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Experimental treatment could keep HIV suppressed for two years

A new compound under study may eliminate the need for daily antiviral pills, keeping the virus under control for up to 24 months.

  • The experimental treatment could suppress HIV for up to two years.
  • It would eliminate the need for daily antiviral medication.
  • Results are preliminary and require validation in further clinical trials.

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Climate change is making hailstorms bigger and more destructive

A study published in Nature warns that global warming is fuelling larger hailstones, with growing risks for lives, crops and infrastructure worldwide.

  • Hailstorms are intensifying as global average temperatures continue to rise.
  • Stronger updrafts allow hailstones to grow larger before reaching the ground.
  • Economic damage and risks to human life will increase, the Nature study concludes.

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Rising temperatures are making Salmonella more antibiotic-resistant

A new international study links climate change to a global increase in antibiotic-resistance genes in Salmonella, adding a new dimension to an already critical public health threat.

  • Higher temperatures promote the spread of antibiotic-resistance genes in Salmonella bacteria.
  • Antimicrobial resistance is already one of the gravest threats to global public health.
  • Without coordinated climate and health policies, resistant infections will become harder to control.

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Study of 500,000 people: eight hours of sleep may be too much

The largest sleep study to date finds that sleeping more than eight hours is linked to faster biological aging, suggesting the optimal duration lies just below the long-held standard.

  • Sleeping more than eight hours per night is linked to faster biological aging.
  • The study is the largest of its kind, covering 500,000 participants.
  • Optimal sleep duration falls below eight hours but varies by individual.

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Brood parasitism: how some birds trick others into raising their chicks

The cuckoo is the best-known example, but far from the only one. Brood parasitism reveals an evolutionary arms race between deceivers and their hosts.

  • Cuckoos lay eggs in foreign nests and leave all parental duties to the host.
  • The cuckoo chick actively ejects rivals to monopolise the foster parents' food supply.
  • Host species co-evolve defences, including recognising and discarding parasitic eggs.

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The internet makes us think we know more than we actually do

The "cognitive offloading" effect of digital tools blurs the line between knowledge we hold and knowledge we can simply look up.

  • The brain conflates access to information with actually possessing it — the so-called Google effect.
  • People consistently overestimate their understanding after a simple online search, studies show.
  • The illusion reduces appetite for real expertise and increases vulnerability to disinformation.

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How Russia Steered Serbia Against Austria-Hungary

At the dawn of the 20th century, Russian diplomacy carefully manoeuvred Balkan states to consolidate its influence as the Ottoman Empire slowly collapsed.

  • Russia backed Serbia diplomatically to turn it against Austria-Hungary.
  • The Balkans became the main arena of rivalry after the Ottoman Empire's decline.
  • Great-power manoeuvring accelerated the path to the First World War.

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The near-forgotten philosopher who 'invented' the atom 2,500 years too early

Leucippus and Democritus theorised that all matter consists of indivisible particles long before any instrument existed to prove it — a philosophical leap confirmed by modern physics only in the 20th century.

  • Leucippus and Democritus proposed atomic theory in the 5th century BC, with no experimental basis.
  • The idea survived through Epicurus and Lucretius, shaping Renaissance science.
  • Modern physics confirmed atoms in the early 20th century, though their structure proved more complex.

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Over 100 ancient game boards unearthed in the ruins of a Libyan city

Polish archaeologists found the stone-carved pieces in Ptolemais, a city shaped by Greek, Roman and Libyan influences.

  • More than 100 stone game boards found in the ancient Libyan city of Ptolemais.
  • The pieces are linked to a shepherds' game that has nearly vanished from memory.
  • The discovery sheds light on everyday life in antiquity, beyond the ruling classes.

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A meteorite fragmented over New England at 120,000 km/h

NASA confirmed the Saturday afternoon event: two loud booms shook buildings across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

  • NASA confirmed the meteorite broke up over New England shortly after 2 p.m. EDT on Saturday.
  • The object entered the atmosphere at approximately 120,000 kilometres per hour.
  • No casualties or significant structural damage were reported.

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