Rspb And Other Nature Charities Raise Alarm Over Uk Government Plans - [2022-09-28 8Ptnoq]

Why the UK could be heading for a flu-covid 'twindemic' this winter:

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Warnings about a bad flu season were were proved wrong last year - but could be right about the forthcoming winter now that social mixing is back to normal

Mysterious stone spheres could be from an ancient Aegean board game:

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Stone spheres found at ancient settlements across the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas could have been playing pieces for a board game involving stone slabs

JWST has taken a picture of the gaseous ‘skeleton’ of a spiral galaxy:

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken a picture of the galaxy IC 5332, peering through the dust that separates its spiral arms to reveal the gas and stars beneath

Earth’s surface may be teeming with trillions of dark matter particles:

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When dark matter is captured inside a planet or star, much of it sinks to the middle, but if it sometimes bounces off of regular matter, there may be huge amounts of it lurking just beneath the surface

First images show aftermath of NASA's DART asteroid collision mission:

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As NASA’s DART spacecraft slammed into an asteroid, a small satellite called LICIACube watched from afar – now it has sent back its first images of the collision

Gene therapy infused into the brain eases rare condition in children:

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A gene-replacement therapy has eased the debilitating symptoms in a group of 30 children with AADC deficiency

Heating homes with hydrogen is bad for both your wallet and the planet:

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A review of studies looking at heating homes with hydrogen has found that high cost and poor energy efficiency means the gas isn't a viable solution, despite many governments pushing ahead with the idea

Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines to Europe suffer mysterious leaks:

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Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, key gas pipelines between Russia and Europe, have sprung large leaks within hours of each other, sparking fears of deliberate sabotage

Who should own the copyright on AI-generated artwork?:

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Artificial intelligences can create images inspired by the human-generated art they train on. This is raising concerns over copyright and artists’ livelihoods

RSPB and other nature charities raise alarm over UK government plans:

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Plans to remove planning laws in "investment zones" in parts of England and to abandon a scheme that rewards farmer for protecting wildlife are being widely condemned by environmentalists, including the Wildlife Trust, the Royal Society for the Protection of …