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From how elephants fight cancer to moon rocks, catch up with @HorizonMagEU 's stories of the week:
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From how whale-watching boats might damage whales' sense of orientation to the birth of our moon, catch up with this week's stories on @HorizonMagEU ➡️
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Horizon: thought-provoking science for challenging times. Explore our stories today. ➡️
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Not all plastic can be recycled because different types need to be separated – but new techniques now make it possible ➡️
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Vaccine rollout, preparing for the next pandemic, coronavirus fallout and climate change action – we asked scientists what we can expect from 2021 ➡️
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As the EU institutions reach a provisional agreement on the structure of #HorizonEU , take a look at Commissioner @Moedas ’s vision for the EU's most ambitious research and innovation programme ever.
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From European plans for a moon mission to dishwashers that clean themselves, catch up with @HorizonMagEU 's stories of the week:
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Congratulations to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, #NobelPrize in chemistry winners for their research on CRISPR-Cas9. Last year, we ran a series on CRISPR and spoke to scientists about the ethics of the technology and how they’re using it:
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From corals bunkering down in deeper waters to wait out climate change stress, to how vaccines can boost our immune system beyond a specific disease – here are 20 of our favourite science snippets we learned in 2020
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ICYMI: Understanding how glaciers are shrinking could help us to better adapt to changes on water supply, says glaciologist Dr Andreas Kääb #WorldWaterDay2020
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A new understanding of forests, breakthroughs in Arctic science and hydrogen aircraft – just some of the non-coronavirus predictions scientists are making for 2021 ➡️
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Much like on Earth, we need to deal with our orbital waste. A new generation of servicable satellites could help ➡️
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Seismometers from the Apollo missions provide new insight into the moon’s geology ➡️
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ICYMI: As the @ESA #SolarOrbiter probe reveals its first close-up photos of the sun, here’s a reminder of 5 things we could learn from the mission to better understand our star
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From mobile-phone help for medics in Malawi to unexpected effects of weight-loss surgery, catch up with this week's stories in @HorizonMagEU ➡️
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Why we might be able to learn from elephants when it comes to preventing cancer and slowing down ageing. #WorldElephantDay
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Sea turtles from two distinct species have been interbreeding. Scientists are investigating what this means for the turtles’ future.
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Astronomers believe all ingredients for life are present on Jupiter’s moon.
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First-ever #BlackHole image ‘fits perfectly the prediction that is given by #GeneralRelativity . @ehtelescope @BlackHoleCam @jodrellbank
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ICYMI: Seismometers left behind by astronauts and landing robots are helping scientists learn more about seismic events on Mars and the moon, and how they differ from earthquakes generated on Earth
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A new antibody could be a game changer in the fight against coronavirus. Here are 3 things to know about it:
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Farmed fish are going vegetarian and getting probiotics. Researchers are investigating what this means for the health of these fish.
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As the @ESAGaia mission releases more data on the #Milky Way, we find out how studying our galaxy as a dynamic ecosystem could help unravel some of its mysteries
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As wild bee numbers decline, understanding their foraging needs is key in helping protect them and our landscapes ➡️
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What fossilised micrometeorites extracted from Swedish quarries are telling us about the history of the Earth ➡️
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When searching for life on Mars, we should look beyond liquid water ➡️
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Meteotsunamis could be set to increase with climate change
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From homemade energy to fireproofing in medieval architecture, catch up with this week's stories in @HorizonMagEU ➡️
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Let’s make our ability to predict, detect, and control future pandemics our Apollo project’ – @MarionKoopmans and other scientists tell Horizon what they’d like to see in the coming year ➡️
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Our #moon is a museum of 4.5 billion years of solar system history, says David Parker of @esa
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Asteroids come in many sizes and shapes – potatoes, dog bones, sea otters. Here are three things we can learn from an asteroid’s features
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ICYMI: Five seismometers were left on the moon by astronauts during the Apollo missions between 1969 to 1972. Their data is still being pored over by scientists – Here’s what they have found ➡️
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From seafloor sponges and corals to new crops that are richer in micronutrients, catch up with this week's stories in @HorizonMagEU ➡️
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Studying the Milky Way as an enormous ecosystem, rather than looking at different parts in isolation, may help solve some unanswered mysteries in our home galaxy ➡️
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Drugs that are flushed away end up in the environment can have toxic effects on ecosystems. Scientists are now working on methods of predicting effects and recovering pharmaceutical compounds
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Geothermal power could be a reliable renewable source of energy but it can’t be developed everywhere. Here are 3 things to know about geothermal energy.
