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by Time_Traveller
Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: The History Forum
Topic: Human Prehistory (3.3 million years BC – 3500 BC)
Replies: 154
Views: 162327

Re: Human Prehistory (3.3 million years BC – 3500 BC)

Ancient humans hid in Saudi Arabian lava tube for over 7,000 years 1 hour ago A lava tube in Saudi Arabia served as shelter to ancient humans for over 7,000 years, archaeologists have said in a new study. While previous research established that Northern Arabia was a dynamic site of evolution and c...
by Time_Traveller
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: Energy & the Environment
Topic: Energy & the Environment News and Discussions
Replies: 660
Views: 890913

Re: Energy & the Environment News and Discussions

Plastic crisis 'out of control' as 1.7 billion pieces thrown away weekly in UK Wednesday 17 April 2024 07:20, UK https://e3.365dm.com/24/04/1600x900/skynews-plastic-waste_6522566.jpg?20240415161703 Britons are throwing away an estimated 1.7 billion pieces of plastic a week - with campaigners descri...
by Time_Traveller
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: The Elon Musk Thread
Replies: 130
Views: 104179

Re: The Elon Musk Thread

Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce 2 hours ago Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its global electric vehicle workforce. In a memo, first reported by news website Electrek, billionaire owner Elon Musk told staff there was nothing he hated more, "but it must be done". The world...
by Time_Traveller
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: Energy & the Environment
Topic: Climate Change News & Discussions
Replies: 1048
Views: 834400

Re: Climate Change News & Discussions

Scotland's climate target unreachable says watchdog 19 March 2024 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/02d4/live/5804b6b0-e44e-11ee-ba64-a7874c7f1d18.jpg.webp Scotland's flagship 2030 target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is now out of reach, the government's independent advisers have...
by Time_Traveller
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: The History Forum
Topic: Natural History (13.8 billion years BC – 3.3 million BC)
Replies: 257
Views: 211102

Re: Natural History (13.8 billion years BC – 3.3 million BC)

Enormous ancient sea reptile identified from amateur fossil find 18 minutes ago https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/DC92/production/_133166465_ichthyosaursergeykrasovskiy.jpg.webp Scientists have identified what was probably the largest marine reptile ever to swim in the seas - a creature l...
by Time_Traveller
Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:39 am
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: UK News and Discussions
Replies: 1061
Views: 543751

Re: UK News and Discussions

MPs to vote on Rishi Sunak's smoking ban bill 31 minutes ago Plans to stop young people born since 2009 ever smoking are to be debated and voted on later. Rishi Sunak's bill aims to create the UK's first smoke-free generation in a major public health intervention. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would e...
by Time_Traveller
Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:17 pm
Forum: Physics
Topic: Material Science News and Discussions
Replies: 177
Views: 162318

Re: Material Science News and Discussions

Strange New Form of Gold Exists as a Sheet That's Just One Atom Thick 16 April 2024 https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/04/gold-foil.jpg For centuries, goldsmiths have sought ways to flatten gold into ever finer forms. An approach based in modern chemistry has finally created a gold material t...
by Time_Traveller
Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: Diseases & Outbreaks News and Discussions
Replies: 259
Views: 181567

Re: Diseases & Outbreaks News and Discussions

In world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis 12 April 2024 In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains of th...
by Time_Traveller
Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Physics
Topic: Warp drives and other superluminal travel
Replies: 1
Views: 97

Re: Warp drives and other superluminal travel

This type of technology has always fascinated me for years and what the future may hold with this technology and beyond.
by Time_Traveller
Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Spain News and Discussions
Replies: 3
Views: 419

Re: Spain News and Discussions

Catalonia's Puigdemont says pro-independence party close to taking back control of region April 16, 20242:35 PM GMT+1 https://www.reuters.com/resizer/v2/4MG2PVYIFJNWZEJ74HQJC22PJQ.jpg?auth=7e2e592fbb47fdf400fcce326f0324313afc638c82d34d0a7f9e3d4b4b560598&width=960&quality=80 PERPIGNAN, Franc...