According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.

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The apocalyptic scale of death and destruction lays bare the contradictions at the heart of the liberal international order.

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Special forces veteran Bryan Stern says he told US defence officials some of his planned route to reduce airstrike risk The most dangerous moments came when salvation seemed finally assured. Many miles from land, the small fishing skiff carrying the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel prize laureate María Corina Machado had been lost at sea for hours, tossed by strong winds and 10ft waves. A further hazard was the ever present risk of an inadvertent airstrike by US warplanes hunting alleged cocaine smugglers. Continue reading...

In sprawling landfills, thousands of Argentinian families scavenge for survival amid toxic waste and government neglect, dreaming of steady jobs and escape

The World Bank estimated that it had caused an increase of about 100 million people living in extreme poverty, and poverty kills.

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Tako learns like all octopuses — but not like humans do. So, he needed a special approach.

Yanis Varoufakis recounts the Kafkaesque nightmare of Nicolas Guillou, a French magistrate in The Hague targeted by the US.

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Rare prehistoric vessels go on display in England following a thirteen-year conservation battle.

New evidence reveals that data-driven management now shapes how millions work across Europe—with profound implications for autonomy and well-being.

If we can state that there is no empirically substantialized global social consciousness signalizable as self-referent system with (cogno)reflexive autonomy of presence, we can, however, state that an...

Across 18 sectors, only aerospace and defence remain globally competitive—Europe must abandon naivety and act decisively.

As Brazil approaches crucial elections, the country must confront deep structural challenges that have undermined democratic progress for decades.

Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.

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If we can’t test claims or ask uncomfortable questions without fear of retribution, then we no longer have science — we have marketing.