienceDaily
Bicycles whirr by, students rush to class, staff and faculty are grabbing lunch or coffee on the go — and sheep graze the grassy knolls among the traffic, bleating every now and then. The grazing is their job. The 25 wooly sheep who seasonally — for the past two years — leave their University of…
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Better tools needed to determine ancient life on Mars — ScienceDaily
Current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of life might not be sensitive enough to make accurate assessments, according to a research team co-led by a Cornell University astronomer. In a paper published in Nature Communications, visiting planetary scientist Alberto Fairén, and an international team of researchers, claim that ancient…
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Researchers discover mysterious source of ‘heartbeat-like’ radio bursts in a solar fare — ScienceDaily
A solar radio burst with a signal pattern, akin to that of a heartbeat, has been pinpointed in the Sun’s atmosphere, according to a new study. In findings published in the journal Nature Communications, an international team of researchers has reported uncovering the source location of a radio signal coming from within a C-class solar…
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Scientist behind gene-edited babies eyes work in Hong Kong
Chinese scientist He Jiankui speaks at a brief press conference in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. He, a Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate five years ago with claims that he made the world’s first genetically edited babies, said Tuesday that he hopes to research rare hereditary diseases in Hong Kong. Credit: AP…
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First person to complete Antarctic 2.5 km swim
Barbara Hernandez hopes to have her achievement recognized by the Guinness World Records. Chilean Barbara Hernandez, who became the first person recorded to have swum 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) in the near-freezing Antarctic Ocean, says fear—not other people—is her rival. The 37-year-old completed the feat in 45 minutes and 30 seconds on February 5, wearing…
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New Heat Circuits Can Move Temperature the Way Current Does
Can heat be channeled in a way similar to how circuits control the flow of electricity? Possibly yes, according to a new study, if a new kind of quasiparticle could effectively be harnessed to make a practicable heat switch. Nearly every piece of technology today could be a case study in channeling electricity toward productive…
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This New Breed of Generator Can Run on Almost Any Fuel
It’s January 2030 and your electric heat pump is warming the house while your electric car charges in the garage, all powered by solar panels on your roof and by wind and solar generators at your local utility. It doesn’t matter that it’s been raining for two weeks because your utility is tapping into ammonia…
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When Traditional Overhead Construction Is Not an Option Free Live Webinar
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