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After the floods, stand by for spiders, slugs and millipedes – but think twice before reaching for the bug spray

After the floods, stand by for spiders, slugs and millipedes – but think twice before reaching for the bug spray

Record-breaking rain has destroyed properties across New South Wales, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and leaving hundreds homeless. Humans aren’t the only ones in trouble. Many of the animals that live with and around…

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U.S. Crude Stockpile Unexpectedly Rose 1.9 Million Barrels: EIA By Investing.com

U.S. Crude Stockpile Unexpectedly Rose 1.9 Million Barrels: EIA By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Liz Moyer Investing.com — U.S. oil stockpiles unexpectedly rose in the latest week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. jumped 1.912 million barrels last week, compared with analysts’ expectations for a draw of…

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COVID a year on: inequalities and anxieties about returning to workplaces are becoming clearer

COVID a year on: inequalities and anxieties about returning to workplaces are becoming clearer

A year on from when many governments began directing people to work at home wherever possible because of the pandemic, few anticipated that it would become so normalised, or that the shift to productivity would…

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Evolutionary study suggests prehistoric human fossils ‘hiding in plain sight’ in Southeast Asia

Evolutionary study suggests prehistoric human fossils ‘hiding in plain sight’ in Southeast Asia

Island Southeast Asia has one of the largest and most intriguing hominin fossil records in the world. But our new research suggests there is another prehistoric human species waiting to be discovered in this region:…

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Container ship runs aground within Suez Canal causing traffic jam By Reuters

Container ship runs aground within Suez Canal causing traffic jam By Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A container ship heading to Rotterdam ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday, blocking other vessels from transiting one of the world’s most important waterways, according to shipping company GAC and…

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banks benefit from trainees who think they must be superhuman to measure up

banks benefit from trainees who think they must be superhuman to measure up

The working conditions at leading investment bank Goldman Sachs are “inhumane” and “abusive”, according to a group of junior bankers who work there. In an unofficial survey circulating on social media, they complained of 95-hour…

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how particles ejected from the Sun affect Earth’s climate

how particles ejected from the Sun affect Earth’s climate

CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to…

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Oil Tumbles 4% As Demand Worries Refuse To Go Away By Investing.com

Oil Tumbles 4% As Demand Worries Refuse To Go Away By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The nightmare for oil bulls may have started. The invincible rally in crude prices,  which lasted for months until it diverged sharply with last week’s 7% fall, doesn’t…

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Football in Europe is being transformed by US private equity firms – here’s how

Football in Europe is being transformed by US private equity firms – here’s how

Football is changing, again. Many fans who have spent years watching their teams, either live in a stadium or on the television, have long had to face the fact that their teams are (more often…

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What is a 1 in 100 year weather event? And why do they keep happening so often?

What is a 1 in 100 year weather event? And why do they keep happening so often?

People living on the east coast of Australia have been experiencing a rare meteorological event. Record-breaking rainfall in some regions, and very heavy and sustained rainfall in others, has led to significant flooding. In different…

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