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2024-10-09 @ 11.42.23 ∈ In English

The Disappearance of an Internet Domain
On October 3, the British government announced that it was giving up sovereignty over a small tropical atoll in the Indian Ocean known as the Chagos Islands. […] The decision to transfer the islands to their new owner will result in the loss of one of the tech and gaming industry’s preferred top-level domains: .io.
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2024-09-15 @ 15.54.07 ∈ In English

‘The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out’ – Ig Nobel winner Saul Justin Newman
In general, the claims about how long people are living mostly don’t stack up. I’ve tracked down 80% of the people aged over 110 in the [world]. Of those, almost none have a birth certificate. […] [A] Japanese government review in [2010 found] that 82% of the people aged over 100 in Japan turned out to be dead.
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2024-04-26 @ 16.25.43 ∈ In English

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Carbon Offsets Don’t Work. Here’s Why
Individuals, companies and governments “offset” carbon emissions by paying to plant trees or fund solar panels in one place, so they can emit them elsewhere. Carbon credits are exchanged in the open market with the idea that carbon prices will go up – forcing companies to emit less. Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant looks at why carbon offsets may not solve the climate crisis.
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2023-07-18 @ 14.04.45 ∈ In English

Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast could be space junk, officials say
Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket.
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2022-09-24 @ 21.14.19 ∈ In English

Vultures Prevent Tens of Millions of Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Each Year
Three species found only in the Americas—the Black, Turkey and Yellow-headed vultures—are responsible for 96 percent of all vulture-related emissions mitigation worldwide[.]
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2021-10-04 @ 20.06.03 ∈ Suomeksi

Avoin kirje sisäministerille: Rahankeräyslaki uhkaa yhdistymisvapautta Suomessa – Electronic Frontier Finland – Effi ry
Nykyinen rahankeräyslaki pitäisi uudistaa perinpohjaisesti, jotta se vastaa tilannetta länsimaisissa oikeusvaltioissa.