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Batteries can power life-saving devices when implanted in the body, but they can also be deadly if inserted into cavities or ingested.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has just approved the first ever drug to treat frostbite: iloprost.
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From patronising language to non-consensual surgical interventions, the mistreatment of women during childbirth is common – so why do so few women complain?
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Men will go to almost any length to increase their length. Mostly with disastrous consequences.
The cast of The Color Purple.
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There is a stark contrast in box office figures between musical films that market themselves as ‘musicals’ and those that don’t.
Puffins and many other seabirds rely on sandeels as a food source.
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Many seabird colonies around UK coastlines struggle to breed because the sandeels they feed on have been overfished. The upcoming closure of sandeel fisheries will be good news for marine wildlife.
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A second Donald Trump presidency would require the UK and Europe to work closer together.
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‘Year’ and ‘time’ are the two most frequent nouns in British English.
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Software licensing is a flexible way to limit some of the potential harms posed by AI.
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Our study found that parasocial relationships can turn sour, with love and adoration replaced by feelings of hostility and even hatred.
America’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, has been deployed to the Red Sea to counter the Houthi threat to shipping there.
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Successful empires have always depended on maritime power. Now there are signs that this power is shifting eastwards.
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For a new report, researchers spoke with dozens of people on the Hong Kong and Ukraine visas about their experiences.
IA generativa, competição entre os principais geradores e IA e ataques cibernéticos invisíveis estão entre os maiores riscos.
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Um novo estudo consultou especialistas em futuro para saber suas previsões sobre a evolução tecnológica.
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An anatomist explains why turbulence on flights makes us feel so ill and disoriented.
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The army has released a new recruitment video on social media that resembles a Fortnite-style game.
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A new study consulted futurists for their predictions about technological evolution.
Houthi fighters demonstrate in support of Palestinians, January 2024.
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The Middle East crisis has many moving parts and could easily descend into chaos.
The Duchess of York’s melanoma was discovered during treatment for breast cancer.
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Malignant melanoma affects 325,000 people worldwide each year.
Adult MMR jabs could play an important role in preventing measles outbreaks.
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Herd immunity to measles is waning due to vaccine hesitancy over MMR. Adult MMR is one way to help get it back up again.
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The next world war might take everyone by surprise.