Discoveries of new overarching rules or “laws” in nature are very rare. Surprisingly, my colleagues and I have found a new rule of biological growth that explains unexpected similarities in sharp structures found across the…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold prices sank more than 1% on Monday, breaking new ground lower after a week of sideways trading, as market participants tried to suss out a clear direction…
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For a week the world was gripped by the extraordinary sight of a massive container ship that had run aground in the Suez Canal in Egypt. The Ever Given is 400m long (1,312ft) and weighs…
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Madagascar has many “mini” creatures. These include a recently discovered group of miniaturised frogs as well as the discovery earlier this year of the smallest reptile on earth – the Brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon, which…
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian Aboriginal group whose sacred rock shelters Rio Tinto (NYSE:) destroyed last year rejected a plan by mining company Fortescue’s founder Andrew Forrest to build dams along a river in the…
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The Turkish lira has once again made global headlines, with a steep drop of 15% on March 22, running from below 7.20 to the US dollar to over 8.28, before settling just below 8.00. This…
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About 50km outside South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg, lies one of the most important sites in human prehistory: the Cradle of Humankind. Here, at sites like the Sterkfontein Caves, Swartkrans, Drimolen and Kromdraai, researchers have…
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2/2 © Reuters. Digital illustration titled 2/2 BEIJING (Reuters) – A digital illustration by a prominent Chinese propaganda artist mocking Western governments, media and businesses critical of labour conditions in Xinjiang has gone viral on…
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Several thousand Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are currently voting on whether to form the retailer’s first-ever union. The election has been contentious, with workers complaining that Amazon is using aggressive tactics to defeat the…
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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How does your brain understand things? – Shubhra S., age…
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