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Bird flu has a heat-proof gene that protects it from our fever defenses

December 01, 2025 | Bronwyn Thompson
Avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering our body's natural defense system – fever – powerless in fighting infection. In fact, higher temperatures actually help those bird-derived bugs replicate.

Rising high into Saudi sky: World's new tallest skyscraper progresses

November 28, 2025 | Adam Williams
Following construction restarting earlier this year, more details have been revealed on what is arguably the world's most ambitious architecture project: the mind-bogglingly tall JEC Tower, which is currently rising in Saudi Arabia.

Launch mishap may knock Russia out of astronaut launches for years

November 30, 2025 | David Szondy
Russia has suffered a major setback after the launch of its Soyuz MS-28 mission ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) caused severe damage to the country's only pad capable of handling crewed boosters.

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