© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The price of Brent crude oil edged higher…
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This year’s Mabo Day, June 3, was a special day for Indigenous astronomy. That was when the International Astronomical Union officially accepted five new asteroid names that honour a selection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Dieters looking for a healthier substitute of their favorite high-fat food – such as a bag of potato chips – typically…
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© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Crude oil prices hit their highest level in nearly six months on Tuesday as Hurricane Laura threatened to bear down on refineries in East Texas and Louisiana. By 9:15…
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Throughout our lifetimes we consume, collate, curate, host and produce a staggering quantity of data – some by our own hand, some by others on our behalf, and some without our knowledge or consent. Collectively,…
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Thousands of baby chicks shipped to small poultry farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived at their destinations dead in recent weeks. This was just one of the disturbing results of changes to how…
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2/2 © Reuters. Tropical Storm Marco arrives at the coast of Louisiana as Tropical Storm Laura follows 2/2 By Jonathan Allen and Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Leaders on the U.S. Gulf Coast warned Monday that…
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Music has been part and parcel of humanity for a long time. Not every sound is musical, but sound has meaning and sometimes the meaning of sound is specific to its context. But when it…
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American companies have been very successful at preventing their workers from organizing into unions in recent decades, one of the reasons unionization in the private sector is at a record low. What you may not…
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By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) – The oil price is holding steady close to $45 a barrel, but prices further forward and in the physical market are showing new signs of weakness mainly due to…
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