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Will ‘ordinariness’ be enough to swing the result in Makerfield?
Reform UK’s candidate has been at pains to tell voters he’s not a career politician.
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Europe wants to limit its reliance on foreign tech – but funding is limited and the proposed rules are weak
Europe has now published its plans to secure its ‘tech sovereignty.
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David Hockney’s success is a testament to a Britain that supported working-class artists – the same cannot be said today
There was space and money for him to explore and try things out, luxuries that today’s students don’t have.
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Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solved
A data center could get more solar power and be kept much colder in space, but it would be extremely difficult to repair and update.
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Prediction markets are opening many new opportunities for unregulated insider trading and unethical bets – in the name of making a game out of politics
The rapidly growing popularity of prediction markets is sparking worries about the markets’ effects on US politics, where campaign staff has bet on its candidate’s electoral performance.
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Asteroid or comet? Meteor or meteorite? How to identify and classify the rocks you see streaking through the sky
An observatory director describes the differences between the types of rocks that fly through space.
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How Wall Street is shifting electric utilities toward consolidation and profit
Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants, wires, substations and other equipment.
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Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery
Enslaved people were not just enslaved physically, but mentally as well. as widespread laws in the South barred enslaved people from receiving an education.
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Microplastics are everywhere in Pennsylvania’s water – but the tide may be turning
An environmental engineer who mapped microplastic pollution in three of Pennsylvania’s watersheds explains what it means for our health.
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Major sporting events could offer a public health role for nursing students
For most observers, the World Cup is about soccer, national pride and global celebration. But for host cities, it’s also a public health event. Here’s how nursing students could help.
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The overlooked Virginia Woolf novel about to hit cinemas – Night and Day
Critically slated for not being modernist enough, Night and Day is a reappraisal.
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Three men’s health drugs that were originally designed for a different purpose
Sometimes medical breakthroughs come from unexpected places.