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• Powering up the circadian rhythm

  26-05-2016 18:49
  An American research team is the first to discover a protein that controls the strength of body's circadian rhythms. In new work, the team analyzed levels and molecular characteristics of REV-ERB? in the livers of mice throughout the day. They found that after its levels peaked during the day, two proteins, CDK1 and FBXW7, interacted with REV-ERB? to help reduce its levels to a low point by the middle of the night.
  
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• OpenAI pauses training of latest models after AI agents probed U.S. government sites in unexpected ways

  27-09-2026 16:16 via cbc.ca
  
  OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount.
  
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• Behold the pawpaw, the tropical ‘alien banana’ that grows right here in Canada

  27-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The pawpaw fruit tastes of banana, mango and pineapple and was once abundant across parts of North America, but it can still be found growing wild and in some orchards.
  
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• Why families are being urged to look closer on autumn walks

  27-09-2026 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts urge families to spot, photograph and enjoy autumn fungi on their doorstep.
  
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• Bumblebee project seeking to help rare species

  27-09-2026 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The programme to help the Moss carder species will focus on Cornwall, Kent and the North Pennines.
  
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• Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared

  27-09-2026 06:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Authorities said the heavy rains have subsided but the flooding is not yet over.
  
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• Nor'easter brings flooding as New York and New Jersey declare emergency

  27-09-2026 06:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia are in the path of the powerful storm.
  
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• The young women guiding tourists through India's night sky

  27-09-2026 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronomy tourism is giving young women in Hanle income, confidence and a new role in their community.
  
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• Hundreds of wildflowers to be planted at meadow

  26-09-2026 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Friends of the Lake District wants to reintroduce species lost to some farming practices.
  
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• Butterfly populations 'could crash' due to weather

  26-09-2026 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 77,000 butterflies were recorded in Devon while 47,000 were spotted in Cornwall this July.
  
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• This medical device heading to space with Joshua Kutryk is also helping people here on Earth

  26-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On Oct. 1 Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutyrk will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and he’s bringing some innovative Canadian tech with him.
  
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• Seahorse habitats 'healing' thanks to eco-moorings

  26-09-2026 08:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scars in Studland Bay's seagrass meadows, caused by boat anchor chains, are healing, a study finds.
  
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• The treasured 'eternal snow' on this tropical island is about to disappear forever

  26-09-2026 00:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Climate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance.
  
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• Space museum launched by Britain's first astronaut

  25-09-2026 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Helen Sharman officially opened the John Dulcamara Space Flight Museum at Grizedale Observatory.
  
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• Girl's out-of-this-world question for Tim Peake

  25-09-2026 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marjorie, 6, had a BIG question for astronaut Tim Peake ahead of his visit to Lincoln
  
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• Northeast B.C. faces warmer future and more extreme weather threats, researchers say

  25-09-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new report is forecasting a warmer and wetter future for northeastern B.C., as well as more extreme weather emergencies for local communities battered by some of the province's biggest natural disasters over the past decade.
  
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• Strategy will safeguard nature for generations

  25-09-2026 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Local Nature Recovery Strategy is approved for one of England's "most nature-depleted areas".
  
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• What are my children exposed to? Why I want testing for cancer-causing chemicals

  25-09-2026 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People living near a lagoon branded "a shame on Britain" want to be tested for cancer-causing PCBs.
  
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• Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is heading to the ISS next week

  25-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It’s only been six months since Canada's Jeremy Hansen made history by flying around the moon. Now, it’s Joshua Kutryk’s turn to blast off into space.
  
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• Endangered dormice on farm signal healthy landscape

  25-09-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dormice are detected on a farm near Bridport during surveys by the Countryside Regeneration Trust.
  
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• Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out

  25-09-2026 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.
  
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• X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?

  25-09-2026 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?
  
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• Fat Bear Week is back. And this year, it's all about the mamas

  25-09-2026 00:22 via cbc.ca
  
  For the first time ever, Fat Bear Week includes big, beautiful mommas and their big, beautiful babies.
  
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• Toxic waste: 'Every person that played in the pool is dead'

  25-09-2026 00:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michael Phillips played at a lagoon as a child, oblivious to the toxic chemicals within.
  
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• Would you wear an air-quality sensor on your body?

  24-09-2026 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out some wearable art that makes air pollution highly visible; map out where and when this year's El Nino is expected to be a killer; and learn how solar has transformed a scrapyard in a Nunavut community to cut reliance on diesel.
  
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• Apple Day called off after poor harvest

  24-09-2026 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the first time the event has been cancelled in 24 years.
  
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• Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find

  24-09-2026 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.
  
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• Marineland dolphin dies at Spain aquarium, marking 5th death after rescue transfer

  24-09-2026 13:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Oceanogràfic de València in Spain says a dolphin recently moved out of Ontario's Marineland has died, after experiencing respiratory and swallowing issues.
  
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• Waste sector crisis could see rubbish piling up on streets, experts warn

  24-09-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are warnings over a combination of significantly reduced landfill space and a breakdown of Glasgow's main incinerator.
  
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• 'Perfect storm' could lead to rubbish piling up on Scotland's streets, experts warn

  24-09-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are warnings over a combination of significantly reduced landfill space and a breakdown of Glasgow's main incinerator.
  
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