Plastic is one of humanity’s most useful inventions… and one of its most persistent problems. Plastic has become so ingrained in modern life that it’s easy to forget how long it lingers once tossed away. The truth is that…
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Trump Lashes Out At Fox News After Over Its Latest Poll
Donald Trump went after Fox News on Thursday after its latest poll showed him 11 points underwater in job approval.
Despite the presence of a friendly slate of opinion hosts on Fox News, the president has lashed out over its polls, which…
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Right patient, right dose, right time
While artificial intelligence (AI) has shown promising potential, much of its use has remained theoretical or retrospective. Turning its potential into real-world healthcare outcomes, researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National…
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Combining signals could make for better control of prosthetics
Combining two different kinds of signals could help engineers build prosthetic limbs that better reproduce natural movements, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. The work, published April 10 in PLOS One, shows that…
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UK bans video game controller exports to Russia used to pilot drones
The export of video game controllers from the UK to Russia has been banned as they can be repurposed to pilot drones used to launch attacks on Ukraine.
It is part of a package of around 150 trade sanctions against Russia announced by the Foreign…
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Europe caught in a dilemma as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping fight a tariff war – Firstpost
The European Union is trying to diversify its economic engagements and is looking at China as a strong partner to weather the Trumpian tariff threat. Will the EU-China economic partnership cement their bond and weaken the US economic primacy? Can…
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Tensions rise between Pakistan, India – DW – 04/24/2025
Tensions between India and Pakistan are the highest they’ve been in years following a deadly attack on tourists in India-administered Kashmir on Tuesday that New Delhi has blamed on what it says are militant groups supported by Islamabad.
On…
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Plant-based calamari that rivals real seafood in texture
Plant-based seafood alternatives should have similar flavors, textures and nutritional content to the foods they mimic. And recreating the properties of fried calamari rings, which have a neutral flavor and a firm, chewy texture after being…
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New bioactive compound for difficult-to-treat allergies
Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic itching, asthma and migraine are in many cases hard-to-treat conditions. They have in common that they are triggered by an excessive immune response — which in severe cases can be life-threatening. A team of…
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US to present demands to Russia as part of its ”peace proposals” – Bloomberg
Putin and Trump. Stock photo: Getty Images
The United States intends to demand that Russia recognise Ukraine’s right to maintain its own armed forces and defence industry as part of a broader peace agreement between…
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