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Topic: The Conversation

Untold story of Charles Dickens’ final hours: What you didn’t know about his death and burial

New evidence from libraries, archives and cathedral vaults prove that claims about Dickens' Westminster burial being the will of the people are false.

Firm believer in astrology? But here’s why your zodiac is probably wrong

Astrology and its predictions can be fun, but the subject has no basis in science. It is to science what the game “Monopoly” is to the real estate market.

Quarantining millions in China for coronavirus only gives the illusion of state action

While isolation is a well-established practice for individual cases, removing the suspected source of the disease is necessary but not sufficient.

Why the new strain of coronavirus is damaging the economy much more

The Wuhan outbreak could directly affect fewer people as compared to past pandemics, but still pack an intense punch in an interconnected global economy.

Cherry tomatoes are 80,000 yrs old. No humans were domesticating plants that long ago

For many years, scientists believed that humans domesticated the tomato in two major phases. But maybe the tomato as we know it started as a wild species.

The last place you think you will find a special math equation – rat whiskers

Nature is full of mathematical patterns. Rats feel through their whiskers, so we wanted to learn how their whiskers function and grow.

Tourists are three times less likely to make safe swimming choices at beaches than residents

Just because a beach is accessible, has numerous attractions and is near to a resort, does not make it safe or drowning-proof.

What changed between SARS and coronavirus? Twitter, Skype, WhatsApp

With social media and bioRxiv, clinicians, virologists, bioinformaticians from around the world are coordinating their efforts to fight coronavirus.

Melting Himalayan glaciers forming thousands of lakes, but not all water drains downstream

The contribution of glacier meltwater to river flow cannot be sustained over long periods of glacier shrinkage. That means river flow in SE Asia will soon be at risk.

Two satellites missed a close smash in space — but how did we reach this disaster

Collisions in space can be disastrous and can send high-speed debris in all directions. This endangers other satellites, future launches, and especially crewed space missions.

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Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.