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John Kerry examines the likely impact of Britain’s new coal mine

John Kerry, the US climate chief, has said he is scrutinizing the UK government’s approval of a new coal mine, fearing it will increase greenhouse gas emissions and sends the wrong signal to developing countries. Kerry, Joe Biden’s special climate envoy, said he took a keen interest in the mine, the first to be given …

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Study examines the possibility of promoting hair cell regeneration using cellular reprogramming

Study examines the possibility of promoting hair cell regeneration using cellular reprogramming

Approximately 430 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss. In the United States, approximately 37.5 million adults report hearing problems. Hearing loss can occur when part of the ear or nerves that transmit sound information to the brain do not work in the usual way. For example, damaged hair cells in the inner ear …

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Cost-effective planetary X-ray development: Deep planetary scan examines Martian core

Cost-effective planetary X-ray development: Deep planetary scan examines Martian core

Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new cost-effective deep-scanning technique that can provide a window into the interiors of planets in Earth’s solar system. The new approach uses a single instrument on the planet and provided ANU seismologists with an analysis of the Red Planet’s interior, including its core. The dynamo …

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A new Mars exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center examines the Red Planet

A new Mars exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center examines the Red Planet

PITTSBURGH — The late astronomer Carl Sagan once observed that “99 percent of our time on Earth we have been wanderers, and the next place to visit is Mars.” It is probably inevitable that one day man will try to reach the red planet which rises in the skies more than 80 million kilometers away. …

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