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Spain’s First Giant Wind Turbine Raises Europe’s Industrial Questions
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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On a Spanish quay, the components look almost unreal: a blade longer than a football pitch, tower sections lying on...
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Why Certain Medicines Suddenly Dominate Attention: An Insider’s View
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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On a Tuesday morning in a GP surgery waiting room, a woman grips a prescription in her hands. She has...
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Horse Domestication: Rethinking the Earliest Human-Horse Story
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Throughout human history, no other animal has influenced human societies as profoundly as the horse. Yet the timing and process...
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Motorhome chase near Lyon lasts more than 20 km
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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On a road near Lyon, the roar of an engine eventually drowned out conversations and car radios. Motorists saw a...
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Battery Hill manganese in Woodstock: the €18 billion rediscovery
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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In Woodstock, New Brunswick, winter has a way of muting industrial landscapes. Beneath the snow, old exploration tracks and forgotten...
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Horses Reveal Unexpected Intelligence in Treat Experiment
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Horses taking part in a new experiment displayed an unexpected degree of intelligence, seemingly choosing to overlook the rules of...
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Rafale vs F-35: the battle for European air power
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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At the hushed stands of aerospace shows, scale models of the Rafale and F-35 draw delegations speaking quietly, phones in...
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Royaltiz: around forty savers file a complaint in Paris over withdrawals
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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On a phone screen, the “withdraw” button can look almost ordinary. It stops feeling that way when a request remains...
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‘Mega’ El Niño Events May Have Worsened the Great Dying
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A quarter of a billion years ago, life faced its most severe test as extinction events devastated Earth’s biosphere, leaving...
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Morocco camper van: the D16 ter date not to miss
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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At Tanger Med, Jean-Claude holds his file close as the wind from the Strait slams the door of his camper...
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Microplastics in Human Brains: What They Could Mean for Health
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Plastic is found in our clothing, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. However, recent research is adding to...
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70 Laguiole Knives Found by Magnet Fishing in a River
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The rope suddenly jolted in the middle of a calm river, the sort of place where people usually fish for...
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BeHydro: Belgium’s 100% hydrogen engine approved by Lloyd’s Register
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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In a Flemish industrial workshop, the roar of a large engine retains the familiar harshness that makes windows tremble and...
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Rock Art May Show Indigenous Knowledge of 260-Million-Year-Old Dicynodonts
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Indigenous communities in southern Africa may have painted animals that had been extinct for 260 million years before Western archaeologists...
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Thermal sieves in French cities: the rental market under pressure
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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On a January Tuesday morning in a one-bedroom flat in central Lille, the radiator has been running for hours, yet...
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Kirkenes, Norway and Russia: A Border Under Watch
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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In Kirkenes, in Norway’s far north, winter seems to swallow every sound. Cars move slowly over compacted snow, windows stay...
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Why elite athletes are smarter than amateur athletes
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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In 1920, George "Babe" Ruth began his first season with the New York Yankees. That year, he hit a remarkable...
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At 27, Léa leaves the city for a village of 80 residents
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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At 27, Léa decided to leave the bustle of city life for a tiny parish, where everyday reference points quickly...
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Lithium Beneath an Old Shop: A Plausible Local Scenario
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The metal shutter had been down for years, layered with peeling posters and rain marks. In this former shop, wedged...
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Tardigrades May Be Immune to Swallowing Microplastics
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Rocks are gradually ground down into sand and carried out to sea. Human waste follows a similarly unavoidable route: as...
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Second-home tax: is your bill rising by 5% to 60%?
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The post is sitting on the kitchen table, between an abandoned mug and the keys to the holiday home. Many...
