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This typographer is inspired by circuit boards, a weathered stone and brick lettering

Josse Pickard's work combines modern technology with traditional craft.

Creative Bloq

430,000-year-old well-preserved wooden tools are the oldest ever found

Alder digging or scraping tool found at lake-side site used for animal butchery

The Independent UK

Takeaway dishes contain more salt than their labels claim

Some takeaways contained more than 10g of salt in a single portion - the UK daily recommended salt intake for an adult is 6g

The Independent UK

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Climate change is making flights bumpier. Here’s how one airline is using AI to predict turbulence

Given that experts say climate change is making the skies bumpier, airlines are looking for ways to ensure passengers’ safety and comfort.

Euronews

Bumpy skies: How climate change increases air turbulence

The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses. For many flyers, air turbulence can be an unnerving experience – and in a world warming under the effects of climate change, it is only set to worsen, according to a growing body of scientific evidence.

Radio France Internationale

Bumpy Skies: How Climate Change Increases Air Turbulence

The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses.

International Business Times

Tiny worms found in ponds and river could help treat schizophrenia

Over a million rodents are used in UK labs each year

The Independent UK

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The power of pulses: 15 easy, delicious ways to eat more life-changing legumes

Want to consume more gut-friendly fibre, as well as minerals, vitamins and antioxidants? Like the idea of a more sustainable diet? Here is the answer - and baked beans are only the start

The Guardian - UK

Groundbreaking fossil footprints reveal dinosaurs of different species herded together

Multispecies herding may have been a defence strategy against common apex predators like T rexes

The Independent UK

‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report

Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI

Guardian investigation finds almost 7,000 proven cases of cheating – and experts says these are tip of the iceberg

The Guardian - UK

War and microplastics are new threat to bees, scientists warn

Report from University of Reading found Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left bees without diverse food

The Independent UK

Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn

University of Reading report says conflicts including war in Ukraine among 12 most pressing threats to pollinator

The Guardian - UK

The simple food to add to your breakfast to boost brain function all day

Walnuts are rich in fatty acids and polyphenols which may inmprove how the brain performs

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Moment BBC Question Time thrown into chaos as siren-blaring protest drowns out studio guests

Question Time was brought to a chaotic end on Thursday night (20 March) after noise from an apparent protest at the University of Reading campus threatened to drown out audience members and panel guests.

The Independent UK

Jet fuel and burning ship: What are the environmental risks after North Sea collision?

Experts warn any spill could severely affect marine life, seabirds, and fragile ecosystems in and around the Humber Estuary

The Independent UK

Rare fossil of flying dinosaur reveals 76-million-year-old crocodile-like bite

Scientists said the young pterosaur would have had a wingspan of more than 6 feet

The Independent UK

More than half a million people study degrees by UK universities abroad – report

Around one in six students in British higher education are educated offshore, according to the report.

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New guide to encourage ‘farming with trees’ details 33 best species to plant

Guide aims to help farmers considering agroforestry, which officials say can deliver benefits to environment and farm businesses.

Evening Standard

Fee rise will not fix ‘financial pressures’ facing universities due to NI hike

Changes announced in the Budget around employers’ national insurance contributions will cost the sector around £372m, it has been suggested.

The Guardian - UK

Spain flood death toll expected to rise amid anger over lack of preparedness

Victims say ‘water was already here’ by the time warning was issued, as military prepares to start searching worst-hit areas

LiveScience

Rare skeletons up to 30,000 years old reveal when ancient humans went through puberty

An analysis of around a dozen teenagers who lived during the Paleolithic reveals that they hit puberty around the same time modern teens do.

The Independent UK

Ice Age study challenges what we know about teenagers and puberty

Ice Age teenagers entered puberty at roughly the same age as teens today

Tom’s Hardware

Simple hydrogel 'brain' demonstrated playing Pong — it learned and improved over time

Polymer hydrogels interfaced with an electrode array prove capable of 'learning' how to get higher scores.

The Guardian - UK

Scientists enable hydrogel to play and improve at Pong video game

Researchers say their creation has memory, which it can use to perform better by gaining experience

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