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New Zealand and Italian scientists docked in Lyttelton, a team of twenty-five Italians and twelve Kiwis . Laura Bassi's journey was an odyssey through some of the most challenging waters on the planet . Equipped with advanced technology, the vessel served as a floating laboratory, enabling scientists to measure ocean temperatures .
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

68 per cent of academics believe more consideration should have been given to the fallout caused by shutting down the country . The views are in stark contrast to the public discourse at the height of the pandemic, when only a few dissenting scientific voices spoke out .
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2 years ago Read more at The Telegraph

The number of sightings of sick sawfish in the Lower Keys has increased to 49, with 16 deaths confirmed . That increase comes amid a mysterious outbreak of unusual fish behavior spotted mostly between Bahia Honda and Sugarloaf Key starting in November . The sick and dead sawfish started washing up on flats and beaches .
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Dr Wolfgang Goymann, professor for behavioural biology at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, told The Telegraph . He said some scientists are arguing that sex is a graded spectrum rather than a binary trait . The survey touched on a range of topics that are divisive in the scientific community such as the origin of Covid .
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2 years ago Read more at The Telegraph

Large explosions in 2011, 2017 and 2023 fuelled suspicions that the odorless gas was indeed hydrogen . Intriguingly, the Bulqiz mine is located within a stretch of iron-rich rock known as ophiolite, which generates hydrogen as it reacts with water and has been associated with other hydrogen flows elsewhere around the world .
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2 years ago Read more at IFLScience

Conversation about the possibility of a lab leak was largely shut down in the midst of lockdown . Ongoing investigations have found cause for concern around the biosecurity of the WIV . Professor Ravindra Gupta said the prevailing belief is that the SARS-CoV-2 virus emerged naturally .
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2 years ago Read more at The Telegraph

The St. Pete Science Center’s redevelopment project is set to receive $2.5 million in state appropriations this year . State Sen. Darryl Rouson (D-St. Petersburg) and Rep. Berny Jacques (R-Seminole) are working together to secure critical construction funding .
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2 years ago Read more at St Pete Catalyst

On Monday, March 4, Istanbul will become a nexus for the exploration of the Holy Quran's scientific influence . The event will feature Iranian scholars Hojat-ol-Islam Mohammad Taqi Sobhani, Mohamad Sadeq Yusefi Moqaddam and Sakin Tas of Sakarya University . This gathering of minds will take place in the conference hall of Bursa Uludag University's faculty of theology .
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Students conducted a ‘ mock parliament’ for the first time in the political science department of Chaudhary Charan Singh University . The activity aims to introduce the proceedings, such as question hour , zero hour, and a similar environment in the house, CCSU spokesperson Prashant Kumar said .
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2 years ago Read more at The Times of India

Invasive Species Awareness Week aims to help scientists identify, monitor and control the most destructive exotic species . The voracious and venomous lionfish is just one of 46 exotic fish species reported in Florida waters by the iNaturalist project Florida's Non-Native Fish .
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2 years ago Read more at DISCOVER Magazine