Several years ago, Michael Pollan had a disturbing encounter. The relentlessly curious journalist and author was at a conference on plant behaviour in Vancouver. There, he’d learned that when plants are damaged, they produce an anaesthetising…
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‘Maybe they’re waiting for something that only happens thousands of years later’: The hidden life ‘sleeping’ deep beneath Earth for millions of years
Beneath Earth’s surface lies a kingdom of undiscovered microscopic life. These “intraterrestrials” survive in some of the harshest conditions on the planet — and scientists are hunting for these microbes.
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Upgrading An Old Macbook With An Old Processor
The Core Duo processor from Intel may not have been the first multi-core processor available to consumers, but it was arguably the one that brought it to the masses. Unfortunately, the first Core Duo chips were limited to…
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Iran Calls US Nuclear Talks a ‘Step Forward’ as Caution Lingers – Bloomberg.com
- Iran Calls US Nuclear Talks a ‘Step Forward’ as Caution Lingers Bloomberg.com
- Region on edge as Iran, US talk Dawn
- Iran-US talks in Muscat bought time, not a deal Al Jazeera
- US-Iran nuclear talks conclude in Oman, with another round said…
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Princess Diana’s brother ‘handed over’ Althorp House to Marion and her family
Princess Diana’s brother Charles…
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Final day promises good kite-flying conditions
Preparations are underway on Liberty Roundabout ahead of the upcoming Basant festival in the provincial capital. PHOTO: APP
Lahore celebrates the third…
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TTAP claims several markets across country shut in support of strike call to protest 2024 poll ‘rigging’ – Dawn
- TTAP claims several markets across country shut in support of strike call to protest 2024 poll ‘rigging’ Dawn
- Crackdown launched ahead of PTI’s strike The Express Tribune
- Fazl suggests long-term alliance in meeting with PTI, Achakzai:…
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Islamabad, Lahore remain open despite TTAP’s strike call over 2024 ‘rigging’; Quetta shuts shops – Dawn
- Islamabad, Lahore remain open despite TTAP’s strike call over 2024 ‘rigging’; Quetta shuts shops Dawn
- ‘Strike failed’ as nation rejected TTAP’s call, says minister Dawn
- Partial shutdown in Balochistan, lukewarm response in other…
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Google Warns of Security Vulnerabilities
Android distribution, as per Forbes, shows only 57.9% of devices run Android 13 or newer. As of December, Android 16—the latest version—was on just 7.5% of phones, while Android 15, 14, and 13 were on 19.3%, 17.2%, and 13.9% of devices…
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Live: Japan's Takaichi wins big majority in snap election, while Thailand PM's party takes early lead – Reuters
- Live: Japan’s Takaichi wins big majority in snap election, while Thailand PM’s party takes early lead Reuters
- Japan’s governing party projected to win snap election majority BBC
- Japan election updates: Takaichi’s coalition poised to secure huge…
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