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  • how to fix an overloaded system

    how to fix an overloaded system

    Attached to the Very Large Telescope in Chile, the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) allows researchers to probe the most distant galaxies. It’s a popular instrument: for its next observing session, from October to April, scientists…

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  • DOE’s Advanced Nuclear Reactor Site 90-Day Challenge

    DOE’s Advanced Nuclear Reactor Site 90-Day Challenge

    U.S. President Donald Trump in May issued a suite of directives aimed at hastening the development of advanced nuclear reactors. The directives, delivered via a set of four executive orders, set ambitious goals, such as having ten new large…

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  • Scientists need a break too

    Scientists need a break too

    As the Northern Hemisphere heads into summer holiday season, we encourage all our readers to properly switch off from work for a while.

    The salutation “Greetings from the beach!” is not unusual…

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  • Breed giant prawns to withstand disease and climate change

    Farming of giant prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) is a booming industry, worth more than US$2.45 billion. But the gene pool from which prawns are bred is narrowing. China farms more than half of all giant prawns, depending entirely on cultured…

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  • A 30-m annual paddy rice dataset in Northeastern China during period 2000–2023

    A 30-m annual paddy rice dataset in Northeastern China during period 2000–2023

    Study area

    Northeastern China, extending roughly from 38°N, 115°E to 54°N, 135°E, encompasses the Heilongjiang province, the Jilin province, the Liaoning province as well as the four municipalities in eastern Inner Mongolia (Fig. 1)….

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  • Actionable insights for equitable urban sustainability transition through building-level assessment of sustainable development goals

    Actionable insights for equitable urban sustainability transition through building-level assessment of sustainable development goals

    This article introduces a novel methodology aimed at assessing SDGs at the building level, departing from conventional administrative unit evaluations. This approach, integrating advanced geospatial modeling and machine learning, enables granular…

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  • Energy finance, digital financial inclusion, accountability and sustainable development: evidence from BRICS

    Energy finance, digital financial inclusion, accountability and sustainable development: evidence from BRICS

    Energy finance and sustainable development

    Sustainable development, the concept of meeting present needs without compromising future generations, has gained prominence in global discourse, particularly within emerging economies like the BRICS…

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  • A systematic review of responsible stewardship of research and health data from Indigenous communities

    A systematic review of responsible stewardship of research and health data from Indigenous communities

    A total of 371 articles published between 2013 and 2024 were identified and screened on PubMed, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Explore, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and JSTOR. Articles influenced by the…

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  • Why suppressing all wildfires has made today’s megafires worse

    Why suppressing all wildfires has made today’s megafires worse

    Wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense as the world warms — reigniting discussions on how to better manage fire risks. And the nature of wildfires is also changing. To avoid the worst damage, the development and behaviour of the most…

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