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Scientists are investigating the South Atlantic Anomaly, the point where Earth’s magnetic field is weakest ➡️
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There’s no pitstop on the way to Mars. Long distance space travel will require machines that decontaminate stored water, and greenhouses to grow vegetables ➡️
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#ICYMI : a global electricity grid, permafrost thaw, saving Greenland's ice sheet, and drones to help protect rainforests
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In the run up to this year’s European Research & Innovation Days, we’re examining how #Covid19 is reshaping EU research in areas including health, work, tech, transport and food – and how research can contribute to EU’s recovery. #RiDaysEU
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Corals get a boost from human researchers to survive ocean warming ➡️
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Digital upskilling, reduced office capacity and AI monitoring – just some of the ways that work could change for good
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From retrofitting houses to make them carbon-neutral to what our ancestors liked about dung, catch up with this week's stories on @HorizonMagEU ➡️
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A supercomputer has found a potential treatment for #coronavirus – here’s how they did it @exscalate4cov ➡️
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Artificial intelligence can help develop better climate models but at what cost? ➡️
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As ESA’s #SolarOrbiter counts down to launch, we discover what we could learn by flying so close to the sun 🚀
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Pictures taken by the @ESASolarOrbiter reveal small ‘campfire’ flares on its surface that could explain a mysterious phenomenon called coronal heating. Here are other things we could learn from this mission ➡️ Credit: Solar Orbiter/EUI Team (ESA & NASA)
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Astronomers peering at the night sky are getting closer to answering what star type causes Superluminous supernovae – a rare, ultra bright event ➡️
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Researchers identified the genes responsible for our brain size, one of the main factors that separates us from other primates ➡️
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Nanosized robots could one day become part of our production system. For one chemist, they came about by chance.
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Leading scientist shares his chilling formula explaining why we’re ‘deep in a climate emergency.’ @PIK_Climate 's Prof. Schellnhuber reveals his equation at #RiDaysEU panic ➡️
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ICYMI: Meet the robot that’s being trained to tell when fruit and veg are ready to harvest
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When NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on Bennu back in October to collect a sample, footage showed that it seemed to pass through the asteroid, not land on it. Dr Naomi Murdoch, who is researching how to land on an asteroid for ESA’s upcoming HERA mission, explains.
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Catch up with this week’s stories: The promise of electronic skin➡️ 5 things about bats➡️ ICYMI: moonquakes & Marsquakes➡️ ICYMI: hydrogen aeroplanes ➡️
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The increase in low-paying jobs is one of the issues we're facing due to the pandemic, according to Xabier Goenaga @EU_ScienceHub at an #RiDaysEU panel. Learn more about the future of work here:
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From putting a value on nature to our proximity to a new TB vaccine, catch up with this week’s top stories from HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine:
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We are saddened to hear that Prof.Dame Georgina Mace @GMMace passed away this weekend. She was one of the most influential biodiversity scientists of our time, and we had the honour of speaking to her last year about the state of biodiversity on our planet
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#ICYMI : Did you know that the two-toed sloth and the three-toed sloth took two very different routes to hanging out in trees? #breakfromthenews
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It’s been 50 years since we landed on the moon. Back in Feb, we chatted to @esa ’s David Parker about human and robotic exploration and why the moon is like a museum where we’ve only made it to the gift shop #Apollo50th
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From megafires to water on the moon, catch up with this week's stories on @HorizonMagEU :
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How a team of scientists is using a former spy plane to study an anomaly above monsoon storm clouds ➡️
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Flood protection seems to encourage people to live in the protected areas, paradoxically putting them at risk. Scientists are now including the factor of human behaviour to protect populations and predict future migration.
