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WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, UN Messenger of Peace and world-renowned ethologist and conservationist, whose groundbreaking discoveries changed humanity s understanding of its role in the natural world, was announced today as the winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize. The Templeton Prize, valued at over $1.5 million, is one of the world s largest annual individual awards. Established by the late global investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton, it is given to honor those who harness the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind s place and purpose within it. Unlike Goodall s past accolades, the Templeton Prize specifically celebrates her scientific and spiritual curiosity. The Prize rewards her unrelenting effort to connect humanity to a greater purpose and is the largest single award that Dr. Goodall has ever receiv
But they may be billions of years older. Scientists are making predictions about the biological make-up of advanced, complex aliens, offering a degree of insight as to what they might look like.
In the opening for Ridley Scott’s movie
Prometheus, the Engineer, the blue muscle-bound alien, mirrors a modern human, standing by the waterfall drinking black goo to break down his genetic structure and spread life on Earth through his DNA. What we see is the beginning of Earth. The giant ship has landed on early Earth to drop off the Engineer to terraform the planet and make it sustainable for life. But is Ridley Scott’s science fiction an accurate prediction of what the human species may one day discover beyond our solar system?
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The World Government Summit laid down an ambitious 21-point report that could aid the global recovery from Covid-19.
The coronavirus upended the world s economies, brought international travel to a standstill and severely impacted mental health.
But the study, launched on May 5, urged leaders to seize the moment.
It cautions the climate crisis is set to intensify if governments do not adopt a thorough approach to recovery.
With great change comes great opportunity. Valuable lessons emerged over the past year, which we must heed as we recover
Mohammad Al Gergawi
The report highlights that about 50 per cent of the global cost incurred by the pandemic will fall on developed economies.
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CAMBRIDGE, UK, April 21, 2021 (ENS) – From bioengineered pandemics to city-ravaging cyber attacks to nuclear annihilation, life on Earth could soon change radically due to humanity’s impact on the planet, the United Kingdom’s Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, is warning.
Rees points out other dangers, too: population rise leading to shrinking biodiversity, catastrophic climate change, uncontrollable cybercriminals, plans for artificial intelligence that erodes privacy, security, and freedom.
“Our Earth is 45 million centuries old. But this century is the first when one species – ours – can determine the biosphere’s fate,” said Rees, who is also a founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risks at Cambridge University.
Application Deadline: June 4th 2021
The John Maddox prize is a joint initiative of the charity Sense about Science and the leading international scientific journalÂ
Nature. The Prize has been awarded annually since 2012 to researchers who have shown great courage and integrity in standing up for science and scientific reasoning against fierce opposition and hostility. Each year there is one or two winners, and an additional prize for an early career researcher.
The prize brings into the spotlight the difficulty faced by many who fight to share the results of research evidence, and inspires and encourages people the world over to do the same. In 2019 there were over 200 nominations from 38 countries.