The damage done: the aftermath of an airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, November 2023.
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AI is enabling a huge number of decisions about who to target. They are not always the right ones.
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UN human rights experts have warned that airlines transporting people to Rwanda could be complicit in human rights abuses.
Most smokers start in their teens.
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Smoking is the single greatest cause of ill health and death globally.
Exotic shorthair cats are popular in the US but they struggle with health problems.
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The genetic mutations responsible for the unusual physical features in animals can also cause great harm.
Microbes and algae on the seabed produce huge amounts of oxygen that often form bubbles.
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Marine species respond to ocean deoxygenation in different ways depending on where in the ocean they live.
Around ten million people in the UK experience migraines.
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In one trial, atogepant was shown to reduce the number of migraine days a person had each month by 30%.
The body of socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti is discovered on the outskirts of Rome on August 16 1924, two months after his disappearance.
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One hundred years after the Italian opposition leader’s murder, documents long locked away at the London School of Economics could shed new light on Mussolini’s involvement in his death
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Dungeons and Dragons may soon be used be psychotherapists.
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Warmer water holds less oxygen, while warmer fish need more oxygen.
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Dozens of people in Argentina are critically ill with ‘atypical’ pneumonia. But this is unlikely to be another pandemic looming.
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In psychology it’s known as the gender-equality paradox.
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There is not much consensus on what the root causes of migration actually are, and little evidence to show that addressing them actually reduces migration.
There is no comprehensive system for recording hate graffiti in the UK.
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The UK lacks a comprehensive system for recording hateful graffiti and imagery, something which researchers argue must change.
George Gershwin composed Rhapsody in Blue in three weeks.
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With his highly original melodic gift, Gershwin blended jazz and classical elements to create the iconic and enduring Rhapsody in Blue.
Stonehenge during winter solstice sunset
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The monument’s ancient connection to the skies may run even deeper than we realised.
Lori and George Schappell in Times Square, greeting fans.
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World’s oldest living conjoined twins – Lori and George Schappell – have died aged 62.
Exercise is actually very good for the joints.
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The more ours joints are used, the stronger the bones and muscles surrounding them become.
Jury selection for Donald Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial has taken long than normal.
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Jury selection for the former US president’s trial has been lengthy.
Adding water to the mash vat as part of the brewing process: from left to right, Adrian Warrell (historic brewer), Charlie Taverner (postdoctoral researcher) and Marc Meltonville (head brewer) and Jamie Comer from Storylab at Anglia Ruskin University.
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At Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin masons received up to 15 pints a day as payment.
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The civil procedure rules on settlement are preventing true access to justice.