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Friday, 6 November 2026
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A new study has found that a self-reinforcing interaction between temperature, soil moisture and atmospheric pressure is being triggered at high temperatures, making extreme heat waves 10% hotter than they would otherwise be.
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified a specialized lipid barrier in the fruit fly pupa that protects against dehydration in dry and hot environments.
Apple's iPhone Duo has been officially on sale for two weeks, and the company said today that the App Store now has over 100,000 apps that are built for the foldable.
Shezra Mansab Kharal, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, is keen to emphasise this aspect of the conference.
Global tech stocks have plunged after the Democrats’ victory in the US midterm elections, with fears of a slowdown in AI development.
Officials across Europe reported a fresh slew of bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, November 6, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week.
As climate change intensifies, drought is widening globally, causing alterations in water-dependent pathogen patterns, leaving scientists scrambling to understand how infectious disease transmission is evolving.
An international team of researchers led by UT Southwestern Medical Center has developed a versatile light-sheet microscope that captures 3D views of biological samples, from activity inside living cells to larger tissues.
This year may be seen as a turning point in the climate crisis.
The PSD and the CDS-PP proposed this Friday the extension of the public guarantee to housing for young people for self-construction, the suspension of the commission for early depreciation of fixed rate credits during the coming year and the alignment of tax benefits in CRF
O PSD e o CDS-PP propuseram esta sexta-feira o alargamento da garantia pública à habitação para os jovens para a autoconstrução, a suspensão da comissão de amortização antecipada dos créditos de taxa fixa durante o próximo ano e o alinhamento dos benefícios fiscais em IRC
Automatic translation by Bittrees-hosted AI. The source link opens the original publication.The international organization responsible for regulating fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black seas concluded its annual meeting with the adoption of new management plans for some iconic species.
COP31 host Turkey is set to push for a "electrification" drive to help meet global elergy demand as the UN climate conference kicks off in Antalya on Monday.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's future is in question after Tuesday's, November 3, midterms setback.
“What you have is a tormented and unstable president who's desperate for immortality.” With this arresting assessment, Copetas captures what he considers the defining paradox of Donald Trump's presidency in the aftermath of the US midterm elections: a leader politically neutered at home but potentially
Despite many obstacles presented by students being at home during COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, autistic children involved in a feasibility study still showed significant progress through online instruction.
A literature review in the International Journal of Services and Standards has highlighted the potential of social media to improve humanitarian supply chain management.
The Republican Party's crushing defeat in midterm elections has left Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky optimistic about future support for Kyiv and stronger transatlantic relations.
Those of us missing the John Wick universe can take heart, because Chad Stahelski—who created that franchise—is coming back early next year with a new dystopian action film.
Insider Brief Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Investment Corporation (ITIC), led by President Karen Yu, is developing a Taiwan–UK deep tech innovation corridor to connect British research with Taiwan’s engineering, manufacturing and investment capabilities.
With few sources of information, they are forced to navigate conflicting rumors and fears of a nuclear attack.
Most people in Iran have little idea of the course of the US-led war and peace talks on the global stage.
In an interview with FRANCE 24, John Bolton, who served as national security adviser to Donald Trump during his first term, called the US midterm results "the beginning of the end" for Trump's stranglehold on the Republican Party.
The world is on track for 2026 to be the second-hottest year on record as an exceptionally strong El Niño weather pattern turbocharges human-driven global warming, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is under growing pressure, with victorious Democrats planning to target him in Congress and Republicans blaming the Iran war he championed for their election losses.
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Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03632-9 Nature staff discuss an acrobatic reptile defence strategy — plus, evidence of fossilized dinosaur blood cells.
Fabian Theis has been one of the key players in the various iterations of the Virtual Cell concept and initiatives. It is not hyperbole at all to say that his lab has been pushing the frontier of algorithms to understand multi-scale, multi-modal (”mult... Full show notes and links
South Korea emerged from the devastation of the Korean War as one of the world's poorest countries. Within a generation, it had become an industrial powerhouse, mastering nuclear technologies originally imported from the United States and Canada. Today, Korean firms are among the world's most capable nuclear constructors, having delivered four APR1400 reactors at the UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant. Now the tables may be turning. With Washington pursuing an ambitious nuclear revival, the United States is looking to South Korea for the manufacturing expertise, skilled workforce and constructi
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