Brain fats cleared during sleep, and bird poo powered Peru Today, how the brain harnesses immune cells to clear burned out fats during sleep: does this protect from Alzheimer's disease? Also, the nutrient-rich guano of seabirds that shaped society in…

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Fascinating.

Raise the personal tax allowance! The government froze tax thresholds, so working people are being quietly squeezed. I signed this to call for higher tax-free pay. Will you add your name?

The government froze tax thresholds, so working people are being quietly squeezed. I signed this to call for higher tax-free pay. Will you add your name? the.organise.network/campaigns/pe...

Norway Values Personal Life So Much That Leaving at 3 PM Is the Norm: Now, Gen Z Wants the Four Day Week to Arrive Faster The data landed this week. The 100-80-100 model promised full pay for less time. But the real story is what happened to the workers who stayed late.

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Some dinosaur companies and their leaders may come to understand this too late.

Ukraine confirms rocket launches into space during wartime Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate conducted two successful rocket launches into space during the ongoing full-scale war with Russia, reaching altitudes of over 100 kilometers and 204 kilometers ...

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Those Ukrainian rocket scientists have gone back to work then.

Good news for Europe. So far this year, Meloni lost a referendum to weaken Italy's judiciary, Germany's state election in Baden-Württemberg saw the Greens remain largest party, in France's municipal elections, Le Pen failed to win Paris, Marseille, or Lyon. Today, Hungary freed itself from Orban.

Hungary election: Viktor Orbán concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win - follow live Hungary's prime minister has been ousted after 16 years in power, with Péter Magyar set to be the country's new leader.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat.

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Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power

Hungary election: Viktor Orbán concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win - follow live Hungary's prime minister has been ousted after 16 years in power, with Péter Magyar set to be the country's new leader.

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We don't yet know much about whether his replacement will be much better for Hungary, Europe, and the world, but if he's not a friend of Trump or Putin that has to be good for all who want the disorder to stop.

Hundreds of 1,500 kW EV chargers are coming to the UK – taking electric car charging to a whole new level These BYD chargers are quicker than anything you’ve ever used, and they're available for all drivers

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We're going to need a bigger grid... And to learn Mandarin, probably.

Brian Cox: ‘We don’t know how powerful AI is going to become – it’s both exciting and potentially a problem’ The physicist, BBC presenter and author on snowflakes, art v science and the time Paul McCartney quizzed him about one of Saturn’s moons

Brian Cox: ‘We don’t know how powerful AI is going to become – it’s both exciting and potentially a problem’

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Sellafield starts SAP migration with £33M award : Sellafield says sticking with German giant is only way off legacy ECC before support runs dry

This is probably crazy. Avoiding vendor lock-in by getting locked in to SAP's next generation for a mere £33 million.

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Integrity at stable one with four green crew members reports Nasa. Phew!

Scientists thought there was a black hole at the centre of our Galaxy. It turns out it may be something even stranger | BBC Sky at Night Magazine Could Sagittarius A* at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy be not a black hole, but dark matter instead? A new study suggests so.

Wow!

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Need to have a conversation with the 1,767...

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Will someone please explain why the orange turd thinks this has anything to do with NATO?

He launched the illegal war, his forces should deal with it if he wants that to happen.

The morons running the council won't like this...

Conservatives vow to outlaw councils working four-day week South Cambridgeshire District Council is the only authority to offer four-day weeks for full pay.

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Well I suppose that's what conservatism's about... "We don't want these new-fangled ideas, even, or especially, when they've been shown to benefit employees, productivity and users of council services. Hang 'em and flog 'em, just like in the good old days".

Donald Trump is deranged. He must be impeached and removed from office.

Republicans who don’t stop him will have blood on their hands, and anyone who carries out an order to bomb civilian targets will be complicit in war crimes and will be held accountable.

U.S. Forest Service unveils extensive closures of research facilities Cost-cutting move is expected to cause resignations and turmoil

What will happen to the 82 USFS experimental forests around the country? Many sites have decades-long experiments that are tracking how forests are changed by timber harvesting practices and climate change. As I say here, “you can't just pick up an experimental forest site and move it to SLC.”

But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

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Could Dimona in Israel be next?

#israel #iran #dimona #gulf-states

Study shows thawing permafrost releases much more greenhouse gas than expected Thawing permafrost emissions could accelerate climate change as Arctic soils become 25x to 100x more permeable, releasing much more gas.

New laboratory experiments from the University of Leeds shows that thawing permafrost can become 25 to 100 times more permeable, allowing greenhouse gases to escape into the atmosphere much more easily than when frozen.

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Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit Spacecraft’s engine fired up for six minutes to propel astronauts on their three-day voyage towards Earth’s natural satellite

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Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit Spacecraft’s engine fired up for six minutes to propell astronauts on their three-day voyage towards Earth’s natural satellite

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#GoArtemisII

Artemis II crew leave home.

They are now on a free return trajectory around the Moon.

The upper stage engine will move you from Earth orbit to a free return trajectory around the Moon. The only way you get back alive is if those systems keep working until splashdown...

Can you imagine spending 24 hours checking your life-support and your backup life-support is going to last for the next nine days?