Space
Ice mission CRISTAL opens its wings
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26/10/2026
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32 likesWith its solar arrays integrated and key qualification reviews under way, Europe’s new ice-monitoring satellite, CRISTAL, is moving from assembly into the demanding testing phase that will demonstrate its readiness for the rigours of launch...
Life
Aneurin Bevan and how the Query Club set him on path to power
One of its leading figures was Walter Conway, the only member over 30, and an orphan raised in the local workhouse. Rather against the popular perception of neglect and brutality the name often evokes, the master of the house...
Environment
AI in policing risks deepening discrimination, research warns
Now suppose the map-maker is handed a list of past crimes and where they took place, and asked to shade in where the next ones are likely to happen. Police then patrol the shaded areas.More crime is recorded there...
Environment
Seabirds and sewage among Isle of Man Biosphere status challenges
Among the successes of the Biosphere's first decade was the return of juniper, a native shrub that had been lost from the island.The last native plant on the island was dug up from Glen Auldyn in 1947 in an...
Life
I lost my job in a primary school due to endometriosis
The government says it is working with employers to improve awareness of the condition.More than 6,000 women were interviewed for the inquiry and 94% said employers lacked a good understanding of endometriosis, and half received no workplace adjustments.Of the...
Life
Abercynon woman, 93, waits 10 hours on floor for an ambulance
"It's not a service, is it really? It's a huge systemic problem and nobody seems to be getting to grips with it," Anthony said."It's a terrible indictment on the health service and nobody seems to be getting to grips...
Space
White Dwarfs Are Actually…Yellow, Green, Pink, and Purple?
The universe hosts a myriad of star types, including supergiants, giants, main sequence, red dwarfs, brown dwarfs, white dwarfs, and neutron stars. What makes these stars stand out are just their...
Life
Powys runner’s fitness addiction made him ‘obsessive and anxious’
Dafydd Judd, a personal trainer in Cardiff, said he felt the "lines are blurring" between fitness and technology addiction.He said calorie counting apps can become "highly addictive" if you are weighing, measuring and adjusting your calorie intake."There's way more...
Science
Reinforcing the value of human understanding at MIT
Scholarship from across SHASS and beyond Over the symposium’s two days, research presentations, panel discussions, and performances offered attendees opportunities to engage with the role of SHASS in exploring today’s biggest societal questions.“We gather not so much to look back...
Life
The Garmin Cirqa Finally Got a Much-Needed Feature
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