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UK Sustainable Farming Initiative Fund Depletes in Under Six Hours
Applications for the post-Brexit Sustainable Farming Initiative closed in under six hours on Tuesday, September 22, leaving farmers without expected funding.
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Physicists Synthesize Ytterbium Diantimonide Superconductor
Physicists have synthesized single crystals of ytterbium diantimonide, creating a type I superconductor that spontaneously breaks time-reversal symmetry without an external…
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launches First Spy Satellite for National Reconnaissance Office
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched a classified U.S.
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SpaceX Launches Four Astronauts on Fastest US Trip to ISS
Four astronauts launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Thursday to begin a six-month scientific mission on the International…
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Reopens Historic Palm Houses After Restoration
Following a six-year closure for vital restoration, Edinburgh's historic 19th-century Palm Houses at the Royal Botanic Garden have reopened to the public.
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Arctic Permafrost Thaw Releases Methane and Accelerates Global Warming
Bubbles of methane rising through Smith Lake in Fairbanks, Alaska, highlight an accelerating climate shift as frozen permafrost thaws.
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Egypt Senior Population Reaches 10.2 Million in 2026 Data
Egypt's senior citizen population reached 10.2 million individuals in 2026, comprising 9.3 percent of the total population, according to data released by…
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SpaceX Cleared to Launch NASA Crew-13 Mission on October 1
NASA and SpaceX teams have completed the launch readiness review and polled “go” for the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station,…
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Hussein Abu Saddam Explains Why Peach Prices Hit 300 Pounds
Egyptian Farmers Syndicate head Hussein Abu Saddam has revealed that retail prices for peaches have climbed to around 300 Egyptian pounds per…
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University of Exeter Researchers Discover Butterfly Optical Illusions
A joint research team from the University of Exeter and the University of Essex has discovered that the vibrant patterns on butterfly…
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Swiss Glaciers Lose Over 5 Percent of Ice Volume in 2026 Heatwave
Switzerland's glaciers suffered another year of rapid and extreme decline, losing 5.5 percent of their total ice volume in 2026 according to…
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NASA’s Swift Observatory Continues to Operate After Failed LINK Rescue Mission
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory continues to operate in low Earth orbit after a commercial rescue mission failed to raise its altitude.