How can we explain the paradox of a matter that can be sticky and slippery?
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How can the same material, ice, have diametrically different physical properties - sticking and sliding?
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Laughter is one of the healthiest things a child can do, but it means very different things at different stages of brain development.
‘Are these even on?’: Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s minister of foreign affairs, asks to be heard in Brussels.
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Lithuania doesn’t often set the agenda, yet it has been warning that Russia would invade Ukraine since 2008.
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The sub-zero area of Antarctica has shrunk by over 100km since the 1950s.
Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory in Sweden, where KBS-3 repository technologies have been tested.
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Spent nuclear fuel remains dangerous for so long that languages can disappear and humanity’s very existence cannot be guaranteed. So how do we communicate information about repositories into the future?
Greek landscapes are quite attractive for many digital nomads.
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Digital nomads are often maligned by locals, but properly planned visa schemes can make sure everyone benefits.
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Whether LGBTQIA+, or sceptical of romantic love as the best foundation for their family, many are looking to the Internet to find co-parenting partners with whom to raise a child.
‘The Drunkenness of Noah’ by Giovanni Bellini.
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For nearly 500 years, priests and imams justified slavery on the basis of a misunderstood passage of the Bible.
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Making contacts and increasing visibility at work is not the same for men and women.
A pine plantation and hedgerow as seen from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
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The SUPERB project, part of the EU’s Horizon programme, aims to restore thousands of hectares of forest landscape across Europe.
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The European Media Freedom Act aims to fight misinformation and ensure an independent press, while also keeping media outlets in business.
Remains of the castle in Korolevo, close to the site.
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A new study reveals the earliest evidence of humans in Europe, at Korolevo, Ukraine, shining new light on prehistoric migration routes.
Huge beech tree with large branches in the enchanted forest in the Basque Country, Alava, Spain.
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Feelings of “time scarcity” are on the rise, but research shows that natural surroundings can help us to slow down.
A makeshift memorial in honour of Alexei Navalny at the monument to the victims of political repression in Saint Petersburg on 16 February 2024.
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In Russia, individual sacrifice is an integral part of the national psyche.
Farmers gather on Luxembourg Square in Brussels, close to the European Parliament.
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The end of CAP quotas has forced European farmers to compete with each other. The result: lower incomes, greater uncertainty and less bargaining power with distributors.
Police raid an area of Berlin in the hunt for terrorists.
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Daniela Klette was working as a maths tutor in Berlin under an assumed name.
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Many organisations are asking how far can we trust artificial intelligence, and how we can hold it accountable when it makes a mistake.
Could this heap of junk prevent us from having to open a new mine?
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Mining precious metals is expensive and environmentally destructive. As an alternative, researchers are increasingly eyeing recycling old smartphones, computers and other electronics.
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Extremists benefit when we use euphemisms that confer on them an air of legitimacy.
Ongoing rescue operation by firefighters burned residential buildings in Valencia, Spain - 23 February 2024.
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Following the tragic, devastating apartment block fire in Eastern Spain, questions are being asked about fire safety, and how it can keep pace with new technology and construction techniques.