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A vaccine for pancreatic cancer?

May 24, 2023
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May 27, 2023

EU: Twitter leaves voluntary pact on fighting disinformation

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GM food: The best way for sustainable food production?

GM food: The best way for sustainable food production?

GM foods remain controversial but for some experts it is the best science-based method for a sustainable food system.
Global issues14 hours ago
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Germany recruits care aides from Latin America

Germany recruits care aides from Latin America

Germany aims to recruit care workers and nurses when officials tour Latin America.
Latin AmericaMay 27, 2023
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Brain implants make disabled walk but can't read thoughts

Brain implants make disabled walk but can't read thoughts

Brain implant devices could transform human health. But what about their boasted sci-fi capabilities?
United States of AmericaMay 26, 2023
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Lebanon struggles with high suicide rates

Lebanon struggles with high suicide rates

Added to a political and economic crisis, Lebanon confronts a troubling rise in the number of suicides.
LebanonMay 25, 202303:42 min
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Spinal cord injuries – walking again

Spinal cord injuries – walking again

Swiss researchers have developed a new version of what's called a 'brain-spine interface'.
SwitzerlandMay 25, 202302:03 min
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How does noise affect plants?

How does noise affect plants?

This week's Tomorrow Today viewer question comes from Mohammad Billoh Jalloh in Sierra Leone.
Global issuesMay 25, 202302:55 min
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After emerging in late 2019, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 set off a global pandemic. New variants continue to infect people around the world.

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The science of passion: Why do we kiss?

The science of passion: Why do we kiss?

We exchange millions of disease-spreading bacteria when we swap spit. Disgusting! So why does kissing feel so good?
Global issuesMay 19, 2023
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Germany's most beautiful campsites

Germany's most beautiful campsites

Rising temperatures and longer days make for ideal camping conditions. Here are our 10 favorite German campsites.
GermanyMay 15, 202310 images
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EU court annuls approval of state aid for Lufthansa

EU court annuls approval of state aid for Lufthansa

A European Union court has annulled Brussels' approval for German state aid granted to Lufthansa worth €6 billion.
GermanyMay 10, 2023
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Weekly roundup — Staying alive with a dead philosopher

The four-day workweek can work for airplanes, and how a dusty political treatise could save your life in a hospital.
May 28, 202329:59 min
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A young man smokes a joint during a protest in Berlin demanding decriminalization of marijuana.

Does marijuana cause depression in teenagers?

Increasing evidence is linking cannabis use in teens with depression, but whether one causes the other is still unclear.
Global issuesMay 24, 2023
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Why is my dog avoiding me after my miscarriage?

Dogs can detect changes in hormones: if their owner is pregnant or has a miscarriage, they will know something is up.
Global issuesMay 22, 2023
A hippo swims in the Magdalena River in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia

Colombia: Pablo Escobar's hippo population is a huge problem

Once a drug lord's dream, Colombia's hippos are a threat to the ecosystem and have turned into a major problem.
ColombiaMay 14, 2023
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Could there one day be an "Internet of Skills" that trains people anywhere in the world using AI?

How robots teach you to surf

Could there one day be an "Internet of Skills" that trains people anywhere in the world using AI?
Global issuesApril 11, 202302:26 min
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There's no such thing as 'looking autistic' in film, TV

More autistic characters are featured on-screen these days. But stereotypes about autistic people still seem to persist.
Global issuesApril 2, 2023
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Uranium: It's radioactive and it's everywhere

Think radioactivity, think nuclear energy or weapons — like it's there but not there. Yet uranium is all around us.
Global issuesMarch 25, 2023