Amazon-dwellers lived sustainably for 5,000 years

A study that dug into the history of the Amazon Rainforest has found that indigenous people lived there for millennia with "causing no detectable species losses or disturbances". Scientists working in Peru searched layers of soil for microscopic fossil evidence of human impact.

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MIT Engineers Have Discovered a Completely New Way of Generating Electricity

Tiny Particles Power Chemical Reactions A new material made from carbon nanotubes can generate electricity by scavenging energy from its environment.

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24,000-year-old organisms found frozen in Siberia can still reproduce

A microscopic worm-like creature, labelled an “evolutionary scandal” by biologists for having thrived for millions of years without having sex, has now been shown to persist for at least 24,000 years in Siberian permafrost and then reproduce, researchers have found.

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A circular food system can withstand crises like COVID-19 — and provide delicious meals

There are many hard lessons learned from the pandemic; one is that our food system needs a serious reboot. Luckily, we need only look to nature’s cycles for clues on how to fix it.

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Face to Face With Dr. Fauci | The Truth Is…”It’s Almost Over”

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The Science Suggests a Wuhan Lab Leak

The Covid-19 pathogen has a genetic footprint that has never been observed in a natural coronavirus.

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New Self-Driving EV Sucks up Pollutants From Other Cars as It Drives

The future of travel: Heatherwick Studio designs the Airo electric vehicle that vacuums up pollutants from other cars as it drives along.

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