#ESA highlights protection for our planet ahead of Asteroid Day

“#ESA highlights protection for our planet ahead of Asteroid Day” Asteroids passing Earth. Credit: European Space Agency The United Nations’ International Asteroid Day on 30 June highlights ESA’s expanding efforts to secure our future by understanding and addressing risks posed by near-Earth objects that could impact our planet. “The work of ESA and the international…

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#Belief in 5G COVID-19 conspiracy theories linked to violence, reveals study

“#Belief in 5G COVID-19 conspiracy theories linked to violence, reveals study” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Psychologists at Northumbria University, Newcastle, have provided the first scientific evidence of the link between violent behavior towards the telecommunications sector and 5G COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. Telecommunications companies, police officials, and media outlets worldwide have suggested that 5G coronavirus conspiracies…

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#Researchers develop fabric capable of eliminating SARS-CoV-2 by contact

“#Researchers develop fabric capable of eliminating SARS-CoV-2 by contact” Credit: Asociación RUVID Company Nanox, in collaboration with universities, has developed a fabric with silver microparticles on its surface capable of inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory tests in which it eliminated 99.9% of the virus after two minutes of contact. The Universitat Jaume I of…

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#Farmers unaware their activities trigger climate jolts

“#Farmers unaware their activities trigger climate jolts” Credit: CIAT/NeilPalmer, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Nigerian maize and poultry farmers and traders’ activities contribute to climate change, but only 14 percent of them realize it, a study has found. Farming communities in Africa should be targeted in climate change education campaigns to develop their understanding of the role…

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#Rainforest in peril: Researchers propose the designation of mountain ranges in Uíge province as a national park

“#Rainforest in peril: Researchers propose the designation of mountain ranges in Uíge province as a national park” The chameleon species Chamaeleo gracilis etiennei still occurs across a wide range. Credit: Senckenberg/Ernst Together with researchers from Angola and Germany, Senckenberg scientists conducted the first comprehensive survey of the amphibian and reptile fauna in the mountain ranges…

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