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US scientists rebuild climate risk map deleted from government site

The FEMA map detailed how climate change could affect the risk of various hazards across the US Andrii Biletskyi/Alamy Researchers

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We now know how much global warming has delayed the next ice age

Earth during a glacial period Zoonar/Alexander Savchuk/Alamy Without human-induced climate change, Earth may have been on track to plunge into

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Big animals have higher cancer risk – but also evolved better defences

African elephants have extra copies of genes that help resist cancer Neil Aldridge/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Bigger animals live longer and

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Hair conditioner made from wood is black and smelly, but eco-friendly

The black hair conditioner on the left is derived from the wood powder on the right Fengyang Wang/Stockholm University This

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Why AI resorts to stereotypes when it is role-playing humans

AI models struggle to mimic people with particular demographic identities whitebalance.oatt/Getty Images Artificial intelligence models from OpenAI and Meta often

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Earth wouldn’t have ice caps without eroding rocks and quiet volcanoes

Antarctic ice on 1 Jan 2024 NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Earth’s climate isn’t easy to cool down – especially if

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Using common painkiller in pregnancy might raise ADHD risk in children

Microscopic view of paracetamol crystals Henri Koskinen/Shutterstock Children whose mothers used paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, during pregnancy are more

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Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe

Artist’s illustration of the large-scale structure of the universe Science Photo Library/Alamy Astronomers have found the largest known structure in

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Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language

Humpback whales in the South Pacific Tony Wu/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure that

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Bonobos can tell when they know something you don’t

Kanzi, one of three captive bonobos whose mental abilities were tested in the study Ape Initiative Bonobos are quick to