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Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate

26 February at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Earth’s plants and soils reached peak carbon dioxide sequestration in 2008 but proportion absorbed has been declining since, study finds

Our planet is losing its appetite for mopping up carbon dioxide. Analysis of atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements show that Earth’s plants and soils reached peak carbon dioxide sequestration in 2008 and absorption has been declining ever since. Passing...

PG Slot: A Popular Online Slot Game Platform In Thailand

26 February at 07:55 AM, via Tech Financials

PG SLOT is one of the most popular online slot game platforms in Thailand. With its exciting and innovative game selection, PG Slot has effectively attracted a large number of players across the country. This article will take a deep dive into PG Slot, including its key features, the types of games available, and why […]

Eskom Suspends Load Shedding, Focuses On Eliminating It

26 February at 07:23 AM, via Tech Financials

Eskom announced that loadshedding was suspended today at 5:00am, following the recovery of generation capacity and the replenishment of emergency reserves. “We maintain our guidance that loadshedding is largely behind us due to structural improvements in the generation fleet. Our focus remains on eliminating loadshedding as a structural constraint on the economy,” said Eskom Group […]

UK ‘falling short’ in fight against rise of superbugs resistant to antibiotics

26 February at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Antimicrobial resistance contributing to estimated 35,000 deaths a year in UK, and government ‘a long way’ from containing the problem, says NAO

Superbugs are on the rise in the UK and the government is failing in its efforts to tackle them, ministers have been warned.

The World Health Organization has described antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – where pathogens evolve and develop resistance to...

Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way

25 February at 20:05 PM, via Wired

Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way indicate there could be a supermassive black hole in the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud—something that has never been detected in a smaller galaxy.

Dear Nasa, please send me to Mars! The photographer who showed Britain – and space – in colour

25 February at 18:08 PM, via The Guardian

From ghost trains to backstreet weddings, from demolition sites to ‘alien’s eye views’ of Leeds, groundbreaking photographer Peter Mitchell captures our changing world with his trusty ‘Blad’ – and once even tried to leave it

The Quarry Hill flats in Leeds were once the largest social housing complex in the UK. A utopian vision of homes for 3,000 people. Built in the 1930s, they were modelled...

Do worms feel pain and are ants happy? Why the science on invertebrate feelings is evolving

25 February at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

For the next few weeks we’re asking readers to nominate their invertebrate of the year: click here to give us your suggestions

Does a worm feel pain if it gets trodden on? Does a fly ache when its wings are pulled off? Is an ant happy when it finds a food source? If so, they may be sentient beings, which means they can “feel”, a bit or a lot, like we do.

Invertebrate sentience is becoming an...

Ex-US security officials urge funding for science research to keep up with China

25 February at 16:40 PM, via The Guardian

Appeal from officials, including two senior figures from Trump’s first term, comes amid reports National Science Foundation’s budget will be slashed

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Chuck Hagel, the former US defense secretary, and other former US national security officials, including two senior figures from Donald Trump’s first term, on Tuesday warned that China was outpacing the US in...

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