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Aerial view of the city of Busselton, the beach, and the Indian Ocean.

Parts of this WA tourist town could be underwater within a century

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The family of resort owner Greg Tickle have been welcoming tourists to some of Western Australia’s most pristine coastlines for generations. Key points: Coastal erosion and sea level rise could leave entire suburbs of Busselton underwater within 100 years Local council says issue requires long-term thinking by state and federal governments Some areas will be …

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Students Machine parts for the International Space Station

Students Machine parts for the International Space Station

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Ogemaw Heights High School machine shop program students and instructor Kyle Sysco (front row, center) get a visit from Stacy Hale (front row, far right), founder and NASA Project Manager HUNCH, Houston, Texas. Hale congratulated the class on successfully making 200 parts for the International Space Station. (All photos courtesy of Ogemaw Heights High School) …

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Tau and APOE

Why Alzheimer’s Disease Damages Parts of the Brain – New Genetic Clues

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The red and orange areas on these heatmaps of the human brain show where the APOE gene is most active (two upper brain images) and where tau tangles are most concentrated (two lower brain images). APOE is the greatest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, and tau tangles lead to brain damage in the disease. …

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Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet - already over 2C

Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet – already over 2C

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The figures on the left and right show the warming in Europe of the summer semester over the past four decades, subdivided for clear sky and full sky conditions, respectively. Credit: Paul Glantz/Stockholm University Warming during the summer months in Europe has been much faster than the global average, shows a new study published in …

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Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet - already over 2C

Large parts of Europe are warming twice as fast as the planet – already over 2C

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The figures on the left and right show the warming in Europe of the summer semester over the past four decades, subdivided for clear sky and full sky conditions, respectively. Credit: Paul Glantz/Stockholm University Warming during the summer months in Europe has been much faster than the global average, shows a new study published in …

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