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  Scientists Have Discovered Where Native Hawaiians Came From, And The Genetic Effect of Their Long Voyage https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-discovered-where-native-hawaiians-came-from-and-the-genetic-effect-of-their-long-voyage

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  The 2026 state of the climate report: challenges and opportunities https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biag125/8836482 We are witnessing the rapid destabilization of the Earth’s climate system. This is no longer a warning for the future; it is a diagnosis of the present. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCrisisIsNow

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  333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/300-tor-exit-nodes-hijacked-to-intercept-ssh-traffic-and-retrieve-plaintext-email/ For 3 days this month, 333 exit nodes were hacked in hopes of stealing sensitive data.

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  Lessons from Katrina: how to rebuild academia from the ground up https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02623-0 More than 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, universities in New Orleans have learnt what it takes to rebuild from ruin — including what gets in the way.

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  Scottish government set to drop opposition to new oil and gas fields https://www.politico.eu/article/scottish-government-to-drop-opposition-new-oil-gas-fields-north-sea-energy/ The SNP has had a long-standing “presumption against” new oil fields. This will bring Zero benefit to the large majority of people in Scotland... Who are the SNP really working for?

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  Europe's right-to-repair rules are broken, not beaten https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/09/14/europes-right-to-repair-rules-are-broken-not-beaten/5295763 Patchy compliance is an argument for stronger enforcement, not abandoning the project

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  People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/people-are-using-ai-to-make-their-smart-tvs-dumb-again/

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  Mozilla Is Calling Out Microsoft for Forcing Edge on Users, and It's Absolutely Right https://uk.pcmag.com/migrated-3765-windows-10/167981/mozilla-is-calling-out-microsoft-for-forcing-edge-on-users-and-its-absolutely-right Windows 11 constantly tries to nudge you toward Microsoft's browser. It's time for the tech giant to start respecting user choice.

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  A woman was arrested in Philly for blocking a delivery robot https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1013541/a-woman-was-arrested-in-philly-for-blocking-a-delivery-robot Carolyn Marvin was charged with ‘disorderly conduct’ for protesting delivery robots taking jobs.

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  TikTok bans Musk documentary account https://www.theverge.com/tech/1013453/tiktok-bans-alex-gibneys-musk-documentary Larry Ellison’s TikTok has shut down the promotional account for Alex Gibney’s Melon Husk documentary. Humm, what are they afraid of...?

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  ‘Incredible’: bleached corals thrive within days when touching healthy neighbour https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03266-x A coral fragment can form a tissue bridge with a dying counterpart — and provide it with crucial microalgae.

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  US tech giants warn Europe that ditching US tech giants could cost €115B https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/10/14/us-tech-giants-warn-europe-that-ditching-us-tech-giants-could-cost-115b/5303031 Amazon, Google, Meta among members of lobby group funding dire warnings over cloud sovereignty plans. So Europeans switching to European tech could cost US tech giants €115B? That's a great result...

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  Digital sovereignty is real in Europe. The UK? Not so much https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/07/27/digital-sovereignty-is-real-in-europe-the-uk-not-so-much/5276852 tRump's unpredictability is pushing governments and businesses toward open source while Britain remains glued to US tech. Thanks, Brexshit...

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  260 Starlink Satellites Burn Up in Earth's Atmosphere As More Head for Fiery Ends https://uk.pcmag.com/networking/165982/260-starlink-satellites-burn-up-in-earths-atmosphere-as-more-head-for-fiery-ends The rate of Starlink satellite disposals between December 2025 and May 2026 increased slightly from the previous six months, according to a SpaceX report submitted to the FCC.

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  Closed models refuse to help researcher swat Linux bug https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/29/closed-models-refuse-to-help-researcher-swat-linux-bug/5280647 "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that" is an effective sales pitch for open source

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  The ex-BNP ‘Christian patriot’ raising international funding for Scottish ‘vigilante’ night patrols https://www.theferret.scot/jim-dawson-funding-vigilante-scotland/ Far right organisation Knights Templar International, whose frontman Jim Dowson has a long history of involvement with extremist groups, is now supporting Scotland’s new wave of night patrols.

