Reporting over the past few weeks has confirmed the presence of thousands of North Korean troops in the theatre of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, and their imminent deployment on the battlefield. Estimates vary, but the North Korean regime has apparently provided more than ten thousand troops to…
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Are Mobile Phones Really 10 Times Dirtier Than Toilet Seats? » ScienceABC
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Research shows that phones are some of the dirtiest objects we interact with each day. They carry more bacteria than many other surfaces, and are probably dirtier than your toilet seat, especially if you clean your toilet seat more often…
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Top 5 Sports Apps on Android in Ukraine Q3 2024
In the third quarter of 2024, the Ukrainian Android market for sports apps showcased interesting trends, as observed from Sensor Tower data. Here’s a detailed look at the top five sports apps.
EA SPORTS FC™ Mobile Soccer showed a notable…
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US-made jam-resistant drones helped Ukrainians cut through Russia EW
When Russian jamming neutered the recon drones flown by a group of Ukrainian special operators near Dnipro in August, they turned to a new solution: V-BAT drones built to withstand the massive electronic interference used by both sides in the…
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When danger sprang from the screen to real life, a Ukrainian game studio battled back
They’d been on edge for months. As winter wore on and Russian troops amassed on Ukraine’s border, they prepared a fleet of well-stocked buses, whose drivers stood by around the clock just outside the company’s headquarters.
When the…
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Ukrainians’ New Realities under Occupation
On the first day of the full-scale invasion, Russian forces advanced from annexed Crimea into Ukraine’s Kherson region, swiftly seizing control of the territory. While Ukraine’s counteroffensive has since liberated the western bank…
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Grappling with how clearings may support rainforest animal life — Harvard Gazette
“Tropical rainforest” conjures images of close-packed trees, dense humidity, a home for plenteous and diverse animal life.
But rainforests in the Congo Basin of west-central Africa also host lesser-known clearings called bais. Some stretch the length of 40 football fields; others only a…
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Amid Hurricane Milton’s devastation, a sliver of good news — Harvard Gazette
Earlier this month Hurricane Milton caused an estimated $50 billion in damage and claimed the lives of at least 14 people, yet didn’t deliver the scale of destruction some had feared.
Preparedness seems to have played a role in Milton’s relatively low death toll, according to a panel…
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Mars may have been habitable much more recently than thought — Harvard Gazette
Evidence suggests Mars could very well have been teeming with life billions of years ago. Now cold, dry, and stripped of what was once a potentially protective magnetic field, the Red Planet is a kind of forensic scene for scientists investigating whether Mars was indeed once habitable and, if…
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Ukrainian football fans find common ground amid war with Russia
In Ukraine, the size of football crowds is dictated by the capacity of the nearest bomb shelter.
For the first time since the onset of the full-scale war in 2022, the Ukrainian Premier League is hosting a complete season…
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