Science
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The Guardian
Transporting the most expensive and volatile substance on Earth – podcast
A box the size of a filing cabinet was lifted by crane, slowly moved and placed very carefully in the back of an unassuming lorry earlier this week. What looked like a casual drive around the Cern campus was actually a world-first experiment in transporting antimatter, the most expensive and volatile substance on Earth. To find out why scientists wanted to achieve this milestone, and what happened on the journey, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, and the Cern physicist Dr Christian Smorra. Please drive carefully: scientists plan to transport volatile antimatter for first time Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...
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Technology
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The Guardian
Wordle inventor gets ahead of the game | Letters
Julius Pursaill, Andy Roberts and Jane Oberman respond to Polly Hudson’s article that decried Josh Wardle for creating a new game Josh Wardle, the inventor of Wordle, a game that gave huge pleasure to so many people during lockdown, reportedly sold it for a seven-figure sum. According to Polly Hudson (The Wordle guy’s latest move tells us a lot about modern-day ambition, 22 March), he now has the temerity to create another word game, Parseword, rather than kicking back on his yacht. Imagine if everyone who has a creative impulse kicked back after their first recognised achievement – if Michelangelo had kicked back after creating the Pietà, or Picasso had kicked back after Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. Well done to Wardle, keep creating. Julius Pursaill London • It seems a little unfair to characterise Josh Wardle’s new game as trying his luck again, equating it with naked ambition. It certainly seems out of kilter to be drawing parallels with that and the rampant egotism displayed recently by Timothée Chalamet. Wardle just strikes me as a bit of a word nerd and coder who likes making games. His new one seems to be a love letter to cryptic crosswords – it certainly isn’t a tilt at creating another viral sensation. Andy Roberts Witney, Oxfordshire Continue reading...
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ScienceDaily
Project Hail Mary meets reality: 45 planets could harbor alien life
Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known exoplanets that may have the right conditions to support life. Using new data from ESA’s Gaia mission and NASA archives, researchers pinpointed worlds in the “habitable zone,” where temperatures could allow liquid water to exist. Some of the most intriguing targets include nearby systems like TRAPPIST-1 and Proxima Centauri, offering tantalizing possibilities just dozens of light-years away.
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Space
Uplifting discoveries beyond Earth.
NASA
NASA’s IXPE Gets Fresh Look at Supernova
NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission has taken a new observation of a supernova, RCW 86, seen here in an image released on March 24, 2026. This observation helps fill in a fuller picture of what other telescopes have seen. The full image combines IXPE’s data with legacy observations from two other X-ray telescopes: […].
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Universe Today
Jupiter's Lightning Could Be Almost Unbelievably Powerful
Juno observations show that Jupiter's lightning, already known to be powerful, is far more energetic than thought. Lightning triggered by a stealth superstorm in 2021-22 could be up to one million times more powerful than terrestrial lightning.
Space
Phys.org
Limiting space junk's threat by predicting its mess in the Earth-moon neighborhood
Debris from moonbound spacecraft has left craters on the lunar surface since the U.S. Apollo missions. But the moon is not used to being surrounded by debris. With an expected resurgence in lunar missions in the coming years, such as the U.S. Artemis II test flight, Purdue University engineer Carolin Frueh is researching how to track the likely increase in spacecraft debris and minimize its impact in the area between the moon and Earth, called the cislunar region. In the next decade, at least 30 missions could be launching to the cislunar region.
Space
Live Science
Chinese lander reveals giant 'cavity' of radiation between Earth and the moon — and it could change how lunar exploration is done
A new study using data from China's Chang'e-4 moon lander found an area of reduced radiation from cosmic rays near the moon. The findings could be used to improve the safety of lunar explorations.
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Health
Advances for a healthier future.
ScienceDaily
Scientists discover why this deadly lung cancer keeps coming back
Scientists have discovered that losing a key protein in small cell lung cancer triggers inflammation that actually helps tumors grow and spread. Even more surprising, it pushes cancer cells into a more aggressive, neuron-like state linked to relapse.
Health
Medical Xpress
Staying active throughout middle age can cut women's risk of premature death in half
Women who consistently met physical activity guidelines throughout middle age had half the risk of dying from any cause compared to women who remained inactive, according to a paper published in PLOS Medicine by Binh Nguyen of the University of Sydney, Australia, and colleagues. Physical activity is known to provide numerous health benefits and to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and premature mortality. However, most prior studies have measured physical activity at only a single point in time, which fails to capture how activity levels change over time.
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Environment
Progress for a cleaner, greener world.
The Guardian
Hair compost, sugar waxes and refillable shampoo: inside a California low-waste salon
Scisters Salon & Apothecary in the San Diego area is committed to sustainable beauty and going low-waste The first thing you notice when you walk into Scisters Salon & Apothecary is what isn’t there. No wall of glossy plastic bottles promising “repair” or “shine”. No sharp chemical tang or aerosol haze. The only trash can is a tiny basket that mostly collects coffee cups and gum wrappers clients bring from home. Instead, the shelves of this southern California salon are lined with large refill containers of shampoo and conditioner, houseplants dot the space, hair clippings are swept away for compost, and the air carries a trace of bergamot and vanilla. Continue reading...
