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BBC Radio 4 – Just One Thing – with Michael Mosley, Try Some Turmeric

Can turmeric boost your mood and memory, reduce inflammation and act as a painkiller? urmeric is a close relative of ginger – it has a similar knobbly root-like stem. The golden-hued powder of turmeric adds colour and flavour to food, … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – A Jamaican Poet in Dublin

Jason Allen-Paisant goes to Ireland on the trail of Jamaican poet Ferdinand Levy. In 1941, while a medical student in Dublin, Jamaican poet Ferdinand Levy published his only poetry collection, Flashes from the Dark. Positively reviewed at the time, the … Continue reading

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We’re About to Witness a Once in a Lifetime Space Explosion Visible From Everywhere

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the once in a lifetime nova that’s supposed to happen in 2024 and will be visible with a naked eye Links: https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.13668 https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.10011 https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.13858Continue reading

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A kid and a dog playing catch

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This praying mantis embedded in amber is about 30 million years old.

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Does Now Exist?

[…] Written by Colin Stuart Check out his fantastic astronomy newsletter here: https://colinstuart.substack.com Edited and Animated by the legendary Manuel Rubio – subscribe at @ArtandContext Narrated by David Kelly Thumbnail art by Ettore Mazza: https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazz… Sound Editing by Craig Stevenson … Continue reading

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The Black Hole in our Galaxy is Weird: 6 Reasons

[…] Black holes are weird already, but it turns out that the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy is a particularly weird one. Sagittarius A* is about 26,700 light-years away from Earth and has some pretty … Continue reading

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Does Space Emerge From A Holographic Boundary?

[…] Space seems fundamental. To build a universe, surely you need something to build it on or in. Many, maybe most physicists now think that the fabric of space emerges from something deeper. And perhaps the most existentially disturbing such … Continue reading

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Why Are These Urban Lizards Evolving in Overdrive?

[…] Puerto Rican Crested Anoles are a prime example of adaptation in action. In just a few decades, these city-dwelling lizards have undergone remarkable evolutionary changes to thrive in an urban landscape. Longer limbs, stickier toe pads, and higher heat … Continue reading

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Underwater Robot Discovers More Than 100 New Species in Chile | My Modern Met

By Elizabeth Beiser on March 19, 2024 A Chaunacops (a genus of bony fish in the sea toad family Chaunacidae) is seen at a depth of 1388.65 meters on Seamount SF2 inside the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park. (Photo: Schmidt Ocean Institute, … Continue reading

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