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Even previously unaffected countries likely to see uncontrollable blazes, says study, which calls for shift to spending on prevention. Wildfires in California. A new report warns that extreme fires that ravaged the US, Australia and Siberia will become more common by the middle …
Researchers have recorded the activity of a dying human brain for the first time, and detected activity associated with dreaming and memory recall. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Feb 21 – “My whole life flashed before my eyes” is a phrase we often …
The Greenland ice sheet is melting from the bottom up, scientists say, which could have a significant impact on global sea level rise. Poul Christoffersen – By Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN Published 2022 Feb 22 – CNN — The ice sheet covering Greenland is …
Seated group of Ainu men. – By Alexei Muraki, Updated 2020 Apr 25 – It is generally suggested (through archeological and genetic evidence) that the Ainu (or the ancestors of the Ainu) originated in southern Siberia or somewhere in Central Asia. From …
Indigenous peoples of Siberia – By Alexei Muraki An ethnic Ainu from Russia (Sakhalin) Knows about human genetics and history Updated Jan 26 Who were the Paleo Siberians? – Paleo-Siberians, or Indigenous peoples of Siberia, generally refers to the indigenous population of Siberia, …
Scientists plan a vast global store of aquatic noises to help monitor marine life, identify species – and even uncover regional dialects. The singing ocellaris clownfish shelters among the venomous tentacles of an anemone. Photograph: Hans Gert Broeder/Alamy – The Age of Extinction …
Research prompts warnings humanity is ‘financing its own extinction’ through subsidies damaging to the climate and wildlife. An electoral poster objecting to a proposed ban on subsidies for Swiss farms. A 2021 report found almost 90% of global farming subsidies are harmful. Photograph: …
White-tailed deer are one of the few wild species that scientists have found to be infected with the coronavirus – at least so far. Andrew C/WikimediaCommons, CC BY – Authors Sue VandeWoude, University Distinguished Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology and Director of …
Human-caused climate change significant driver of destructive conditions as even drier decades lie ahead, researchers say. Houseboats are moored on Lake Oroville reservoir during the California drought emergency in Oroville, California, on 2021 May 25. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images – By Gabrielle …
According to researcher Marc-Antoine Fardin, under the right circumstances, cats’ bodies can behave like liquids. Nevena Uzurov/Moment via Getty Images – Authors By Beth Daley, Editor and General Manager and Thalia Plata, Editor Interviewed Jean Berko Gleason, Professor Emerita of Psychological and Brain …
