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‘Firmageddon’: Oregon conifers suffer record mortality as climate crisis hits hard

Scientists have discovered a record number of dead fir trees in Oregon, a worrying sign of how drought and the climate crisis are ravaging the American West. A recent aerial survey revealed that more than a million acres of forest contain trees that have succumbed to stressors exacerbated by a multi-year drought. Images released by …

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It's true!  JWST breaks Hubble's all-time distance record!

It’s true! JWST breaks Hubble’s all-time distance record!

Finally, JWST broke the record for the most distant galaxy. The viewing area of ​​the JADES survey, as well as the four most distant galaxies verified in this field of view. The three galaxies at z=13.20, 12.63 and 11.58 are all further away than the previous record holder, GN-z11, which was identified by Hubble. (Credits: …

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Record number of plastic nurdles found on beaches as environmental groups call for tougher laws

Record number of plastic nurdles found on beaches as environmental groups call for tougher laws

More nurdles have been found on beaches than ever before as environmental groups push for legislation to classify them as marine pollutants so they are subject to stricter laws when handling and transporting them. Nurdles are tiny plastic pellets used by industry to produce almost all of our plastic products, but spills from factories and …

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First collisions of lead ions in the Large Hadron Collider at record energy

First collisions of lead ions in the Large Hadron Collider at record energy

Event displays of the first Pb-Pb collision of Run3 taken on November 18, 2022. Credit: CERN On Friday, November 18, a test using lead ion collisions was performed in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and allowed experiments to validate new detectors and data processing systems before lead-lead physics next year. Course. After the successful start …

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