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Ancient virus hunters: how we discovered sheeppox DNA hidden in medieval gospels
DNA can survive in parchment for well over a thousand years.
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Feeling the burn? It’s not lactic acid
The myth that lactic acid causes the ‘burn’ we feel during exercise is actually a long-lasting misunderstanding.
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Why Indiana Jones is the best and worst thing to happen to archaeology
The idea of archaeology as adventure predates the discipline itself.
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There’s something you can do now to cool your home next summer – and it’s far cheaper than air conditioning
Plants can help homes stay cooler in a variety of ways.
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Nigella Lawson and the fantasy of Bake Off – what to watch and read this week
Bake Off is back and Nigella is judging. We’re also recommending a host of books from non-fiction on British food history to a fiction book about gay Jamaicans.
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Trump-XI summit aims to head off an AI arms race
Can the two leaders achieve the sort of rapport that helped Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev face the threat of nuclear proliferation in the 1980s.
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Could an ‘Australian AI’ protect us from being hacked? Cybersecurity isn’t that simple
News that an OpenAI agent hacked Medicare has prompted calls for Australia to develop its own AI system.
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Trump’s US ratings drop to new record low as Democrats become clear favourites in both chambers of Congress
Trump’s net approval is below what any past president since Harry Truman had at this point in their term.
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Curious Kids: does music affect how plants grow?
Some people may think it’s nice to listen to music with their plants. But is there any truth to the idea that certain music boosts plant growth?
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September’s ozone hole was the biggest in 20 years. The warning signs appeared months ago
This spring’s ozone hole is likely to be among the top ten most severe of all time, bringing weather changes to New Zealand and Australia.
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The English paid off the Vikings for almost a century. But was the Danegeld such a bad idea?
It’s easy to say now that paying the Vikings to go away ‘didn’t work’. But this obscures the fact paying off one Viking band didn’t ensure another would stop coming.
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Canada’s $1-trillion investment push promises growth — but raises questions about who benefits
The federal government is betting on tax incentives and private capital to drive growth, but questions remain over costs, oversight and who benefits.