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Virginia teen uses AI and CRISPR to boost biofuel from microalgae

Virginia teen uses AI and CRISPR to boost biofuel from microalgae

Fourteen-year-old Millie Pradawong has developed an AI-powered computational tool that predicts how CRISPR gene editing could improve microalgae for biofuel production. Her project, MACRO, aims to increase oil production without reducing…

Stakeholders call for public-private strategy to tackle poultry disease

Stakeholders call for public-private strategy to tackle poultry disease

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s livestock sector have called for the integration of private veterinary laboratories into the country’s animal disease surveillance system to strengthen disease detection, improve reporting, and enhance…

Rebuilding the Northeast: Why peace alone is not enough

Rebuilding the Northeast: Why peace alone is not enough

It is no longer a secret to Nigerians and the international community that the lingering Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s North-East has dented the country’s image in global affairs. The conflict has claimed the lives of thousands of…

Scientists in China create a self-healing dress from living fungus

Scientists in China create a self-healing dress from living fungus

Researchers from China have created a groundbreaking living textile using Cordyceps militaris, a type of fungus. This material possesses remarkable self-repair abilities, capable of mending its own cuts while generating new surface layers…

'People at war have come to help': Ukrainian firefighters battle French wildfire

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'People at war have come to help': Ukrainian firefighters battle French wildfire

A team of 70 firefighters from Ukraine is on deployment in southwest France, where wildfires have scorched 42,000 hectares in the worst blaze in decades. RFI met the Ukrainian rescuers helping to put out the last of the flames.

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Would you drink a 162-year-old pint of Guinness?

BBC

Would you drink a 162-year-old pint of Guinness?

Samples from the bottle have been sent for analysis, with researchers hoping to learn more about what the stout would have tasted like.

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Police drop charges against 125 Rising Tide protesters two years after Newcastle port blockade

The Guardian

Police drop charges against 125 Rising Tide protesters two years after Newcastle port blockade

The climate change activists faced up to two years in prison if convicted over blockade of world’s largest coal port Police have dropped charges against more than 100 protesters two years after they blockaded the port of Newcastle as part…

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Catfish released in 1974 become Spain’s ecological time bomb

Catfish released in 1974 become Spain’s ecological time bomb

In 1974, German biologist Roland Lorkowsky introduced the Wels catfish to Spain's Ebro River, where they've since become a top predator, threatening native wildlife. Their large size and aggressive feeding present significant hurdles for…

Indonesia, South Korea finalise wildfire management center

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Indonesia, South Korea finalise wildfire management center

The Indonesian and South Korean governments are working to finalise the development of a Forest and Land Fire ...

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Major quake could leave parts of Wellington isolated for three months, study finds

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Major quake could leave parts of Wellington isolated for three months, study finds

A new study has found the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa could remain isolated three months after a hypothetical magnitude 7.5 earthquake on the Wellington Fault.

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The beetle that hears fire: why it is so valuable for science

The black pine jewel beetle flies deliberately towards forest fires. What sounds paradoxical at first helps the ecosystem recover and inspires new technologies for early fire detection.

The beetle that hears fire: why it is so valuable to science

The black pine jewel beetle is drawn to forest fires. This seeming paradox actually aids woodland recovery and inspires new early wildfire detection tech.