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Other: Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere
Other: Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere
Other: Esmond Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere
Other: Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Other: Alfred Harmsworth (barrister)
Other: Geraldine Mary Harmsworth
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Business · San FranciscoAn experimental Alzheimer's disease drug from Eisai (4523.T) and Biogen (BIIB.O) slowed cognitive decline in a closely-watched trial but may carry a risk of dangerous side effects for certain patients, according to new data presented on Tuesday.
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Alzheimer's drug trial shown to slow cognitive decline in long fight against dementia
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Europe · Copenhagen"Bats can make low-frequency calls, using their so-called 'false vocal folds' — like human death metal singers do."See the Story
Bats are the death metal singers of the animal world, research shows
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History · JohannesburgRemnants of fireplaces found in the Rising Star caves in South Africa suggest homo naledi, a pre-human ancestor, used fire as a tool.
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Researchers find evidence that Homo naledi used fire
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Latest News Stories
ScienceLager originated in Europe but the wild yeast species that gives the beer its tang hasn't been found on the continent until now. It was lurking in the soil at an Irish university. Discovery suggests the yeast was present during the switch from ale to lager-style brews at the end of the Middle Ages.See the Story
Ancient yeast used to brew the first lagers discovered in Ireland
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ScienceDamage to the spikes on the back of a fossil of a Zuul crurivastator suggest that these armoured dinosaurs didn’t use their tail clubs to fend off Tyrannosaurs but to fight each otherSee the Story
Rare fossil reveals 'destroyer of shins' dinosaurs fought each other
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Science · OceanHigh winter sea levels in Venice are linked to warmer sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean. Cooling in that ocean over coming decades should temporarily compensate for the city's sea level rise. Venice may level off by about 2035, giving the city a brief respite from constantly rising water.See the Story
Venice may get a temporary respite from rising seas by 2035
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SpaceThe International Liquid Mirror Telescope, perched high in the Himalayas, has finally started making observations. If it succeeds, we could one day put a much larger liquid telescope on the moonSee the Story
What the world’s largest liquid mirror telescope means for astronomy
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WaterA prototype heat pump that uses water and sound to cool is three times as efficient as previous comparable designsSee the Story
Heat pump uses a loudspeaker and wet strips of paper to cool air
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ScienceHoneyguide birds lead humans to bees’ nests and get beeswax as a reward, but camera traps reveal that honey badgers, baboons and mongooses all feed on the leftoversSee the Story
A surprising number of African animals eat beeswax
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Artificial IntelligenceAn artificial intelligence that can detect diarrhoea with 98 per cent accuracy from recordings of toilet sounds could help track outbreaks of diseases, such as choleraSee the Story
AI listens to toilet sounds to guess whether people have diarrhoea
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COP15 target to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 is ‘unrealistic’
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