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Other Sciences
Understanding who is most likely to fall into fake news is the first step towards a strategy to combat misinformation
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A global study of over 66,000 participants revealed that which groups of people are most susceptible to misinformation are the most affected. Study participants evaluated news headlines and tried to determine whether they were real or fake. On average, people struggled to distinguish between reality and fake, if so. Generation Z (born 1997-2012) More conservative than…
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Space & Cosmos
We’re one step closer to the giant interferometer of the moon
Artemis-aware artist concept for Artemis on the moon. Credit: NASA What is on the stars? What happens with an active galactic nucleus? Answering these questions is the goal of the giant interferometer proposed for the moon. Called the Artemis-enabled Star Imager (AESI), it develops a series of 15-30 optical/ultraviolet sensitive telescopes in an elliptical array of 1 km. A team…
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Chemistry
Research on artificial photosynthesis represents a step forward towards green hydrogen
Credit: Carbon (2024). doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119951 How can we produce clean hydrogen without burning fossil hydrocarbons and other non-renewable energy sources? This can be done via photoelectrochemical or artificial photosynthesis. It uses sunlight and water, like photosynthesis, to obtain hydrogen without producing harmful emissions. A group of researchers from the Faculty of Physics at Trent University focuses precisely on this approach. This…
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Environment
The first step to integrating ocean plastic into urban recycling
From left: Amaia Mendoza, Gardar Cortaveria, Cristina Peña. Credit: Gorka Estrada. UPV/EHU. The need to address the millions of tonnes of marine debris (mostly plastic) floating in our oceans and effectively manage this waste has never been more urgent. Faced with this reality, the Materials + Technology Research Group at UPV/EHU decided to take the first step. “We evaluated the…
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Environment
Report: Countries need to significantly step up climate adaptation efforts and close fiscal gaps
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As climate impacts intensify, hitting the world’s most vulnerable people hardest, the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report 2024: Hell and high water is coming, calls for countries to make commitments. It turns out that climate adaptation efforts need to be dramatically stepped up, starting with Take action on funding at COP29. Global average…
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Chemistry
Biologically inspired hydrogel harnesses sunlight: one step closer to artificial photosynthesis
Bio-based hydrogels that harness sunlight to convert water into hydrogen fuel, effectively mimicking natural processes to create sustainable energy solutions. Provided by: JAIST Kosuke Okeyoshi Mimicking the way plants convert sunlight into energy has long been a dream of scientists looking to create renewable energy solutions. Artificial photosynthesis is a process that uses sunlight to trigger chemical reactions that attempt…
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Earth
Arctic ozone reaches record high in positive step for climate
Modeling representation of Arctic ozone hole recovery in 2024. Credit: Michala Garrison, NASA Earth Observatory. The Earth’s ozone hole in polar regions, where stratospheric ozone levels have been significantly reduced, has been featured frequently in climate change news in recent decades. Anthropogenic chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the main culprit and are emitted by household products such as refrigerators, air conditioners, and…
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