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New enzyme variant eats plastic in just 24 hours, Harvard University creates slavery reparation fund, how a kite saves seabirds
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Europe’s forests are booming, solar-panel-covered crops grow better, mission-focused skincare
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Sunflowers planted by drones, new approach to disarm antibiotic resistance, soundwaves can help regrow bones
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Porous pavement prevents floods, dad builds robotic exoskeleton to help son walk, solar-powered restaurant
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Italy bans cruise ships from Venice, Bangladesh’s floating gardens, world’s first needle-free diabetes test
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Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee wants to remake cyberspace, TikTok users design pill bottle for people with Parkinson’s
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A look back at the most exciting stories of 2020 and a Happy New Year!
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Eco-friendly agriculture doesn’t compromise yields, injection prevents women from contracting HIV
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Self-watering soil, solar-powered bionic arms, French firm recycles face masks
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Israel to ban fur trade, graphene battery generates limitless power, Canada’s first Black party leader
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Enlarging US National Parks, Worms Save the Earth, Paid Leave for Domestic Abuse Victims
In a uniquely bipartisan effort, the US Senate passes a bill to enlarge existing national parks and open new ones throughout California, Utah, Montana, and Oregon, a woman is raising tiger worms to help replenish the Earth’s diminishing soil, and the Scottish Council offers paid leave for survivors of domestic violence.
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Sustainable Rice Farming, E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit, Weather Data For Farmers
A new way of planting rice increases production by up to 200% while cutting water usage in half; a recent study indicates that e-cigarettes are twice as effective as either nicotine patches or gum at helping smokers quit; and by making real-time weather data accessible to smallholder coffee farmers, they are able to build resilience to climate change and increase yields.
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Same-Sex Marriages in Costa Rica, App Detects Counterfeit Seeds, Preventing Genetic Disease
Same-sex couples in Costa Risa will be allowed to get married by mid-2020; an app helping farmers identify poor quality seeds could save African farmers hundreds of millions of dollars annually; and researchers at Rice University discovered that a moth-infecting virus and nanomagnets can be used to prevent genetic diseases.
