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Does this dinosaur ‘graveyard’ reveal their final day on Earth? An expert explores the evidence
Buried in the rocks in North Dakota lies evidence of the exact day the dinosaurs were obliterated from the planet, some 66 million years ago. That’s the claim of palaeontologist Robert DePalma and colleagues, whose work was captured by the BBC in its recent landmark documentary Dinosaurs: The Final DayContinue Reading
Social media regulation: why we must ensure it is democratic and inclusive
Tero Vessalainen/Shutterstock News that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is buying Twitter has sent the world into a spin, dividing those who advocate for unfettered free speech – like Musk – and those who believe that some platforms wield too much power and influence. But the ultimate outcome forContinue Reading
I spent three years in a paedophile hunting team – here’s what I learned
frank_peters / Shutterstock By the time you finish reading this article, at least one new case of child sexual abuse will have been reported. In the US, a child is sexually assaulted every nine minutes. In the UK, this figure is closer to one every seven minutes. The sexual abuseContinue Reading
Stan Douglas: the Canadian artist on why he featured two London rappers in his Venice Biennale show
I t does seem a bit incongruous at first. Why are two London grime artists – not to mention two Egyptian rappers – appearing in a work by a 62 year-old Canadian artist at the Venice Biennale? Douglas’s much-admired new two-part installation at the festival (he’s representing Canada) is aContinue Reading
Ukraine: UN takes a step towards addressing ‘veto problem’ which stopped it condemning Russia
The day after Russian troops crossed the border to begin their invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Security Council drafted a resolution condemning the invasion and calling on Russia to withdraw unconditionally. What happened next was predictable enough: Russia vetoed the resolution. As one of five permanent members of theContinue Reading
Right-Wing Trolls Are Trying to Break Back Into Twitter
Elon Musk’s “free speech” promise is igniting an extremist revival, but the “replatforming” has only just begun.Continue Reading
Punchestown Festival 2022 LIVE RESULTS – Every race from Day Two on Wednesday
THE Punchestown Festival continues with another bumper day of action with Day Two on Wednesday. It was an opening day filled with plenty of thrills and spills at the Kildare festival which runs from Tuesday to Saturday. Action from the opening day at Punchestown Paul Townend after winning the ChampionContinue Reading
Former Oasis guitarist Bonehead diagnosed with tonsil cancer
O asis legend ‘Bonehead’ Paul Arthurs has revealed he has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer. The Wonderwall guitarist and one of Oasis’s founding members announced he was forced to pull out of upcoming gigs with Liam Gallagher’s solo project to undergo treatment. He wrote on Twitter: “Just to let youContinue Reading
Endometriosis: pandemic backlog risks making it even harder for women to get help
One in 20 UK women will now wait more than a year for an appointment. Elizaveta Galitckaia/ Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate and devastating impact on women’s health, according to a report from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The report found that more than halfContinue Reading
Ax-1: why the private mission to the International Space Station is a gamechanger
The crew consisting of pilot Larry Connor of the United States, commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, and mission specialists Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe from Canada and Israel. Axiom Space It’s not long since billionaires were competing to get to the “edge of space”. Now, theContinue Reading