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Would You Eat More Ethically if Your Burger Had a Climate Impact Label?
A new study has investigated if ‘climate impact labels’ on fast food could be a useful tool to make people eat more sustainably.
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10 Times This Year the Webb Telescope Blew Us Away
It is no exaggeration to say the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) represents a new era for modern astronomy. Launched on December 25 last year and fully operational since July, the telescope offers glimpses of the universe that were inaccessible to us before. Like the Hubble Space Telescope, the JWST is in space, so it…
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How Scientists Are Using AI to Help Protect the Oceans
You’ve seen the art AI image generators can create, and you may have played with natural language AI chatbots. You’ve benefited from artificial intelligence tools recommending you music and suggesting your next streaming show. But AI can do much more. Humans are excellent at spotting patterns. It’s why we see faces on Mars or in…
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A Measles Outbreak Has Hospitalised More Than 32 Kids in a U.S. State
A measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio has sickened over 80 children and hospitalised dozens. The majority of these cases have involved unvaccinated children who were nonetheless eligible for vaccination. It is not yet clear how long the outbreak will continue, with the most recent case having been detected just last week.