2025: Third Hottest Year Predicted Due to Climate Change
The Met Office forecasts 2025 as the third hottest year on record, exceeding pre-industrial levels by at least 1.29°C due to continued greenhouse gas emissions, despite the El Niño effect's decline.
2025: Third Hottest Year Predicted Due to Climate Change
The Met Office forecasts 2025 as the third hottest year on record, exceeding pre-industrial levels by at least 1.29°C due to continued greenhouse gas emissions, despite the El Niño effect's decline.
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32% Bias Score
Real Ice Tests Arctic Sea Ice Thickening Method
A UK start-up, Real Ice, is testing a method to thicken Arctic sea ice by pumping seawater onto the surface, adding an average 20 inches in field tests, aiming to combat climate change-driven ice loss, but facing criticism over scalability and potential ecological impacts.
Real Ice Tests Arctic Sea Ice Thickening Method
A UK start-up, Real Ice, is testing a method to thicken Arctic sea ice by pumping seawater onto the surface, adding an average 20 inches in field tests, aiming to combat climate change-driven ice loss, but facing criticism over scalability and potential ecological impacts.
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52% Bias Score
"Planet Afrika" Exhibit Redefines Human Origins
The "Planet Afrika" exhibit in Berlin's James-Simon-Galerie (until April 27, 2025), challenges the "Garden of Eden" theory of human origins by presenting evidence of modern humans in Morocco 300,000-350,000 years ago, illustrating a gradual, continent-wide human evolution across millions of years, w...
"Planet Afrika" Exhibit Redefines Human Origins
The "Planet Afrika" exhibit in Berlin's James-Simon-Galerie (until April 27, 2025), challenges the "Garden of Eden" theory of human origins by presenting evidence of modern humans in Morocco 300,000-350,000 years ago, illustrating a gradual, continent-wide human evolution across millions of years, w...
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12% Bias Score
WHO: 1 in 5 under 50 Have Genital Herpes, Highlighting Urgent Need for Vaccine
WHO estimates reveal that 1 in 5 people under 50 globally have genital herpes, with HSV-2 causing the vast majority of the 204.6 million genital ulcer cases in 2020; this necessitates vaccine development to address the $35 billion annual economic burden and the increased HIV transmission risk.
WHO: 1 in 5 under 50 Have Genital Herpes, Highlighting Urgent Need for Vaccine
WHO estimates reveal that 1 in 5 people under 50 globally have genital herpes, with HSV-2 causing the vast majority of the 204.6 million genital ulcer cases in 2020; this necessitates vaccine development to address the $35 billion annual economic burden and the increased HIV transmission risk.
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36% Bias Score
"Two More US Children Infected with H5N1 Avian Flu; Nationwide Milk Testing Ordered"
"Two more children in California have contracted H5N1 avian flu, bringing the US total to 60; mandatory raw milk testing begins December 16th due to the virus being found in two batches of unpasteurized milk from Raw Milk, a Californian company, prompting concerns about cross-species transmission."
"Two More US Children Infected with H5N1 Avian Flu; Nationwide Milk Testing Ordered"
"Two more children in California have contracted H5N1 avian flu, bringing the US total to 60; mandatory raw milk testing begins December 16th due to the virus being found in two batches of unpasteurized milk from Raw Milk, a Californian company, prompting concerns about cross-species transmission."
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32% Bias Score
Neanderthal Gene Inheritance in Modern Humans: Timing, Distribution, and Adaptive Benefits
A study analyzing 334 genomes reveals that most Neanderthal gene inheritance in Eurasians occurred between 50,500 and 43,500 years ago, with East Asians exhibiting a higher percentage. Beneficial genes relate to immunity, skin pigmentation, and metabolism, indicating adaptation to diverse environmen...
Neanderthal Gene Inheritance in Modern Humans: Timing, Distribution, and Adaptive Benefits
A study analyzing 334 genomes reveals that most Neanderthal gene inheritance in Eurasians occurred between 50,500 and 43,500 years ago, with East Asians exhibiting a higher percentage. Beneficial genes relate to immunity, skin pigmentation, and metabolism, indicating adaptation to diverse environmen...
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36% Bias Score
Birdsong Boosts Wellbeing: A Study on English Vineyards
A study on 21 English vineyards found that greater bird diversity resulted in louder, more complex soundscapes, positively impacting 186 wine-tour participants' experiences, increasing their feelings of connection with nature and wellbeing; this highlights the importance of soundscape conservation f...
Birdsong Boosts Wellbeing: A Study on English Vineyards
A study on 21 English vineyards found that greater bird diversity resulted in louder, more complex soundscapes, positively impacting 186 wine-tour participants' experiences, increasing their feelings of connection with nature and wellbeing; this highlights the importance of soundscape conservation f...
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20% Bias Score
"Planet Africa" Exhibition Redefines Human Origins
The "Planet Africa" exhibition, opening in Berlin and touring globally, challenges the traditional understanding of human origins by presenting evidence of human evolution across the entire African continent over millions of years, incorporating a variety of perspectives and archaeological data.
"Planet Africa" Exhibition Redefines Human Origins
The "Planet Africa" exhibition, opening in Berlin and touring globally, challenges the traditional understanding of human origins by presenting evidence of human evolution across the entire African continent over millions of years, incorporating a variety of perspectives and archaeological data.
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36% Bias Score
Older Animals Crucial for Ecosystem Stability, but Over-Targeted by Humans
A study of 9000 publications shows older animals across species significantly improve offspring survival and population stability; however, human activities disproportionately target older animals, threatening ecosystem balance.
Older Animals Crucial for Ecosystem Stability, but Over-Targeted by Humans
A study of 9000 publications shows older animals across species significantly improve offspring survival and population stability; however, human activities disproportionately target older animals, threatening ecosystem balance.
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40% Bias Score
"900,000-Year-Old Tools Show Advanced Human Cognition in Spain"
"900,000-year-old stone tools discovered in Spain's El Barranc de la Boella demonstrate advanced knapping techniques, suggesting sophisticated planning and foresight by early humans, predating the Neanderthal-human split and connecting European and African technological advancements."
"900,000-Year-Old Tools Show Advanced Human Cognition in Spain"
"900,000-year-old stone tools discovered in Spain's El Barranc de la Boella demonstrate advanced knapping techniques, suggesting sophisticated planning and foresight by early humans, predating the Neanderthal-human split and connecting European and African technological advancements."
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36% Bias Score
Record-Breaking Humpback Whale Migration Challenges Assumptions About Whale Behavior
A male humpback whale completed a record-breaking 13,046-kilometer migration from Colombia to Zanzibar, the longest recorded for a single whale and the first documented instance of an adult male crossing between the Pacific and Indian oceans, raising questions about whale behavior and ocean intercon...
Record-Breaking Humpback Whale Migration Challenges Assumptions About Whale Behavior
A male humpback whale completed a record-breaking 13,046-kilometer migration from Colombia to Zanzibar, the longest recorded for a single whale and the first documented instance of an adult male crossing between the Pacific and Indian oceans, raising questions about whale behavior and ocean intercon...
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24% Bias Score
Solar Superflares: New Research Suggests Higher Risk to Global Infrastructure
A new study analyzing 56,000 sun-like stars estimates a powerful solar superflare could strike Earth roughly once a century, potentially causing significant damage to global infrastructure based on Kepler space telescope data and historical records.
Solar Superflares: New Research Suggests Higher Risk to Global Infrastructure
A new study analyzing 56,000 sun-like stars estimates a powerful solar superflare could strike Earth roughly once a century, potentially causing significant damage to global infrastructure based on Kepler space telescope data and historical records.
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56% Bias Score