As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its …
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Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation
The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on …
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Meta AI ‘Piracy’ Lawsuit: Publishers and Professors Challenge Fair Use Defense
Tech companies are racing to build the most powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) but how these …
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Against Animal Farming
The farming of animals—raising, using, and ultimately killing animals for human purposes—is a tradition that …
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Weather tracker: north-west Italy braces for thunderstorms and snow
Turin and Genoa likely to be among worst hit, while central and eastern Europe could …
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Killed, dismembered and scattered: the Honduran father and son who made a stand against illegal logging
The country is the most deadly to be an environmental activist – and the brutal …
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Interview with Mary Ann Kenny, author of ‘The Episode’
The transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Cat: Could you tell me about yourself …
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‘It looks like I’ve gone 10 rounds with a boxer’: when hay fever becomes debilitating – and potentially deadly
Often dismissed as summertime sniffles, the condition that affects a quarter of UK adults can …
Read MoreHow bad is it? RFK Jr.’s extinction-level threat to science-based federal health policy and public health is here
Five months ago, I called RFK Jr. an “extinction-level” threat to US biomedical science and …
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Can you solve it? That’s numberwang!
Three, two, one… Today, we’re down with the digits. Here are three elegant number puzzles, …
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Skin cancer patients could join vaccine project
Grandfather-of-four Paul Thomas was put on the trial in July and said he felt lucky …
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Starwatch: Lesser-known Coma star cluster is the jewel in a queen’s hair
Comprising 10-11 stars in the constellation of Coma Berenices, with a little effort, it is …
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Country diary: The slow-motion magic of watching a mallard build its nest | Susie White
Allendale, Northumberland: A pair has been pottering in my garden for a few days, and …
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Clouds Hover Over the Alaska Peninsula
Winds interacted with mountainous terrain to produce long, sharp-edged standing wave clouds. Read More… Read …
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Laser cooling breakthrough could make data centers way greener
Lasers are great for heating things up, whether you need to do it quickly, hit …
Read MoreSkin cancer patients given fast-tracked access to ‘revolutionary’ cancer vaccine trial on NHS
Patients with advanced skin cancer in England are set to be fast-tracked into trials of …
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Nick Heather obituary
My father, Nick Heather, who has died aged 86, was a clinical psychologist with an …
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Do all wind turbines rotate in the same direction? If so, why?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial …
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How and where to watch the Lyrid meteor shower
Annual celestial display is visible for several days in April as the Earth passes through …
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Weekly recap — 13 April 2025
Week highlights: new releases of Pinta and Elektroid, FreeCAD Project Association announces new grants. Pinta …
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