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They say we know more about the Moon than about the deep sea. They're wrong

1 day agoA 1957 paper published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts states: "the deep oceans cover over two-thirds of the surface of the world, and yet more is known about the shape of the ...

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Who wants to live to a hundred? - The Conversation

There are of course a number of ways that such "hyper-ageing" can be approached and understood. One view celebrates the fact that the more and more people can expect to live for 100 years or...

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The Southwest is on fire, with iconic deserts and towns at risk - 3 ...

May 4, 2022The Southwest is on fire, with iconic deserts and towns at risk - 3 reasons the 2022 fire season is so early and intense Published: May 4, 2022 3.09pm EDT • Updated: May 5, 2022 10.01am EDT

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A life more terrible: the women of 12 Years a Slave

Eliza's young child Emily is destined to be sold as a "fancy girl", an enslaved woman, usually light-skinned, sold purely for sexual labour and popular in the New Orleans slave market. The slave...

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World Cup 2022: Senegal and Cameroon carry Africa's best hopes

Nov 16, 2022Senegal shocked the footballing world when they brought down France in their 2002 World Cup debut and went on to qualify for the quarter-finals, the second African team to do so. The Lions

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Why some people think fascism is the greatest expression of democracy ...

Nov 7, 2022One of the most articulate thinkers in this group was the early-20th-century philosopher Giovanni Gentile, whom Italian dictator Benito Mussolini called " the philosopher of fascism ." And

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Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

We found that climate change is causing a small net increase in yields of these crops - on average, about 0.1% and 3.7% respectively each year. But these numbers reflect both gains and losses. In...

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Taxi - News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation - page 1

May 6, 2021Taxi driver compensation for Uber is unfair and poorly implemented. Michael de Percy, University of Canberra. The way governments have handled the compensation process for taxi drivers, as

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The manipulation of Uber's public image profoundly impacted the lives ...

Aug 2, 2022Uber portrayed its drivers as part-time workers who made a good income. (Shutterstock) What the Uber Files leak indicates is that the manipulation of Uber's image at the cost of the taxi ..

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Université d'Etat d'Haiti on The Conversation

Aug 26, 2021Established in 1945, Université d'Etat d'Haiti (Haiti State University) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the medium-sized city of Port-au-Prince (population r

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