The mountain section whose collapse triggered deadly floods in Nepal and China on August 26 experienced exceptionally high temperatures in the days before the disaster, according to meteorological data reconstructed and analysed
Harvard’s endowment is a staggering $51 billion. That’s larger than the GDP of more than 120 nations – and all the money is tax-free. Taxing just 1% of Harvard’s endowment could make
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As we age, our bodies change in countless ways, but one question that’s been gaining attention in recent years is: how old is your brain? While it may seem like a mystery,
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A new study published in Science Advances has raised alarm over the growing crisis of freshwater deoxygenation, with climate change and increasingly frequent heatwaves significantly reducing surface dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in
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In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have successfully pinpointed the age of the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known impact crater on the lunar surface. Led by Prof. CHEN
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In a pioneering study, researchers have successfully biosynthesized lignan glycosides—powerful antiviral compounds—using a synthetic yeast system, a breakthrough that could significantly boost the availability of these vital compounds for medicinal use. Lignans,
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A shocking investigation by The Sunday Times in UK has unveiled a massive fraud scandal within the UK’s student loan system, where thousands of so-called students have exploited taxpayer-funded loans without any
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AstraZeneca, Britain’s largest pharmaceutical company, has announced a significant $2.5 billion investment in China, signaling the company’s ongoing commitment to the region despite a series of high-profile investigations by Chinese authorities. The
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Abu Dhabi is aiming to turn one of its most unique and valuable resources—its citizens’ genetic information—into a highly profitable and transformative business. With the backing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan,
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The European physics laboratory CERN is planning to build the most powerful particle accelerator the world has ever seen—a megacollider that would dwarf its current flagship facility, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
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Recent research using MRI scans has revealed that babies as young as one year old are capable of forming memories, offering new insight into the mystery of infantile amnesia—the inability to recall
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