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New Scientist recommends Jeff Beal’s New York Études, Vol. II
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week Source link
Why your opinion of used electric vehicles is probably wrong
The idea that EV batteries age poorly is a misconception – and a new report has found they often outlive the cars themselves Source link
U.K. bill moves to make it illegal for anyone born after 2008 to buy cigarettes — for life
Children in the U.K. who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after British lawmakers approved new restrictions on smoking Tuesday. Source link
John Keats’s love letters to his fiancée found roughly 37 years after they were stolen
The bound volume of 37 love letters, some handwritten, is worth $2.75 million. But Romantic scholars say its value is greater than money. Source link
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court. Source link
Air Transat's parent company cutting flights due to high cost of jet fuel
Transat A.T. Inc travel company will reduce capacity by six per cent from May to October. Source link
Virginia voters approve redistricting plan as parties jockey for advantage in U.S. midterms
Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats’ chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November’s midterm elections. Source link
Exercise advice for long covid may be doing more harm than good
Exercise has been touted as a tool for managing and treating long covid, but much of the evidence has neglected one of its most debilitating symptoms: post-exertional malaise Source link
Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills 1, state media says, ahead of scheduled talks
An Israeli strike on a village in south Lebanon killed one person during a 10-day ceasefire, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency, ahead of scheduled talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington on Thursday. Source link
Vancouver Island's low snowpack likely to affect salmon populations: researchers
Researchers say that low snowpack levels on Vancouver Island are likely to stress salmon populations that are already dealing with the impacts of habitat degradation, overfishing and hotter waters. Source link