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DOE identifies five states to hold nuclear waste
The US Department of Energy has selected Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Idaho as potential hosts for nuclear-waste facilities within proposed Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. The voluntary, non-binding agreements aim to address the long-running problem of storing spent nuclear fuel while supporting a wider federal push to expand nuclear power. The campuses could combine waste…
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Study: Dinosaurs were charbroiled after Chicxulub impact
A new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences offers fresh insight into how the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago triggered the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. Researchers found that the collision generated a vast cloud of extremely fine dust that superheated Earth’s upper atmosphere, effectively broiling exposed living…
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As Spain battles wildfires, its politicians battle over climate change’s role
Wildfires that broke out across Spain last week have burned an estimated 200,000 acres, with fire crews still working to bring the blazes under control. The disaster has become a political flashpoint, with Spanish politicians clashing publicly over how much responsibility to assign to climate change, reflecting a wider European debate about how to discuss…
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Richard Linklater Looks Back at ‘Boyhood,’ 12 Years Later: “Time Never Quits Working on Us”
On the season nine finale of THR’s ‘It Happened in Hollywood’ podcast, the director revisits his sprawling experiment — from the $200,000-a-year handshake deal with IFC to Patricia Arquette’s Oscar-winning farewell scene.
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Gen Z reverses the ‘brain drain’? Career-driven young workers are turning their backs on big cities, says Coca-Cola study
A new study commissioned by Coca-Cola suggests that Generation Z workers are increasingly rejecting major cities in favour of smaller towns, potentially reversing the long-standing “brain drain” pattern in which ambitious young people migrate to urban centres for career opportunities. The research points to career-driven motivations behind this shift, indicating that young workers no longer…
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Study finds alarming level of microplastics in heart attack patients’ blood
The article’s full text was unavailable, so its findings cannot be independently summarised. Based on the headline alone, it reports a study detecting concerning levels of microplastics in the blood of heart attack patients. No information was provided about the study’s size, methods, participants, measurements, or whether it established a causal link. The headline should…
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4 in 5 toddler foods at grocery stores are ultra-processed: Study
A study of toddler foods sold in Austin, Texas, found that more than four in five products were ultra-processed, raising concerns about the nutritional quality of foods marketed to very young children. The findings matter because early diets can shape children’s tastes and eating habits, while parents may assume products in toddler-food aisles meet suitable…
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Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya prompts urgent inquiry
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has launched an urgent investigation after 14 elephants were found dead near Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, in what officials describe as the first mortality event of this scale in the region in decades. Tissue samples have been sent to laboratories to establish whether disease, poisoning or another cause…
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HBO Max Is Officially Making a Major Change to Streaming
HBO Max is rolling out two new mobile features aimed at helping subscribers find something to watch more easily, as the platform seeks to maintain its reputation for having one of the most user-friendly interfaces in streaming. The move comes amid a strong year for HBO, following the successful launches of The Pitt Season 2…