Rebound effects make car sharing and second-hand phones not as green as they seem
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Advanced technology discovered under Neolithic dwelling in Denmark – a stone paved root cellar, which could represent a remarkable technological leap in resource preservation
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Study finds people are consistently and confidently wrong about those with opposing views
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Scientists find oceans of water on Mars. It's just too deep to tap.
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Trees reveal climate surprise: Microbes living in bark remove methane from the atmosphere
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A forgotten poem by Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis reveals details of friendships between fantasy writers and medievalists at the University of Leeds
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Deriving mammalian DNA methylation predictors for maximum life span, gestation time and age at sexual maturity
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Economists report on an intervention that helps low-income families beat the poverty trap
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Giant viruses discovered on Greenland ice sheet could reduce ice melt by feeding on the snow algae which diminish ability of ice to reflect the sun
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New GPS-based method can measure daily ice loss in Greenland
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New candidate genes for human male infertility found by analyzing gorillas' unusual reproductive system
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Big farms are under pressure to address the problem of dying salmon in Norway's vast fish-farm industry
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On-demand nutrient production system for long-duration space missions
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Bike Bus gains supporters as a way to promote sustainable and safe mobility
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New evidence found for Planet 9
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Video game devotees are much more likely to be working-class than middle-class, says research
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Flourishing romances are more the result of proactive behaviors than soulmate spark, study finds
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Study finds emojis are differently interpreted depending on gender, culture, and age of viewer
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Efficiency asymmetry: Scientists report fundamental asymmetry between heating and cooling
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Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities
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Embracing idiosyncrasies over optimization: The path to innovation in biotechnological design
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Astronomers make rare exoplanet discovery, and a giant leap in detecting Earth-like bodies
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Ancient Sahul's submerged landscapes reveal a mosaic of human habitation
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Scandinavia's oldest known ship burial is located in mid-Norway – Merovingian period discovery pushes back tradition of ship burials
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A sweet solution: turning winery waste into jelly
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Rats have an imagination, new research finds
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The genetic heritage of the Denisovans may have left its mark on our mental health
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Researchers develop new mechanism to create water-repellent surfaces
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'License to hide': Western plastic waste dumped in Myanmar
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More than twenty-year-old assumption about beer aroma disproved
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FIFA could make the Women's World Cup more competitive
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Using 'spent' coffee and tea to boost shelf life and nutritional value of cakes
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Anti-COVID drug may have led to virus mutations: study
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Women used to be more likely to vote Conservative than men but that all changed in 2017—UK research wants to find out why
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You say tomato, these scientists say evolutionary mystery
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New research debunks the gender pay gap myth that 'women don't ask'
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China's ancient water pipe networks show they were a communal effort with no evidence of a centralized state authority
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Study: Air pollution prevents pollinators from finding flowers
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Do advanced civilizations know we're here?
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Searching for dark matter with the world's most sensitive radio
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Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study
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Iceland's meteorological office declares volcanic eruption near the country's capital Reykjavík officially over – no activity has been observed for ten days
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Butterfly-inspired films create vibrant colors while passively cooling objects
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North Atlantic Oscillation contributes to 'cold blob' in Atlantic Ocean
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Greenland's largest glacial floating ice declined 42% due to global warming, scientists determine
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Airbus partners with Voyager Space to build ISS replacement
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Egg 'signatures' allow drongos to identify cuckoo 'forgeries' almost every time, study finds
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Researchers find ancient high-energy impacts could have fueled Venus’s volcanism
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A seed survival story: How trees keep 'friends' close and 'enemies' guessing
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We could see the glint off giant cities on alien worlds, suggests paper
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