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By Adam Vaughan Deforestation in Para, BrazilParalaxis / Alamy Stock Photo Around one-fifth of the beef and soya the European Union imports from Brazil each year has been linked to illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna. The extent of European consumers’ role in the destruction of two globally important biodiversity hotspots is…

By CNN & WRAL NewsFor the fifth day in a row, North Carolina is reporting record COVID-19 hospitalizations. It comes as the state reports 1,549 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday. In total, 51,614 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the state. An additional 12 more people were hospitalized with the virus and…

By Jonathan O’Callaghan Astronaut Christina Koch installing the Cold Atom Laboratory on the ISSNASA/JSC AN EXOTIC fifth type of matter has been created in one of the coldest places in the universe – a device on board the International Space Station (ISS). The Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) was launched to the ISS in 2018 to…

By Layal Liverpool There are still wilderness areas where humans have not had an influenceDaniel A. Leifheit/Getty Humans have spread to most parts of the planet, and now researchers have calculated that only a fifth of ice-free land on Earth is free of our influence. A team of researchers led by Jason Riggio at the…

Authorities reported three additional deaths due to the coronavirus Sunday in Tarrant County, including one man serving a sentence at a North Texas federal prison. The deaths reported by Tarrant County Public Health included a Kennedale woman in her 80s and a Bedford man in his 50s. Both had underlying health conditions. The Federal Bureau…