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Tesla gives startups rare access to its Germany battery line, where new ideas face real-world tests

Tesla is giving startups access to part of its battery production line in Germany in a bid to improve how EV batteries are ...
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Rare white humpback calf, thought to be one of only a dozen, spotted off Australia

Scientists were given an unusual research opportunity when whale watchers off New South Wales and Queensland reported a ...
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Trump EPA approves 3 pesticides critics say are forever chemicals

Three pesticide approvals issued by the Trump administration are drawing criticism from advocates who say they could increase the environmental load of substances known as forever chemicals.
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Great Lakes study finds 'forever chemicals' climb the food chain and end up in people

New research from the Great Lakes shows forever chemicals travel through entire food webs, accumulating from algae and other ...
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UK fish fossil sat sealed since the Carboniferous, and its brain tissue is still helping science

Sealed in soapstone and found near Trawden in Lancashire, U.K., the specimen is offering researchers new clues about how some ...
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Lucky homeowner wakes up to quiet visits from neighborhood deer: 'I hope I never ... take [it] for granted'

It is also important to avoid feeding wild deer, since doing so can change their behavior and draw them closer to roads or residential areas. Keeping dogs supervised outdoors and staying alert while ...
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EVs keep up to 95% of their range after 5 years, and battery replacements have all but vanished

Recurrent revealed the average EV still has roughly 95% of its original battery capacity after five years on the road.
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Secure Boot certificates expired, and costly upgrades left older Windows PCs exposed

Expired Secure Boot certificates may sound like a niche problem for PC users, but the issue shows how quickly aging ...
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Ray Kurzweil says aging may stop being one-way by 2032, and skeptics hear another big promise

Futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil, whose reputation rests on sweeping technology predictions, believes aging may soon stop ...
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Roughly 5 Americans die every hour from health issues related to toxic vehicle pollution

Emissions from road vehicles were associated with more than 41,800 premature deaths nationwide — the equivalent of about five ...
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Study of Australian firms finds tax dodging and inflated green claims often go together

New research from Australia suggests that companies that aggressively reduce their tax obligations may also be more likely to ...
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Florida crews find two 17-foot Burmese pythons together, likely preying on white-tailed deer

A recent video shared by TheCritterCult (@TheCritterCult) on YouTube said the Everglades capture involved two giant Burmese pythons. Removal teams consider snakes of that scale "high-priority" because ...