Environment
ScienceDaily
This cow uses tools like a primate—and scientists are stunned
A cow named Veronika has stunned scientists by using tools in a flexible and purposeful way. She chooses different ends of a brush depending on the part of her body and adjusts her movements accordingly. This level of tool use is incredibly rare and was previously seen mainly in primates. The finding hints that cows may be much smarter than we assume.
Environment
Phys.org
Sediment core reveals 10,800 years of precipitation history in the Sahara
The analysis of a sediment core from an oasis lake in Chad provides new insights into the history of precipitation in the Sahara. The study, led by the University of Cologne, shows that a prolonged wet phase, which lasted from 14,800 to 5,500 years ago, was interrupted by short-term droughts. Such drought events could also occur in a similar manner in the future.
Environment
France 24
Thousands flock to see Greece’s annual 'pink veil' of peach blossoms
Visitors from across Greece but increasingly from across Europe as well are flocking to see the blossoming peach trees in the Veria region, located roughly 72km west of the country's second city Thessaloniki. The growing popularity of the annual spring celebrations organised around the blooms is proving to be a boon for local farmers and the tourism industry.
Environment
NPR
This community festival embraces the joys of a frozen lake — while it still has one
As climate change accelerates, local experts say the date Wisconsin's Lake Mendota freezes over is getting later, making safe conditions for activities that rely on snow and ice harder to predict.
Environment
Business & Economy
Positive trends in business and growth.
Fortune
30-year-old CEO of $11 billion Harvey earned the backing of OpenAI and Sam Altman. He says you have to ‘re-earn’ your role every 6 months
Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg says in today’s fast-moving business world, employees must constantly prove their value—or risk being left behind.
Business & Economy
Culture
Inspiring stories from arts and society.
The Guardian
Hook, line and cinema: why boxing films are still a knockout
The BFI’s new season, The Cinematic Life of Boxing, shows how this captivating genre has endured for more than a century and celebrates its ability to inspire generations Almost as soon as film was invented, it became apparent that boxing was a prime candidate for a spectacle to be showcased by the nascent artform – and to help develop it. Small wonder: as new technologies sought to capture high-stakes emotion, physical intensity, furious spectacle, rivalry and personal turbulence, boxingseemed uniquely capable of absorbing these narratives. That it straddled the class gap further expanded its appeal in this new entertainment – one which would itself foster fresh interest in the sport. The first sports film was an 1894 short of a six-round match between Mike Leonard and Jack Cushing. Only 23 seconds survive, yet its impact still smarts, 132 years on. Scores of directors have since been drawn to pugilistic stories: everything from prize fights to amateur spars to bare-knuckle brawls. In fact, no sport has been rendered cinematically to quite the same degree, whether through dramas, biopics or documentaries. The British Film Institute’s new season, The Cinematic Life of Boxing, studies this long, symbiotic fascination, and how film has successfully tapped into the sport’s psychological, sociological and political dimensions. Continue reading...
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Daily Mail
TEMU SECRETS REVEALED: From the 'unmissable' deals that are cheaper elsewhere to sorting out the treasures from the dross - here's how to find Shein, AliExpress and Temu's best bargains for EVEN LESS!
Temu and Shein are just some of the giants that have become popular in Ireland for their rock-bottom prices. But before you click, check our tips on how to sort the deals from the duds.
Culture
France 24
Lead Imagineer on the new 'Frozen' ride at Disneyland Paris
France is famous for its theme parks: Puy du Fou, Parc Astérix and the one that's the most visited in Europe: Disneyland Paris. The park is about to open the World of Frozen, part of the new Disney Adventure World park. Fans of Elsa, Anna and Olaf are in for a treat! We speak to the creative mind behind the new park, Michel den Dulk, in this edition of Entre Nous.
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World
Good news happening across the globe.
ABC
WATCH: Deserving veteran and family surprised with tickets to Phillies game
ABC News' Ike Ejiochi spoke with veteran Tina, along with her service dog Erik, about her work providing service animals to veterans and surprised her and her family with tickets to the Phillies game.
World
The Guardian
Nepal’s PM-to-be uses rap to call for unity in first post-election message
Balendra Shah, 35, is a symbol of change in country whose government was toppled last year in youth-led uprising Nepal’s rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, who is about to be sworn in as the new prime minister, has issued his first post-election message via rap, urging unity. Hours before the release he swore an oath as a newly elected lawmaker and is due to become the Himalayan republic’s new prime minister on Friday. Continue reading...
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Daily Mail
The Wetherspoon European tour continues! Pub chain to open two new venues at another Spanish airport as continental expansion gathers pace
JD Wetherspoon said the as-yet unnamed venues in Spain will have a combined customer area of more than 5,700 square foot (530 square metres) for almost 600 people.
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