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- January 13, 2025
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Why you probably aren’t washing your towels often enough
The towels we dry ourselves with get a lot of use and pick up a lot of microbes along the way. But how long should you wait before throwing them…
- Technology
- January 13, 2025
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Norway on track to be first to go all-electric
Norway is the world leader when it comes to the take up of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country.…
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- January 11, 2025
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The woman who built an ‘aidbot’ for displaced people in Lebanon
Last autumn Hania Zataari, a mechanical engineer who works for Lebanon’s Ministry of Industry put her skills to use as war in the country raged on. Hailing from Sidon, South…
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- January 10, 2025
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Politics content to be pushed on all Instagram and Threads users
Threads and Instagram users will no longer be able to opt out of being shown political content from people they do not follow, parent company Meta has announced. The firm…
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- January 10, 2025
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How AI uncovers new ways to tackle difficult diseases
This is the fourth feature in a six-part series that is looking at how AI is changing medical research and treatments. Over a video call, Alex Zhavoronkov holds up a…
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- January 8, 2025
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Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers
Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style “community notes” where commenting on the accuracy of posts is left to users.…
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- January 8, 2025
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Morning coffee may lower risk of heart disease-related death, research suggests
The time of day you drink a cup of coffee may lower the risk of an early death, new research suggests. The study found that people who drank coffee in…
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- January 7, 2025
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Bat-watching, beach explorations and ‘sniff’ walks: How nature can provide a tonic for loneliness
There is an ever-growing list of the benefits of natural prescriptions – now researchers say nature could offer a cure for loneliness too. Kye Aziz didn’t consider himself a big…
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- January 7, 2025
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A genetic quirk protects some people from norovirus. Can vaccines help the rest of us?
The winter vomiting bug is highly infectious and fast to evolve, but can we learn anything from groups of people who are unusually immune to the virus? When it comes…
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- January 7, 2025
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Eight ways to stay happier this year, according to science
Why not try these science-backed tips to get more happiness in your life? Some people are born to be happier than others. But whether you’re the kind of person who sings…