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Planetary scientist Dr Naomi Murdoch talks through the challenges of landing on an asteroid and why it could one day lead to in-space service stations for spacecraft
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ICYMI: Carrots and other root vegetables could help decarbonise the cement industry, which is responsible for about 8% of global CO2 emissions. #EUGreenWeek
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#ICYMI : sun storm warnings, nuclear robots, hacking the immune system, and accent discrimination
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Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in ways that affect people lives and researchers want to make its decision-making process more transparent ➡️
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Climate change is threatening grapes such as Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc, but seasonal forecasts that look up to 6 months ahead could help winemakers take action ➡️
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Wing-flapping drones could fly twice as long as a standard quadcopter by using winds and airflow
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Why severe #spaceweather is a risk on Earth
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The thing that separates Silicon Valley and Europe is the scale of ambition – tech investor @ncklsbrgmn
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ICYMI: From insects to microalgae, we take a look at alternative proteins to boost a more sustainable diet in Europe #WorldFoodDay2020
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The Milky Way has at least 50-60 satellite galaxies, although the exact number is unknown
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Ponds are the richest freshwater habitats. EU-backed researchers are focusing on reducing pollution in ponds, creating new ones & helping them serve broader environmental goals such as the preservation of biodiversity. Learn how➡️ #HorizonEU #MissionOcean
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A giant #windFarm in Greenland would make renewable energy more reliable – @UniversiteLiege ’s @DamienERNST1 #COP24 #ClimateChange ➡️
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Scientists have managed to create plastics from bio-waste that can be used in a variety of products, from single-use bags to car interiors and aeroplane wings.
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Science in 2020 has been dominated by coronavirus – but there’s been plenty of other research going on too. Here are some of our favourite facts that we learned this year. ➡️
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A game played in ancient Rome will soon be available for a modern audience to play online. Read more ➡️ #HorizonEU
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How carbon-neutral biocoal could help reduce industry’s reliance on fossil fuels
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Catch up with this week’s stories: Creating a 'happiness spray’ ➡️ Life on Jupiter's moons ➡️ Insect-friendly pest control ➡️ What is green tech? ➡️
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#ICYMI : predicting volcano eruptions, immune system switches, hyperlocal radio, and deciphering dyslexia
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We should build a global #renewable electricity grid to put fossil fuel out of business, says award-winning energy scientist @DamienERNST1 #COP24 #ClimateChange
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Healthy forests are set to play a crucial role in limiting climate change @GentreeProject @_SLU @BioversityInt #IntForestDay
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Commissioner Gabriel who leads EU research and innovation shares 3 ways the continent can achieve carbon neutrality by 2050:
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Catch up with this week’s stories: Measuring Europe’s supply chain footprint➡️ The next generation of supersonic aircraft ➡️ 3D tech to conserve Greek Dance➡️
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We’re delighted that Horizon is the official media partner of the #RiDaysEU on 22-24 Sept. Register now to hear scientists and policymakers debate the future of research in Europe and keep following Horizon for all the latest stories. Programme ➡️
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Catch up with this week’s stories: New clues to life on Mars ➡️ Europe’s self-sailing ships➡️ The roots of teen anxiety➡️
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From how dogs became domesticated to a virus-inspired cancer treatment, catch up with this week’s stories on @HorizonMagEU ➡️
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From the odd behaviour of sleep-deprived brains to the acoustic properties of rock art caves, here are some of Horizon’s favourite #sciencefacts of the year.
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Tuberculosis is the most common cause of death from an infectious disease. #EndTB
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‘Glaciers reflect #climatechange in a very visible and clear way.’ - Prof. Andreas Kääb ➡️
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After a year collecting data, the @MOSAiCArctic expedition returns home. In January, sea ice researcher Polona Itkin told us about a typical day studying climate change on the icebreaker in Arctic winter #welcomePolarstern
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This week in Horizon: top science facts from 2018, resilient robots, Arctic shipping and how machines can change the brain
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– ‘Star formation is not something that happened a long time ago and (then stopped) – the universe is full of dynamics’ – astrophysicist Ralf Klessen tells Horizon why we’ve been thinking about the Milky Way all wrong ➡️
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Megaquakes have shifted Earth’s rotation causing shorter days. Here are 3 things to know about these events.
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There’s still time to have your say on priorities for the EU’s next research funding programme, #HorizonEU , before stakeholders meet at #RiDaysEU in September to finalise its scope. We’ll be there as media partner and the consultation is here (ends 8 Sep)
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Sand blown by the wind can cause problems for railways, from grinding down wheels to derailments. Scientists are trying to better understand how sand behaves in order to know what protective measures to take.
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From the first-ever black hole image to critical citizens, catch up with this week's stories in @HorizonMagEU ➡️
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