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Millimetre-wave beams could give us access to deep geothermal energy

Optimised for fusion research, millimetre-wave beam technology could be adapted to access the heat that lies several kilometres below Earth's surface, says Eugene Linden

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2JHKK31 Manchester, UK. 19th July, 2022. Aerial photo taken on July 19, 2022 shows the partially empty Woodhead Reservoir near Manchester, Britain. A recent report by the European Commission's Joint Research Center showed that almost half of the European Union's (EU) territory and Britain are at risk of drought in July. Drought conditions and water scarcity are affecting energy production and reducing crop yield. Credit: Jon Super/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Environment

Climate change will intensify UK droughts so we must take action now

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Shrews are thought to be the natural reservoir for a new pathogen called langya virus

Health

Langya virus: How serious is the new pathogen discovered in China?

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W0MN5G This undated NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the galaxy IC 335 in front of a backdrop of distant galaxies. IC 335 is part of a galaxy group containing three other galaxies, and located in the Fornax Galaxy Cluster 60 million light-years away, December 30, 2014. As seen in this image, the disc of IC 335 appears edge-on from the vantage point of Earth. UPI/NASA

Space

Shredded dwarf galaxies may lack dark matter to hold them together

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Cannons in a field in Manassas, Virginia

Technology

Big Tech and Civil War enthusiasts clash over historic US battlefields

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Indo-Pacific sponge Chelonaplysilla sp.
Life

Watch sea sponges ‘sneeze’ to remove pollutants, in time-lapse video

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Indo-Pacific sponge Chelonaplysilla sp.

Life

Sponges can 鈥榮neeze鈥� and other sea creatures eat their mucus

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Roasting green chile on top of Sandia National Laboratories? National Solar Thermal Test Facility. Roasting green chile with concentrated sunlight instead of propane produces flavorful chile and reduces carbon dioxide emissions.

Technology

Roasting green chillies in the sun could pave way for solar cooking

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Low water levels

Environment

Drought in England: Dry rivers and stressed plants hit wildlife hard

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underwater robot

Technology

Underwater robot scans seabed to seek out the most harmful pollution

A robot equipped with AI image recognition can identify and map rubbish on the seafloor to help prioritise clean-up operations towards the most toxic materials

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Life

Giant yellow crustacean in an aquarium turns out to be new species

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Humans

Secrets of an ancient Chinese recipe for bronze finally deciphered

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Life

Bats show fewer signs of ageing while they are hibernating

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Environment

US government ramps up effort to put in place ‘too hot to work’ rules

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