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• Source of unprecedented energy found in Milky Way

  

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• Record temperatures for March a warning of what's to come, say experts

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Happy feet of Antarctic penguins in decline New research by UNSW's Climate Change Research Centre reveals the staggering decline of Adelie penguin numbers at Cape Denison in Antarctica, following the grounding of a 97km iceberg in Commonwealth Bay. PT1M45S 620 349 Record-breaking autumn heat is just a warning of what's to come if Australia doesn't act immediately to combat climate change.That's the message from environmental experts armed with a ..

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• Leondardo DiCaprio Foundation Donates $1 Million To Aid Ocean Conservation

  

  Leonardo DiCaprio has made it clear that he is concerned about the environment and climate change, and now he’s putting his money where his mouth is. Through the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, he is donating $1,000,000 to the non-profit Nature Conservancy, according to Tech Times. In this venture, Leonardo DiCaprio will be helping to provide funds for a project that will protect the oceans surrounding Seychelles, a small African nation. .@LeoDiCaprio Foundation & others grant $5 mil for innovati..

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• Scientists use CRISPR-Cas9 to target RNA in live cells for the first time

  

  Graphical abstract: RNA-targeting Cas9 enables tracking of endogenous, untagged mRNA, establishing CRISPR/Cas9 as a programmable system to recognize RNA in live cells. The genetic code stored in DNA determines everything from the color of our eyes to our susceptibility to a disease. This has motivated scientists to sequence the human genome and develop ways to alter the genetic code, but many diseases are linked to a different fundamental molecule: RNA. As the intermediary genetic material that..

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• New golden frog species discovered in high Andes

  

  NEW YORK: Researchers have discovered a new species of pale gold-coloured frog in the cloud forests of the high Andes in Colombia.Its name, Pristimantis dorado, commemorates both its colour (dorado means "golden" in Spanish) and El Dorado, a mythical city of gold eagerly sought for centuries by Spanish conquistadors in South America."The Spaniards assumed Colombia's wealth was its gold, but today we understand that the real riches of the country lie in its biodiversity," said one of the research..

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• Cities worldwide mark Earth Hour

  

  Cities worldwide mark Earth HourCities around the world turned out the lights on Saturday evening to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour, a global movement dedicated to protecting the planet and highlighting the effects of climate change.As night came on, the lights went out in cities from South Korea to the United States in what the World Wildlife Fund describes as a moment of solidarity for climate action.The group sponsors the event and says people in 178 countries and territories had planned to ..

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