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Wagner boss mocks Kremlin report of major victories in Ukraine: “Absurd science fiction” | War Ukraine and Russia
Another day, another dispute between Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Kremlin. The Wagner boss has stated that the Kremlin’s claims of inflicting heavy casualties on Ukraine are “wild and absurd science…
Grass pollen reaches highest risk level: severe hay fever peak due to dry and warm weather | Science & Planet
Bad news if you have an allergy to pollen. The grass clumps are increasing at a frantic pace due to the dry and warm weather. Almost all of Flanders turns…
‘Blood test that detects cancer could help save thousands of lives’ | Science
with video Space probe Juice set off on an 8-year journey to search for life on Jupiter The European space probe Juice left for Jupiter on Friday afternoon for an…
Portuguese government rations water in Algarve due to drought | Science & Planet
According to the Portuguese government, 36 percent of Portugal is currently experiencing severe or extreme drought, especially in the Alentejo and Algarve regions, in the south of the country. “In…
Stored heat in planet’s landmass is twenty times higher today than in 1960 | Science
An international research team led by the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig, which also includes several VUB researchers, calculated that since the 1960s the thermal energy stored…
“Artificial intelligence could spell the end of humanity”: experts compare its dangers to pandemics and nuclear wars | Science
UPDATEA group of business leaders and scientists called on Tuesday to make “the risk of extinction from artificial intelligence” a global priority, “alongside other societal risks such as pandemics and…
Earth’s new ‘quasi-moon’ surprises scientists | Science & Planet
This remarkable quasi-moon called ‘2023 FW13’ was discovered by experts using the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii. While it’s not clearly gravitationally connected to Earth like our moon, the asteroid follows…
SpaceX launches private mission to ISS, with first female astronaut from Saudi Arabia on board | Science
In addition to 34-year-old Rayana Barnawi, who is also the first Muslim woman in space, and her compatriot, air force pilot Ali al-Qarni, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and American…
Impressive find: giant new dinosaur unearthed in Spain | Science & Planet
The fossil of a giant dinosaur has been discovered in Spain. The excavation was already done in 2011, but the scientific journal ‘Scientific Reports’ published the new findings this week.…
Dry and sunny weather causes pollen: what does and does not help against hay fever? “A good kissing game relieves the symptoms” | EXPLAINED – Science
The time of the grass pollen is coming again. The dry and sunny weather of the coming days means that those who suffer from hay fever due to grasses may…