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  The Dream of Scooping Plastic From the Ocean Is Still Alive—and Problematic https://gizmodo.com/the-dream-of-scooping-plastic-from-the-ocean-is-still-a-1847890573 "They spent I don’t know how many tens of millions of dollars to invent fishing." “Cleaning the Garbage Patches is like trying to heal a wound by cleaning blood off the floor,” said Helm. “Plastic is haemorrhaging from land, from fishing gear disposal, container spills, these are the issues we need to fight. Otherwise, we’l...

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  When a fridge freezer caused the Grenfell Tower, there was no sudden panic about how dangerous fridge freezers are, likewise about the number of fires caused by washer dryers (which cause more fires than fridge freezers). But oddly there have been media panics about ebikes (fewer fire than washer dryers) and now solar panels... Odd that... https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/26/everything-you-need-to-know-about-solar-panel-fires-including-how-to-reduce-the-risk

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  Texas Residents Are Fed Up With Amazon Drone Delivery Noise https://uk.pcmag.com/drones/167539/texas-residents-are-fed-up-with-amazon-drone-delivery-noise Texas deliveries are drawing widespread complaints about noise that residents liken to a lawn mower, rather than the home cooling fan that Amazon has described. A problem coming to Darlington soon https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07lv3er1v1o

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  Dirty air is killing Europeans and costing trillions. These cities prove change is possible https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/dirty-air-is-killing-europeans-and-costing-trillions-these-cities-prove-change-is-possible The major source of air pollution in cities is cars, ban cars and improve everyone's health, it is not rocket science... #FuckCars

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  A French trial found that tilting solar panels flat over nectarine trees on nights when frost is forecast warmed the flower buds by up to 1.7 degrees Celsius, and during the frost that caused damage, flower injury fell from 35 percent to under 10 percent https://scienceblog.com/n-french-nectarine-trial-tests-tilting-solar-panels-as-a-frost-shield/ As climate change brings unpredictable frosts, French farmers are discovering an unexpected ally: solar panels that double as frost shields, protecti...

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  The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday https://bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/the-peter-thiel-linked-race-science-network-that-penetrated-cambridge-university-and-targeted-jason-arday/ The media’s coverage of the academic’s life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network

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  Frankfurt issues malaria warning after two new cases https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/09/17/after-two-deaths-malaria-warning-in-frankfurt Since July 2026, eight people in Germany have contracted malaria, two fatally. Frankfurt now urges residents with such symptoms to consider malaria and consult a doctor.

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  Noise exposure is linked to chronic stress and heart disease. It’s time to make peace and quiet a public health right https://theconversation.com/noise-exposure-is-linked-to-chronic-stress-and-heart-disease-its-time-to-make-peace-and-quiet-a-public-health-right-289995 Transport noise is now one of the leading environmental cause of illness in Europe, second only to air pollution. #FuckCars

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  Which would you rather do? The 1% make more profit from the top photo...

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  How polarised is European politics? Here’s how your generation, gender and where you live affect what you believe https://theconversation.com/how-polarised-is-european-politics-heres-how-your-generation-gender-and-where-you-live-affect-what-you-believe-289071

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  UK faces ‘worst food security crisis in decades’ due to repeated heatwaves https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-food-security-crisis-heatwave-drought-farmers-nfu-b3030874.html But just carry on driving everywhere, everything is just fine, nothing to worry about... 😱 #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChangeIsReal

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  Palestine protester found not guilty of criminal damage https://goodlawproject.org/win-palestine-protester-found-not-guilty-of-criminal-damage/ Paula Akpan should never have been hit with a harsh charge for direct action opposing Israel’s genocide – two years later the court has cleared her name

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  Harry Potter fans force diversion of £430m high voltage power cable to protect Dobby’s ‘grave’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/harry-potter-dobby-grave-beach-pembrokeshire-wales-energy-b3029927.html Harry Potter fans’ outcry meant the project to transport electricity from the UK to Ireland had to be diverted.

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  Train passengers left without toilets on five-hour Scotland to London journeys https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/lumo-train-toilets-trains-london-scotland-b3029298.html Lumo services have been making extended stops at stations to allow passengers to use platform facilities. Don't travel Lumo...