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Massive Mesopotamian canal network unearthed in Iraq

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.

LiveScience

How satellites revolutionised climate change science

Until relatively recently, humans were limited by the horizon. Climate scientists of the early 20th century could gather data from the world around them and perhaps what they were able to see from a hot air balloon or plane. But the really big picture – the global snapshot – remained…

The Conversation

From menstrual tracking to mental health: how a uni-based initiative is helping young women excel in rugby

With the Women’s Rugby World Cup on the horizon, support for up-and-coming players has never been stronger – here’s how Vodafone’s EmpowHER programme is encouraging young stars to follow their dreams

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Scientists discover largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe — its twice as long as our galaxy

Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's twice as long as the Milky Way.

Space

Greenland ice sheet cracking more rapidly than ever, study shows

Crevasses increasing in size and depth in response to climate breakdown, Durham University researchers find

The Guardian - UK

Greenland ice sheet cracking open quicker than ever before, warn scientists

If the Greenland Ice Sheet was to melt, sea levels could rise by seven metres

The Independent UK

Cardiff University to cut 400 staff and drop subjects including nursing and music

Union describe reductions as ‘cruel’ as university says it will run out of money without changes

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‘They see it is living’: Durham professor’s mission to get more pupils into classics

Arlene Holmes-Henderson wants all children in UK to have equal access to classical education

The Guardian - UK

Declassified spy satellite images reveal 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq that set off the Muslim conquest

Historical texts that mentioned details about the battle site helped researchers match the images to the lost town of al-Qadisiyyah.

LiveScience

Archaeologists discover ancient site of key Iraq battle thanks to old spy photos

Iraqis who grew up under the rule of Saddam Hussein were all familiar with the battle in minute detail

The Independent UK

Drugs which switch on vitamin A in the body may stave off MND, research suggests

Scientists at the University of Aberdeen led the study.

The Independent UK

‘My jaw just dropped’: Exceptionally well-preserved tiny worm fossil uncovered

The 520-million-year-old creature is helping shed light on how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved.

The Independent UK

A 520 million-year-old perfectly preserved creature is set to reveal secrets of evolution

Scans revealed several internal organs beneath the skin that managed to survive half a billion years

The Independent UK

The worrying biological changes found in rugby players who suffered several concussions

The study comes after it emerged that former All Blacks player Norm Hewitt died aged 55 with motor neurone disease

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51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting may be the world's oldest storytelling art

A 51,000-year-old painting in the Sulawesi cave "art gallery" is the oldest evidence of narrative rock art ever discovered.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope discovers some early universe galaxies grew up surprisingly fast

Adolescent galaxies in the early universe had to grow up fast. Luckily, observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have shown that, 10 billion years ago, galaxies were less chaotic than believed.

Evening Standard

Unseen photos of Sarah Everard released by her family for BBC documentary

The new pictures include the marketing executive smiling at her graduation and enjoying Brockwell Lido

The Guardian - UK

BBC called to defend ‘elitist’ format of University Challenge

Professor complains that show’s Oxbridge bias is even more pronounced in Christmas specials and calls for public debate

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Durham University: A U.K. collegiate system with a difference

Durham University offers international students varied UG and master's progs. 32% of students come from 120 countries outside U.K., incl. India. Colleges provide catered and non-catered accom. and students can take up leadership roles in various societies. U. also helps students find jobs and build entrepreneurial skills. Cost of education…

The Guardian - UK

A moment that changed me: I was pregnant at 16 – and a midwife said I was good for nothing. It was a red rag to a bull

All the odds were stacked against me, but there was no way I was going to give up. Instead I began the long, hard road to a good education – and a brilliant career

The Independent UK

Discovery of rotating disc surrounding star in another galaxy a ‘special moment’

Findings could help astronomers understand more about how stars are born.

France 24

Gaza's future: What happens after Israel-Hamas war ends?

In this edition of Perspective, we take a wider look at the war in Gaza, asking whether Israel has a plan for the "day after". Can Hamas be defeated, both militarily and psychologically? And does the displacement of Palestinians constitute ethnic cleansing? FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih speaks to academic and…

The Conversation

Gaza Update: as the world debates 'ceasefires' and 'pauses', Israel is silent on the 'day after'

I spent several hours on Wednesday night wrestling over how we could best cover the raid by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital. My initial plan was to get an expert in international law to write a piece about the legality of such a raid under the…

The Independent UK

Ancient stone slab unearthed in Spain upends gender stereotypes

Stone slab featues human form with unique and unprecedented mix of ‘male’ and ‘female’ traits

Space

Star-birthing galaxies can hide supermassive black holes behind walls of dust

Feeding supermassive black holes, hosting objects that power quasars blasting out the most powerful light in the universe, could hide in galaxies behind thick clouds of dust.

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