Ethereum just activated its ‘London’ hard fork, and it’s a big deal
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CNBC
Ethereum just activated a major change called the 'London hard fork' — here's why it's a big deal
One of the major changes alters the way transaction fees are calculated, ideally smoothing them out and making them less volatile.
Years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western megafires of today
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The Conversation
How years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western megafires of today
More than 40 fire scientists and forest ecologists in the US and Canada teamed up to investigate why wildfires are getting more extreme. Climate change is part of the problem, but there’s more.
Giraffes have been misunderstood and are just as socially complex as elephants
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CNN
Giraffes have been misunderstood and are just as socially complex as elephants, study says
Once perceived as solitary creatures that focused solely on feeding their towering bodies, new research says that giraffes have been misunderstood and are in fact a highly complex and social species.
Alcohol linked to more cancers than thought, study finds
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the Guardian
Alcohol linked to more cancers than thought, study finds
Imperial College London researchers also find that drinking coffee protects against liver cancer
94% of English adults have Covid antibodies, ONS data shows
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Thetimes
94% of English adults have Covid antibodies, ONS data shows
More than 90 per cent adults in England now have coronavirus antibodies, with rising immunity levels helping to drive cases down.
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。Longer days on early Earth may have set stage for complex life
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‘Totally new’ idea suggests longer days on early Earth set stage for complex life
Photosynthetic bacteria in Great Lakes sinkhole provide key clues about ancient atmosphere
17th-century botanists filled their gardens with plants from around the world
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Lapham’s Quarterly
Contribute Either to Usefulness or Delight | Henrietta McBurney
On the wealthy seventeenth-century botanists who filled their gardens with plants from around the world.