Erin

Erin

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Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth

Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth

For years, small groups of astronomy enthusiasts have traveled the globe chasing...

Technology
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AI is an existential threat – just not the way you think

AI is an existential threat – just not the way you think

The rise of ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence systems has been accompanied...

Science
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Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study

Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study

You might remember newspaper articles in 2021 claiming that towing nets over the...

News
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Death in Jenin: Israel’s biggest attack in the West Bank in 20 years is down to Netanyahu’s political weakness – here’s why

Death in Jenin: Israel’s biggest attack in the West Bank in 20 years is down to Netanyahu’s political weakness – here’s why

Israeli forces say they have completed a 48-hour military operation in the West...

Politics
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UN rights council to hold emergency session to discuss Quran burning in Sweden

UN rights council to hold emergency session to discuss Quran burning in Sweden

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session later this...

Society
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Egypt gets stolen fragment of Ramses II statue from Switzerland

Egypt gets stolen fragment of Ramses II statue from Switzerland

Switzerland returned to Egypt a fragment of a 3,400-year-old statue of the pharaoh...

Politics
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The forgotten Amazon: as a critical summit nears, politicians must get serious about deforestation in Bolivia

The forgotten Amazon: as a critical summit nears, politicians must get serious about deforestation in Bolivia

When asked to situate the world’s most iconic rainforest on a map, most people will...

Technology
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Biting flies are attracted to blue traps – we used AI to work out why

Biting flies are attracted to blue traps – we used AI to work out why

Flies which feast on blood – such as tsetse and horse flies – inflict painful bites...

Research
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Rapid weight loss may improve advanced fatty liver disease – new research

Rapid weight loss may improve advanced fatty liver disease – new research

Around 2% of adults worldwide suffer from a condition called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis...

Health
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Vaccine hesitancy is one of the greatest threats to global health – and the pandemic has made it worse

Vaccine hesitancy is one of the greatest threats to global health – and the pandemic has made it worse

The COVID pandemic has disrupted many areas of routine healthcare including, importantly,...

Health
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Aspartame: popular sweetener could be classified as a possible carcinogen by WHO – but there’s no cause for panic

Aspartame: popular sweetener could be classified as a possible carcinogen by WHO – but there’s no cause for panic

According to reports, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part...

Technology
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Facial recognition technology could soon be everywhere – here’s how to make it safer

Facial recognition technology could soon be everywhere – here’s how to make it safer

The recent coronation of King Charles III was a high-profile example of when facial...

Education
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4 reasons not teaching evolution in schools is immoral

4 reasons not teaching evolution in schools is immoral

Educators involved in curriculum design know one hard truth: you can’t fit in everything....

Politics
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Department of Building Permits Complex Welcomes Delegation from the Sultanate of Oman

Department of Building Permits Complex Welcomes Delegation from the Sultanate of Oman

From June 21 to 22, the delegation visited to observe the notable potential, advancements,...

Science
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Astronomers see ancient galaxies flickering in slow motion due to expanding space

Astronomers see ancient galaxies flickering in slow motion due to expanding space

According to our best understanding of physics, the fact space is expanding should...

Research
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Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Decades of research are still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy

Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Decades of research are still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear...

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