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- In the movie “Barbie” the titular character comes to realise that Barbieland is not the utopia she assumed it to be.
- Similarly, European political leaders have blind spots that…
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Welcome to Barbieland: European sentiment in the year of wars and elections
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Europe’s September rains were twice as likely due to climate change : NPR
Rain inundated Central and Eastern Europe in early September, causing massive flooding, including in the town of Nysa,…
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How well do you know your dog? — Harvard Gazette
Have you ever wondered how your dog feels about you, sees the world, or is trying to communicate? A new Netflix documentary, “Inside the Mind of a Dog” — featuring Harvard evolutionary biologist Erin Hecht, along with canine experts from Duke, the University of Pennsylvania, and others…
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Russia-Ukraine: War closer to the end than some think, Zelensky says
In a statement ahead of the visit, Zelensky said the plan included further weapons donations, diplomatic efforts to force Russia to agree to peace, and holding Moscow accountable for its full-scale invasion in 2022.
In his interview with ABC News,…
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So why does Mr. Whiskers meow? — Harvard Gazette
Cats meow at each other. So Jonathan Losos always viewed a cat meowing to him as a kind of compliment. It was as if he was being saluted as a peer.
Not so, it turns out. Rather, it’s all the better to manipulate you, my dear.
Evolutionary biologist Losos ’84, a former Harvard faculty…
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Data centres in Europe – KPMG Ireland
For most of the past 2-3 decades, data centres and related digital infrastructure have been largely outside of the public view. Already critical parts of our modern lifestyle and economy, from enabling our smartphone use to reducing road…
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How Fast Does Evolution Work? » ScienceABC
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Evolution can happen on two fronts: fast and adaptive evolution happens in shorter time frames, from a few thousand years to even just a few decades, while macroevolution leading to the formation of different species often happens over…
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Volodymyr Zelensky Has a Plan for Ukraine’s Victory
Volodymyr Zelensky’s situation room, where the Ukrainian President monitors developments in his country’s war with Russia, is a windowless chamber, largely taken up by a rectangular conference table and ringed by blackened screens, deep…
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Mental health crisis grows in shattered country
Vitaly ShevchenkoBBC Monitoring Russia Editor
Maria IvashchenkoMaria Ivashchenko’s husband died fighting against the Russian invaders in 2022 Maria Ivashchenko’s husband Pavlo volunteered to fight the very same day Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
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Analysis finds flaw in U.S. plan to cut vehicle emissions — Harvard Gazette
A new analysis led by a group of College researchers finds the U.S. will fall short of its recently finalized target for reducing vehicle emissions by nearly 15 percent over the next decade because of unrealistic goals for increasing electric-vehicle production. But adding more hybrids to the…
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