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• Drop in air pollution has INCREASED global warming, study reveals

  22-07-2022 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team found there is less haze in the atmosphere, which means the air is cleaner. They also uncovered less light is being reflected from Earth, which is adding to global warming.
  
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• Trees might help to power your next electric car

  22-07-2022 22:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  No, we're not reverting to steam power; lignin just makes great cathodes A Swedish-Finnish commercial partnership could be the first step toward commercially viable wood-derived batteries for electric vehicles.…
  
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• Trees may help power your next electric car

  22-07-2022 22:00 via go.theregister.com
  
  No, we're not reverting to steam power – lignin just makes great cathodes A Swedish-Finnish commercial partnership could be the first step toward commercially viable wood-derived batteries for electric vehicles.…
  
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• Sotheby's launches its 'Geek Week' auction In New York with hundreds of science-themed items

  22-07-2022 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The items are part of New York Sotheby's Geek Week. The annual event showcases stunning and interesting science-themed items for auction.And some of the items could sell for millions of dollars.
  
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• Online pet retailer MyTurtleStore linked to 15 case salmonella outbreak

  22-07-2022 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 15 case outbreak of salmonella has been tied to the online reptile retailer MyTurtleStore.com. The website is selling turtles with shells under four inches long, which is illegal in the U.S.
  
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• Tesla opens its own exclusive lane at the US-Mexico border

  22-07-2022 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk's Tesla has its own lane at the border stop between Texas and Mexico.The lane was part of a deal with Tesla when the company moved its operations from Silicon Valley to Austin.
  
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• Tesla reveals 35 MILLION autonomous miles have been driven since 2020 Full Self Driving beta launch

  22-07-2022 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla's Full Self Driving Beta has traveled 35 million miles - collecting a gigantic amount of data that will further improve its capabilities.
  
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• Abortion: YouTube removes misinformation videos

  22-07-2022 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Videos promoting unsafe abortion methods and false claims are being taken down.
  
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• Baking on the Bakerloo line? TFL trials new Tube station cooling system in wake of UK heatwave

  22-07-2022 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The panel works by circulating cold water around pipework within a curved metal structure to chill it. This structure then cools the air around it, which is blown out using an industrial-sized fan.
  
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• Britain's record 40C temperatures could be the norm within 30 years

  22-07-2022 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study, which analysed atmospheric circulation patterns and greenhouse gases, looked at data from last year when temperatures in the US and Canada more than doubled.
  
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• People who are overly confident in their own knowledge are more likely to have anti-scientific views

  22-07-2022 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People who disagree with a consensus on subjects like Covid and vaccines know less but they think they know more, says an expert at Portland State University in Oregon.
  
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• Forget white noise! BROWN noise is the latest trend taking over TikTok

  22-07-2022 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A series of videos have been posted on TikTok in recent weeks hailing the benefits of brown noise, with users claiming it can slow racing thoughts, help you focus, and improve sleep.
  
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• 'Eco pregnancy test' made of 99% PAPER promises to cut down on plastic waste from used tests

  22-07-2022 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hoopsy test is designed to be cut in half after its used, with the part that the user wees on thrown in the bin while the rest can go into paper recycling.
  
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• Alex Newman: How UN’s 2030 Agenda Is Driving Farming Restrictions

  22-07-2022 16:51 via technocracy.news
  
  The war on food is part of the larger war to conquer the world. It is now patently obvious that it is an intentional attack. UN Technocrats use fear to drive the world to Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. TN identified the intensification of Technocracy’s war in 2015 and has been documenting it ever since. ⁃ TN EditorThe United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for sustainable development informs government policies to restrict farming and transform the food systems in different par
  
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• Blackstone Amasses $50 Billion To Buy Homes During Coming Housing Crash

