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256-year-old relic of European contact with NZ rediscovered in RNZ podcast
A 256-year-old anchor described by Heritage New Zealand as "one of the oldest relics of early European contact with New ...
After a decade of death, Canadian scientists say they've found the sea star killer
A team featuring Canadian scientists has, after years of testing, determined the cause of the devastating sea star wasting ...
Will tariffs eventually impact markets?
The 15% tariffs imposed by the US on European imports take effect on August 7. Markets have been expressing concern about the ...
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Pub closure crisis: 7 vanished Cork bars where we'd love one last pint
As well as rising overheads and a controversial VAT rate of 13.5%, several Cork bars were wiped from the map in the wake of the Covid pandemic, with 54 closing their doors in the first full year out ...
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Data Shows That Prevention Works. So Why Is the System of Care Still Failing People?
San Francisco's government is struggling to address homelessness, with a lack of transparency and ineffective data collection ...
The world’s first passenger jet was a luxurious death trap. Now it’s been brought back to life
The British-made De Havilland DH106 1A Comet became the first scheduled passenger jet plane in 1952, but vanished from the ...
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Anatomy of an acquittal: How the Hockey Canada sexual assault case fell apart
The struggles faced by Crown attorneys Meaghan Cunningham and Heather Donkers to prove their case during the high-profile ...
Aug 2: Elephant seals sabotage a deep sea experiment, and more...
On this week's episode of the Best of Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald: digging through dino poop, lead made Romans dumber, elephants use tools, and happy rats ...