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First assessment of online global trade in brachyuran land crabs

New research has begun to lift the lid on the global online trade in land crabs, leading scientists to call for closer monitoring and regulation to better understand any effects it may be having on native populations and global biodiversity. The study, published in Oryx, highligh

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Scientists discover why some brains resist Alzheimer's

Some brains appear to fight back against Alzheimer's by helping immature brain cells survive damage instead of succumbing to it. Understanding this natural resilience could point researchers toward entirely new ways to protect memory and slow dementia.

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Giant wheat starch granules—a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefi

Scientists have grown wheat containing supersized starch granules—a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for our daily diets and a raft of industrial applications.

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How generative AI and physics can help design new antibiotics

By 2050, scientists estimate that antibiotic-resistant infections will be associated with more than 8 million deaths around the world every year.

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Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change

A childhood fascination with bogs led one Welsh scientist to try and help save the planet. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Agro.

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Hunting the tardigrade: one small step in sequencing DNA of all life on Earth

As this year’s invertebrate of the year competition launches, we join scientists studying last year’s winnerNominate your invertebrate of the yearWitek Morek is closely inspecting an old brick-and-flint wall on the Cambridgeshire campus of the Wellcome Sanger Institute.“We are go

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New research reveals the hidden pollution left behind by fireworks

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that fireworks can pollute both the air and water in ways that extend beyond the visible smoke. The findings show that leftover debris, fine particles, and airborne chemicals may affect ecosystems and increase people's exposure to air pollut

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'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts

Temperature records were smashed in June - and scientists warn this is a sign of things to come. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Agro.

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Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague's timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years

Scientists have found the oldest known evidence of the plague, which sparked deadly outbreaks dating back about 5,500 years ago—some 200 years earlier than previously thought.

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Common nanostructures may explain shared photoproperties in two widespread dark materials

A newly developed framework for understanding the photoproperties of both natural organic matter and eumelanin, a natural pigment responsible for dark colors in organisms, may inspire advanced sustainable technologies, scientists say.

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Greenland meltwater adds to AMOC weakening, but updated model finds no tipping point in si

The state of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has been a hot topic among climate scientists in recent years. The AMOC is crucial for climate regulation because it pulls warm surface water from the tropics north and sends colder, deeper water south, redistrib

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A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Agro.

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