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Influenza is the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in the near future, according to leading scientists. An international survey, to be published…
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Whistleblowers say UK water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally required amounts of sewage, and that some treatment works are manipulating wastewater systems to…
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16 Best Hair Straighteners We’ve Tested (2024): Flat Irons, Hot Combs, and Straightening Brushes
Curls are beautiful, but taking care of and styling them can be a long, frustrating, and often expensive task. Whether you have tight coils, waves,…
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The 51 Best Movies on Netflix This Week
Netflix has plenty of movies to watch, but it’s a real mixed bag. Sometimes finding the right film at the right time can seem like…
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action…
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A flagship UN report on livestock emissions is facing calls for retraction from two key experts it cited who say that the paper “seriously distorted”…
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Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, still has an influence on the cryptocurrency nearly 14 years after disappearing. This week the protocol designed by…
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“Misleading” and “inconsistent” labels make it hard for shoppers to know where their food comes from, the consumer champion Which? has said, as it found…
View More UK supermarkets accused of misleading labelling on origins of food productsQuarter of UK’s three- and four-year-olds own a smartphone, data shows
A quarter of three- and four-year-olds in the UK now own a smartphone, while half of children under 13 are on social media, according to…
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