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A tiny 1,700-year-old piece of ‘The Odyssey’ was hiding in a library book at Utrecht University— researchers reveal its surprising story

A Greek literature professor researching ancient manuscripts at Utrecht University discovered a tiny parchment fragment containing part of Homer's “The Odyssey.” Believed to date to around 300 A.D., the 2.6-by-3-inch fragment describes the dramatic episode involving Odysseus, Helios and the sun god's sacred cattle. Researchers believe it may have belonged…

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Small 1,700-year-old fragment of Odyssey found tucked in Dutch library book

Parchment describes the exact moment Helios finds out Odysseus’s men ate his ‘immortal’ cow

The Independent UK

The pace of climate change matters more than overall heat in the race to save key Atlantic currents, study finds

The rate of global warming, rather than the extra heat itself, could determine whether a system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will cross a tipping point, new research suggests.

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Early warning indicator hidden within the Gulf Stream could signal the collapse of key Atlantic currents, study finds

Shifts in the Gulf Stream could help researchers predict the human-driven failure of a huge system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

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Dry ice may burrow through Mars like sandworms in 'Dune'

Blocks of carbon dioxide ice appear to carve mysterious gullies on Mars as they melt down dune slopes and blast away sand.

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Key Atlantic current could start collapsing as early as 2055, new study finds

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation brings heat to the Northern Hemisphere and regulates the climate globally, but research suggests it could weaken significantly in the coming decades.

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Covid and flu can awaken ‘sleeping’ cancer cells, scientists find

New research suggests that respiratory viruses could cause these dormant cancer cells to multiply

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Roman army camp found in Netherlands, beyond the empire's frontier

Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the Netherlands.

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Continent-size blobs in Earth's mantle are a billion years old, ancient crystals reveal

Giant blobs that lurk near Earth's core are much older than scientists thought, new seismic data reveals.

LiveScience

Anti-Israel Protests Escalate At European Universities

Recent anti-Israel protests at Dutch universities highlight global concern over Gaza conflict and spark controversy.

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AI Gets a Brain Boost: Scientists Create 'Thinking' Device Using Just Water and Salt

Scientists created artificial 'brain cells' using water and salt, similar to human brains. This could lead to computers that work like the human brain.

International Business Times UK

Dutch city pilots radical debt cancellation scheme for poor families

Councillor in Arnhem says existing system to resolve issues caused by debt costs billions and isn’t working

The Guardian - UK

There are more than 300 ways to work flexibly – here are four tips to make it work for you

Did you know that, according to a recent study, there are more than 300 ways to work flexibly? The list of possible flexible work practices used by an increasingly diverse and ageing workforce has grown significantly since many people were forced to work from home during COVID lockdowns.

The Conversation

Methodology behind the Guardian’s air pollution in Europe investigation

The project has employed various data sources, from road and land use data to meteorological information

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Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air

Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year

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Extreme Weather Caused By Climate Change Deteriorating Water Quality

Scientists collated data on rivers to show how extreme events like flooding, droughts, heatwaves and rainstorms affect the water quality.

Zenger

Scientists Develop Powerful Antibiotic That Can Tackle Superbugs

We urgently need new antibiotics to combat bacteria that become increasingly resistant to most clinically used antibiotics.

France 24

Deadlock on EU nature restoration law 'a tragedy': Bioenergy scientist Andre Faaij

Political groups in the European Parliament are on manoeuvres ahead of a key vote on the EU’s proposed Nature Restoration Law on July 12. The draft legislation is seen as key to restoring millions of hectares of degraded land across Europe, but it has already been rejected by three parliamentary…

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Travelling abroad? Don’t be tempted to pay your way using your home currency

Despite the high fees, more than half of international customers still choose to pay in their familiar home currency when they travel.

Wales Online

Don't ever be tempted to pay your way on holiday using your home currency

Most government regulators around the world have been hesitant to intervene

The Conversation

How the Tour de France helped me think about geology in a new way

As I write this, the Tour de France has reached its halfway point, with the cyclists climbing the Alps. Or, to put it another way, the race has left Armorican continent and entered the folded relics of the Valais Ocean and the Briançonnais microcontinent.

The Conversation

We built an algorithm to predict how climate change will affect future conflict in the Horn of Africa: here's what we found

The Horn of Africa, on the eastern coast of the continent, is currently being battered by an intense and sustained drought thanks to which around 20 million people are going hungry. And, given the ongoing armed conflict in the region – particularly in Somalia and Ethiopia – safely getting nutritious…

The Conversation

Stem cell therapy offers a new hope to repair brain damage in newborns

A few hours after Tom (not his real name) was born, he became restless and did not want to be breastfed. His mother noticed that his left arm and leg were shaking rhythmically – something was not right.

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