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The jellyfish with a nervous system that is causing a shiver in the scientific community

Comb jellies may be too small to even cause ripples in the water as they swim, but their unique features are creating shockwaves in the scientific community.

The Hindu

How fast is the universe expanding? New supernova data could help nail it down

A warp in the fabric of space and time that acted like a giant magnifying glass may help solve a celestial mystery about the rate of the universe's expansion.

Space

The marine organism with a surprising wiring of neurons

A recent study, published in Science, found that instead of being connected by synapses, nerve-net neurons in comb jellies are continuously connected by a single plasma membrane - an unexpected and sensational finding.

The Hindu

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Canada wildfires: Alberta province uses Fire Weather Index to plan strategy

In Canada, wildfires continue to devastate the western province of Alberta. Thousands of people have had no choice but to leave their homes, and many more are on evacuation alert. The province has declared a state of emergency, while firefighters are attempting to bring the blazes under control. Once again,…

France 24

IAEA amplifies alert over potential nuclear catastrophe at Zaporizhzhia plant

Many people, including those at the IAEA, are increasingly worried about the situation in and around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. The UN nuclear watchdog has already urged the end of all military activity around the site, but to no avail. It is now concerned at continued…

France 24

Humanity's tipping point? How the Queen's death stole a climate warning's thunder

Think back to September last year. What happened early that month? What news shook the world and reverberated for weeks, if not months?

The Conversation

Scientists find chemical that stops locust cannibalism

Washington (AFP) - Plagues of locusts that darken the skies and devastate all things that grow have been recorded since Biblical times, and today threaten the food security of millions of people across Asia and Africa.

AFP

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MPs raise concerns about AI ‘explosion’ and call for UK to form global standards

Science Secretary Chloe Smith took Science and Technology questions in the Commons.

The Independent UK

Inside big beef’s climate messaging machine: confuse, defend and downplay

A Masters of Beef Advocacy program teaches ‘scientific sounding’ arguments on cattle’s sustainability in an all-out public relations war

The Guardian - US

Iconic institution gets extra funding to maintain Aussie kids' 'rite of passage'

Funding will go towards critical upgrades.

The Canberra Times

‘At least 10% of the human genome is unchanged across mammal species’

a new genetic project called zoonomia has started comparing the genetic blueprints of an array of animals and its link to humans

The Hindu

'Mind boggling' array of 19,000 undersea volcanoes discovered with high-resolution radar satellites

Scientists used high-resolution radar satellites and discovered a ‘mind boggling’ 19,000 volcanoes.

LiveScience

'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US

“Got Polio? Me neither. Thanks, Science.”

The Conversation

New Tory Science Secretary's husband once branded Covid-19 a 'mental illness'

The Prime Minister carried out a mini-reshuffle to replace sacked Dominic Raab and to appoint maternity cover for two top Tories

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Study suggests implant can treat low blood pressure in people with spinal cord injury

A spinal cord injury patient's extremely low blood pressure can be treated with an implant that sends electrical stimulation to a specific group of spinal neurons, addressing a frequent "invisible" side effect of paralysis. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Week

The truth behind China’s ‘world-leading’ scientific research

China has for the first time become the world’s leading producer of high-quality scientific research, according to a Japanese study.

The Guardian - UK

Three years on, there is a new generation of lockdown sceptics – and they’re rewriting history

Academics on the left have joined the anti-lockdown chorus. Yet their Covid theories rely on a travesty of the facts, says activist and author Richard Seymour

Space

Big asteroids hit Earth more frequently than thought, study suggests

Four big asteroids hit Earth in the past million years alone, according to a new study, suggesting that the space-rock danger is higher than previously thought. But not everyone agrees with the result.

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The raccoon dog–COVID connection

A new thread in the debate over SARS-CoV-2’s origins centers around a dog-like creature from Asia

The Independent UK

‘It’s a very difficult thing to pin down’: Did Covid-19 originate from a ‘lab leak’?

Some US government agencies think Covid may have originated from a lab leak, but there needs to be far more evidence to really know where pandemic came from, Josh Marcus

WEKU

WHO calls on China to share data on raccoon dog link to pandemic. Here's what we know

Data was released briefly, then rescinded. As NPR reported previously, there is already strong evidence pointing to these animals in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan.

The Guardian - UK

New data links Covid-19’s origins to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market

Analysis of gene sequences by international team finds Covid-positive samples rich in raccoon dog DNA

WEKU

Volcanic activity on Venus spotted in radar images, scientists say

Data from an old NASA spacecraft reveals a volcano erupted on the surface of Venus in 1991, a new study in Science says.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: I called for more research on the COVID ‘lab leak theory.’ Here’s what I found out

Recent reports that Department of Energy and FBI officials think the COVID-19 pandemic originated with a so-called lab leak appear to have provided all the “evidence” many require. As a scientist who has led or contributed to several peer-reviewed studies that tell a very different story, I’ve looked on with…

Al Jazeera

Three years later, what we know: How did COVID start?

Scientists lean towards a natural spillover from animals, but China’s opacity means a lab leak can’t be ruled out.

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