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Beyond museum walls: games that let you step into history
What does war look like through the eyes of a child? For those far removed from conflict, it can be hard to imagine. A new narrative adventure game, We Grew…
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Rethinking space junk in an age of satellite overload
For decades, we have been littering space with decommissioned satellites and rocket parts orbiting our planet. Now this space debris poses a growing threat to the satellites and spacecraft we rely…
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At Brussels’ EU science fair, children sketch new inventions and eavesdrop on bacteria
A lecture hall explodes with sound as the electronic dance hit I Like to Move It by Reel 2 Real blasts through the speakers. A class of 11-year-olds in fluorescent…
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Squeezing more from arthritis drugs to help patients live better
Over the past two decades, a wave of new drug treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has allowed many people to live free from pain, joint swelling and long-term disability. But…
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An arms race over disinformation: using AI to detect AI
Last winter, as Christmas markets opened across Europe, social media was flooded with alarming videos. Posts claimed that radical Islamists were “invading” Christmas markets. One clip appeared to show people…
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Back to school: robots learn from factory workers
What if training a robot to handle dirty, dangerous work on the factory floor was as simple as showing it how? Czech startup RoboTwin is doing exactly that, helping factory…
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Dignity, agency and justice for women on the move
In Colombia too, the LWF accompanies thousands of Venezuelan women and children seeking access to basic services such as protection, education and healthcare, said Johanna Morales, coordinator of the Migrant…
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Turning the tide on plastic in Europe’s rivers
From his bedroom desk in the Belgian town of Dendermonde, Gert Everaert used to watch the river Scheldt flow past. Barges and small boats drifted by. Birds fished. But the river…
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Researchers bringing the Danube back to life
Florian Borgwardt and Tibor Erős, ecologists and life-long freshwater enthusiasts, have set their sights on helping restore the mighty Danube. They are working within an international partnership of scientists, conservationists…