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UK’s first air capture plant is turned on to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into jet fuel | Climate News
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The UK’s first-ever direct air capture plant has been turned on to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into jet fuel. The machine, developed by Mission Zero Technologies in partnership with the University of Sheffield, will run on solar power to recover 50 tonnes of CO2 from the air per year and turn…
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Humanity ‘staring down barrel’ of potentially losing up to half of future medicines through plant extinction | Science & Tech News
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Humanity is “staring down the barrel” of potentially losing up to half of its future medicines through plant extinction, scientists have warned. Nearly half of all plants that flower are at risk, amounting to more than 100,000, while it is believed around 77% of all those as yet undescribed by science are at risk. Some…
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Devious parasitic plant convinces host to grow into its own flesh | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have observed how a merciless parasitic plant convinces its host to grow into its own flesh. The mushroom-like balanophoraceae may look like fungi, but are actually a cluster of flowers called inflorescences. And unlike other parasites that attach themselves to a host to steal nutrients directly, these devious plants convince their hosts to work…
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Killer plant fungus Chondrostereum purpureum infects man in India in ‘world-first case’ | Science & Tech News
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A killer plant fungus infected a human and caused flu-like symptoms in what researchers say is a world-first case. Chondrostereum purpureum causes silver leaf disease in flora, most commonly in species of rose. Spread by airborne spores, it is named such because it gradually turns leaves silver – and is often fatal. It was not…
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Oldest charred food remains reveal earliest evidence of plant cooking by Neanderthals | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have analysed the oldest charred food remains ever found, providing the earliest evidence of plant cooking among Neanderthals. Ancient hunter-gatherers were thought to have a largely meat-based diet, but researchers have found that prehistoric people had a diverse diet in which plants featured heavily. Researchers used a scanning electron microscope to analyse nine samples…
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Ukraine war: Stalemate in talks over disputed Zaporizhzhia power plant leaves an accident waiting to happen | World News
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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is strategically critical to both sides of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. But in terms of nuclear safety, the ongoing stalemate is perilous. It’s the closest major electricity generator to the parts of Ukraine annexed by Russia, and Moscow wants the plant’s power to control its territory there. It has also expressed…