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Almirante Saldanha Polar Vessel Construction Advances Ahead of Schedule
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The Almirante Saldanha Polar Vessel, the Brazilian Navy’s future research and logistics-support platform, continues to make progress during construction and...
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How a Cork-and-Clay House Stays Cool in Portugal’s Alentejo Hills
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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In Portugal’s Alentejo hills, one family has quietly taken a different approach: clay walls, a cork outer layer and rooms...
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Geoffrey Hinton: Why AI Could Become Our Successor
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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We have all experienced that moment when a sentence, delivered almost calmly, suddenly chills the room. When Geoffrey Hinton, the...
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How Simplifying Your Routine Changes Your Wellbeing
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The alarm goes off and, before you have even got out of bed, your mind is already overflowing: a nine...
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Chainsaw test: Stihl, Husqvarna and Makita/Dolmar
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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As the market for chainsaw manufacturers is extensive, we asked fire services which saws they use most often. Alongside market...
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NASA's DART Mission Changed the Didymos-Dimorphos System's Solar Orbit
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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In 2022, NASA achieved a historic first when it intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, testing whether the collision...
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10 Phrases That Quietly Demand Respect
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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From workplace meetings to meals with relatives, the wording we use can either weaken our boundaries or strengthen them. A...
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How drought drove Homo floresiensis, the real hobbits of Flores, towards extinction
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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In a remote corner of Indonesia, a small human species struggled with worsening droughts, food shortages and a collapsing environment....
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Safran Villaroche Deep Geothermal Plant Signals a Low-Carbon Shift
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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On the eastern edge of Paris, a vast aviation plant is discreetly gearing up for a fundamental change in the...
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How deep reading can counter misinformation and doomscrolling
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The typical American looks at their phone more than 140 times daily, spending an average of 4.5 hours on it...
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Germany’s Leopard 2A8 Marks a New Era for European Tanks
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Germany’s KNDS group has unveiled the Leopard 2A8, an entirely newly manufactured version of its well-known main battle tank family...
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The One Sentence You Should Never Say to a Child Under 7
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Trolleys squealed, a ringtone blared somewhere nearby and a toddler fussed by the biscuits. Then a sound sliced through the...
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How Jane Goodall Changed What We Know About Chimpanzees and Tool Use
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Jane Goodall, the world’s best-known primatologist, achieved something remarkable across her 91 years: she radically reshaped how the world understands...
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CES 2026: Micro RGB TVs bring absolute colour accuracy to Las Vegas
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Las Vegas returns to the spotlight in 2026, and this time the contest is not only about spectacle, but also...
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Ariane 6 VA267: Europe’s 62-Metre Test Against Reusable US Giants
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The forthcoming Ariane 6 mission, planned for 12 February 2026, is not simply another satellite deployment. It marks the point...
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Saudi Arabia’s Quiet CBDC Retreat: A Long Pause for the Digital Riyal
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Until recently, bankers and young technology employees gathered around dashboards monitoring a Saudi Central Bank pet project: a digital currency...
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How Iron Starvation Threatens Phytoplankton and the Ocean Climate
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The deck vibrated beneath our feet while the winch clattered, hauling a seawater-dripping metal cylinder up from the dark blue...
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How Removing Invasive Plants Lets Ecosystems Recover Naturally
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A dense, snarled barrier of thorny vines; plastic bags caught among its branches; scarcely a sound beyond far-off traffic. Then...
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Return-to-office mandates and the fight for remote work
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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On a wet Tuesday morning, Laura sat in her kitchen with a coffee, her cat perched on the chair beside...
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Greenland and Climate Fear: Local Voices Beyond the Panic
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The sea ice splintered like aged porcelain whenever the boat pressed ahead. Along the horizon, black dorsal fins sliced through...
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Comet 3I/ATLAS Brightens Rapidly Near Perihelion
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Comet 3I/ATLAS, just the third recognised object to visit from outside our Solar System, has been increasing in brightness much...
