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Bumblebees survived low doses of a modern pesticide, but scientists found the real damage hidden in genes linked to the next generation

Scientists found that a common pesticide altered ovarian genes and sharply reduced egg production in bumblebees even when the ...
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Only 24% of Australian battery owners will hand control to an operator, even though it nearly doubles their savings, a really hard sell in the words of one energy boss

Most Australian battery owners reject virtual power plants, even though participants record some of the country's lowest electricity bills.
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He buried tubes in his yard and cooled his house without air conditioning using an old geothermal system, a simple idea that sounds very tempting when the heat get…

He buried pipes beneath his yard and cooled his home without air conditioning using a simple underground geothermal system.
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Giant footprints in Mongolia are shaking up what we knew about dinosaurs, because their size and shape tell a story that does not fit neatly into the old picture

Rediscovered giant dinosaur footprints in Mongolia reveal that massive herbivores and predators shared the same lakeshore 120 ...
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The Greek city of Ambracia resisted a Roman siege using the first known use of poison gas, an ancient story that sounds way too modern

Ancient Greece used toxic smoke to stop Roman miners in one of history's earliest documented underground chemical warfare ...
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At 17, a student in Bangladesh used old laptop batteries, broken circuit boards, and parts from an old tube TV to build a solar-powered water purifier

A 17-year-old student built a solar-powered water purifier from electronic waste to provide safe drinking water after floods.
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India is sinking giant fabric tubes filled with sand 20 ft. underwater to create an invisible barrier against waves and try to rebuild beaches that are disappearing

India hides giant sand-filled tubes underwater to stop powerful waves and rebuild disappearing beaches naturally.
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Soviet scientists released giant red king crabs into the Barents Sea in the 1960s to build a fishery, but decades later those invaders are still changing the seafloor

Soviet red king crabs transformed the Barents Sea from a fishing experiment into one of the world's most unusual marine ...
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A new sodium-metal battery charges in just 4 minutes and keeps its capacity for years, a number that sounds like a serious hit against today’s battery limits

Scientists developed a sodium-metal battery that charges in about four minutes and retained 90% capacity after 2,000 cycles.
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A home built with tires keeps a steady 68 °F without heating or air conditioning, a sustainable oddity that turns trash into comfort

This home built with old tires stays near 68°F using passive solar design, earth walls, and natural underground cooling.
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Octopus Energy launched a plug-in home battery, an idea that wants to make storing electricity at home almost as simple as plugging in another appliance

Octopus Energy unveils a plug-in home battery that lets renters store cheaper electricity without permanent installation.
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Neanderthal babies were absolute units, according to a new study that changes how we imagine our most famous human relatives from the very start of life

A Neanderthal baby who died roughly 55,000 years ago appears to have been only about six months old. Yet the infant’s limbs ...