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24-hour parks and alcohol bans: what cities could learn from Paris’s ‘heatwave mode’ | Hel

Following a devastating heatwave in 2003 that killed 15,000, France has adopted four alert levels to help people cope with extreme temperaturesHelen Massy-Beresford is a British journalist and editor who lives in ParisOver the weekend, as evening fell on the hilly (and, crucially

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Automated system detects early signs of nanomaterials toxicity

Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has developed a toxicity assessment system that automatically measures and analyzes the heart rate of Daphnia magna. Capable of processing heart rate data from approximately 150 individuals per hour, the system can assess the toxi

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Plasma approach keeps catalysts working for longer in hydrogen production

Scientists from the University of Manchester have shown how a plasma-based approach, using nonthermal plasma—an electrically energized gas often described as the fourth state of matter—can prevent catalyst deactivation in a key hydrogen production reaction, maintaining stable per

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The sun's outbursts may briefly weaken rain and snow events across North America

For decades, scientists have searched for a clear link between the sun's explosive storms and the weather that occurs on Earth. A breakthrough study from the University of New Hampshire reveals that in the hours and days following a solar storm, parts of North America can see sha

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Injectable silk-kudzu hydrogel achieves complete wound closure in laboratory tests

Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation have developed an injectable hydrogel, a water-based gel material, made from silk proteins and a plant-derived compound. In laboratory tests, the material promoted complete wound closure within 72 hours, suggesting a

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Where is best to see the Strawberry Moon tonight?

The first full Moon of the summer will be visible tonight, reaching its peak in the early hours of Tuesday. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Agro.

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Keep an eye out for tonight's Strawberry Moon

The Strawberry Moon is set to rise in UK skies tonight, marking the first full Moon of the summer season. It will reach its peak in the early hours of Tuesday, 30 June, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

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‘Literally growing the future’: volunteers help save Scottish rainforest by collecting 11m

Teams painstakingly combed endangered Atlantic habitat over several years, helping to grow 8m native treesA small band of volunteers has helped to grow nearly 8m native trees in Scotland, crucial to efforts to restore lost parts of the Atlantic rainforest, after collecting 11m se

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The invasive fern that science misidentified for decades

Salvinia molesta can double its biomass in 36 hours. It spreads across ponds, lakes and slow-moving waterways in a smothering green mat, blocking sunlight, consuming oxygen and collapsing the ecosystems beneath it. Now present in freshwater bodies across more than 60 countries, i

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Beyond the 24-hour day: How employee biological clocks and beliefs drive workplace coopera

Employees' biological clocks do more than determine when they reach for coffee; they fundamentally shape how, when and why people help each other at work. A study published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes introduces the concept of "time-extension self-effi

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Starwatch: Waning crescent moon pairs up with the Seven Sisters

Cluster might look like a mini version of the Plough unless you grab your binocularsIn the early hours of 11 July, the waning crescent moon will be gliding past the beautiful Pleiades star cluster, which is also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters.The chart shows the view looking e

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What's the best way to support perfectionistic students? Teachers don't always agree

Imagine a student spending hours meticulously erasing and rewriting a paragraph that is already excellent. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Agro.

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