  22-07-2022 16:24 via technocracy.news
  
  Blackstone already owns almost $300 billion in real estate and will pour in another $50 billion during the next real estate crash, turning swaths of neighborhoods into giant rental communities. Expect rental prices to soar as wealth is drained from the middle class. The goal of Technocracy is to place all physical assets into the hands of a few super-elitists, creating a neo-feudalist world. ⁃ TN EditorThe past two months have seen a barrage of negative news coverage focusing on the US hou
  
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• Study: Pfizer Lied, mRNA Shot Can Change Your DNA After All

  22-07-2022 16:01 via technocracy.news
  
  The biomedical cartel continues to peddle the narrative that mRNA shots stay local where injected, do not spread to other parts of your body and do not affect your DNA. In fact, definitive studies now reveal that the shots take as few as six hours to reach your liver where reverse transcription takes place to modify your DNA. Were Big Pharma scientists so stupid to not realize this would happen or was it intentional to begin the DNA  transformation of humanity? ⁃ TN EditorA new Swedis
  
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• Asteroids lurking between Earth and the sun could help shed light on the solar system

  22-07-2022 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomer Scott Sheppard, from the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington DC, says the discoveries of near-Earth objects (NEOs) are only just beginning.
  
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• Twitter spent $33m in three months on Elon Musk deal

  22-07-2022 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social network also reported losses in its latest financial figures.
  
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• Nasa's James Webb telescope reveals millions of galaxies

  22-07-2022 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nasa's new super telescope reveals 10 times more galaxies like our own Milky Way in the early Universe.
  
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• Ford trials robot charging station for electric vehicles

  22-07-2022 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Michigan-based car manufacturer has demonstrated a prototype system, developed by engineers at Dortmund University, Germany.
  
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• Rafts of solar panels that glide over waves 'like a carpet' to be constructed in the North Sea

  22-07-2022 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Engineers from Dutch-Norwegian start-up SolarDuck are developing huge solar panels that are able to glide over waves 'like a carpet' so they can be deployed in the North Sea.
  
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• The Unsolved Mystery Attack on Internet Cables in Paris

  22-07-2022 13:00
  
  As new details about the scope of the sabotage emerge, the perpetrators—and the reason for their vandalism—remain unknown.
  
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• World Meteorological Organisation has 'no plans' to name heatwaves in same way as storms

  22-07-2022 12:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has poured cold water on calls to name heatwaves in the same way as storms, and says it has 'no immediate plans' to implement such a system.
  
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• Facebook is bringing the chronological feed back to its apps

  22-07-2022 12:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Menlo Park social network is rolling out a new tab called 'Feeds' for its iOS and Android apps, which shows the most recent posts from friends, groups and Pages.
  
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• Astronomers devise a way to see through the 'fog' of the early universe

  22-07-2022 11:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by the University of Cambridge have now developed a new methodology that will allow them to see through the primordial clouds and other sky noise signals.
  
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• Snapchat owner hit as advertising slump hits sales

  22-07-2022 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The California-based company is best known for the photo-sharing app Snapchat.
  
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• Tinder: Women's safety now at the heart of the app

  22-07-2022 05:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The technology company is launching a partnership with domestic-violence campaign group No More.
  
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• Climate change: First bill written by children on climate education

  22-07-2022 04:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teenagers say they want education that reflects how climate change will affect all parts of life.
  
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• Pine martens could return to the UK wild this year after almost being driven to extinction trappers

  22-07-2022 02:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pine martens became critically endangered after being trapped for their fur and shot for sport. Now they could be reintroduced to the South West of England after a 140-year absence.
  
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• Parkinson's patients desperately needed to save medical trials from the scrapheap

  22-07-2022 02:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The search for a cure or symptom-easing drugs could be set back by years or never materialise if the trials are forced to close, experts warn.
  
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• The YouTuber who built a career from true crime and make-up

  22-07-2022 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bailey Sarian dabbled in YouTube for years before a chance idea led to a new profession.
  
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• Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat

  22-07-2022 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Burning peat has long been a way of adding flavour to whisky but some are now rejected that process.
  
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