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European officials are preparing to introduce ambitious laws aimed at weaning one of the world's largest and most polluting economies from fossil fuels much faster than other nations have promised. The proposals could include phasing out…

When Lisa Rich phoned investors in March to raise money for Aurvandil Acquisition, a company that buys startups focused on space technology, her goal was to raise several million dollars.Ms. Rich, a member of the Aurvandil board of…

A meadow cicada urinates so much that it could drown itself. Fortunately, the insect Philaenus spumarius, roughly the size of a tic tac, has a rump catapult that regularly flings its globules of liquid waste into the air and safely removes…

In 2017, a rosy wolf slug crawled along a sunlit path in Tahiti with an unexpected passenger: a bespoke computer the size of an aphid that was screwed delicately onto its case like a cylinder.This particular snail species is involved in the…

Monks once hoped to turn lead into gold through alchemy. Instead, consider the cauliflower. It only takes two genes to transform the common stems, stems and flowers of the herbaceous, tasteless species Brassica oleracea into such a…

“Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time,” the statement said, adding, “We are prepared for booster doses if and when the science demonstrates that they are needed.”The move may make good business…

A panel of experts from the World Health Organization on Monday called on the world's nations to place stronger limits on powerful methods of human gene editing.Their recommendations, made after two years of deliberation, are aimed at…

As a class of man-made chemicals that are toxic in even the smallest concentrations, PFAS have been used for decades to make products such as non-stick pans, stain-resistant carpets, and fire-fighting foam. The substances have been put to…

The results vary widely between hospitals. Overall, however, survival rates have decreased over time, including in large US and European hospitals. From January to May 2020, according to the international register, less than 40 percent of…

SPACEPORT AMERICA, NM – Richard Branson ragte mehr als 80 Kilometer in den heißen, gleißend hellen Himmel über New Mexico auf und erfüllte sich endlich einen Traum, dessen Verwirklichung Jahrzehnte dauerte: Er darf sich jetzt Astronaut…