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Great Barrier Reef escapes 'endangered' listing by World Heritage Committee

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Great Barrier Reef escapes 'endangered' listing by World Heritage Committee

July 23 (UPI) -- The Great Barrier Reef escaped being listed as an "endangered" UNESCO World Heritage Site during a meeting Friday to determine the reef's environmental status, despite experts' insistence that it should be on it.

Scientists unveil European Mars rover's meteorite-hunting instruments

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Scientists unveil European Mars rover's meteorite-hunting instruments

Rare FAA rules change means Blue Origin crew may not get official 'wings'

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Rare FAA rules change means Blue Origin crew may not get official 'wings'

UPI News Quiz: Blue Origin, 2032 Olympics, Luke Prokop

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UPI News Quiz: Blue Origin, 2032 Olympics, Luke Prokop

Carbon mitigation efforts in California may be hindered by climate change itself

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Carbon mitigation efforts in California may be hindered by climate change itself

July 22 (UPI) -- Policy makers in California are counting on the carbon-capturing abilities of forests and shrublands in order to meet carbon neutrality goals by 2045, but new research suggests climate change itself could thwart them.

RNA breakthrough inspires high-yield, drought-tolerant rice, potatoes

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RNA breakthrough inspires high-yield, drought-tolerant rice, potatoes

July 22 (UPI) -- Thanks to a breakthrough in RNA manipulation, crop scientists have developed new potato and rice varieties with higher yields and increased drought tolerance.

Study: Wearable camera reduces collision risk in blind, visually impaired

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Study: Wearable camera reduces collision risk in blind, visually impaired

July 22 (UPI) -- A wearable computer vision device may help reduce collisions and other accidents in the blind and visually impaired, a study published Thursday by JAMA Ophthalmology found.

ALMA images moon-forming disk around alien world

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ALMA images moon-forming disk around alien world

July 22 (UPI) -- Astronomers have for the first time imaged a moon-forming disk around an exoplanet.

Orbiter's infrared sensors reveal Venus' nighttime weather

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Orbiter's infrared sensors reveal Venus' nighttime weather

July 21 (UPI) -- Scientists have developed a new way to study Venus' nighttime weather using the infrared sensors aboard the orbiter Akatsuki.

NASA scientists preview Mars rover's sample collection mission

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NASA scientists preview Mars rover's sample collection mission

July 21 (UPI) -- For the first time in history, a NASA rover is preparing to scoop up, seal and cache Martian rock samples for a future return trip to Earth.

Russia launches Nauka module to space station after years of delay

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Russia launches Nauka module to space station after years of delay

ORLANDO, Fla., July 21 (UPI) -- Russia launched a new multipurpose laboratory module named Nauka to the International Space Station on Wednesday from Kazakhstan after years of delays.

For golden eagles, habitat loss is main threat from wind farms

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For golden eagles, habitat loss is main threat from wind farms

July 21 (UPI) -- Wind farms pose a variety of threats to birds, including some of the world's most iconic avian predators -- like the golden eagle, the world's most widely distributed eagle.

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin crew soar into space, land safely

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Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin crew soar into space, land safely

July 20 (UPI) -- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos set several records for human spaceflight Tuesday as he and three crewmates soared into space aboard a Blue Origin rocket from Texas, and landed safely in the desert about 10 minutes later.

Wind turbines can be clustered while avoiding turbulent wakes of their neighbors

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Wind turbines can be clustered while avoiding turbulent wakes of their neighbors

July 20 (UPI) -- Scientists have developed a new data analysis method to help wind farm operators adjust the yaw of clustered turbines to avoid interference.

Electrical security system helps tomato plants sound alarm when insects attack

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Electrical security system helps tomato plants sound alarm when insects attack

July 20 (UPI) -- When caterpillars began munching on the fruits of a particular type of tomato plant, an electrical signal is sent from the fruit to the rest of the plant.

IEA report: Global carbon emissions on pace to reach record high in 2023

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IEA report: Global carbon emissions on pace to reach record high in 2023

July 20 (UPI) -- Global carbon emissions are on track to reach an all-time high by 2023 while only a fraction of emergency coronavirus funding is being directed at clean energy transitions, according to a report Tuesday by the IEA.

Germany, Ireland more open than U.S. to renewable energy close to homes

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Germany, Ireland more open than U.S. to renewable energy close to homes

July 19 (UPI) -- People in Germany and Ireland are more willing to accept renewable energy sites closer to their homes than their U.S. counterparts, but all three wanted carbon-based energy sites farther away and favored decarbonization.

Carbon emissions from wild pigs uprooting soil equal to more than 1M cars

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Carbon emissions from wild pigs uprooting soil equal to more than 1M cars

July 19 (UPI) -- Wild pigs emit as much carbon from global soil annually as 1.1 million cars, a new study found.

Urban environments prompt fruit bats to diversify diet, study says

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Urban environments prompt fruit bats to diversify diet, study says

July 19 (UPI) -- Urbanization leads fruit bats to adjust foraging strategies and diversify diets, a new study found.

Climate change threatens three key stony corals, Atlantic reef ecosystems

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Climate change threatens three key stony corals, Atlantic reef ecosystems

July 19 (UPI) -- Scientists predicted in report Monday climate change could shift distribution of three stony corals key to Atlantic reef building ecosystem.

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