'Popcorn lung': Wayne Watson wins $7.2m in US court
A US man has been awarded(награжден) $7.2m (£4.4m) in damages after claiming he developed "popcorn lung" from inhaling the artificial butter in microwave popcorn. A Colorado jury agreed with Wayne Watson that a
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Blade Runner. Back to the Future. The Fifth Element. Science fiction classics that all have one thing in common: flying cars. Whether it’s gliding taxi cabs or hovering DeLoreans, Hollywood has embraced the idea of a vehicle that is as happy on the motorway as it is in the clouds. But away from the silver screen, this science fiction staple has failed to take off. Over the years, there have been ambitious and attempts – such a
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It has been some time since most humans lived as hunter-gatherers – with one important exception. Fish are the last wild animal that we hunt in large numbers. And yet, we may be the last generation to do so.
Entire species of marine life will never be seen in the Anthropocene (the Age of Man), let alone tasted, if we do not curb our insatiable voracity for fish. Last year, global fish consumption hit a record high of 17 kg (37 pounds) per person per year, even though global fish sto
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Yet since the 18th Century, there have been rumours of much more fearsome beasts stalking British landscapes – namely a population of ABCs, or Anomalous or Alien Big Cats. These could range from a domestic moggy to a fully grown panther.
Big cats recently returned to the headlines following the discovery of two mauled deer carcasses at Woodchester Park in Gloucestershire, which seemed to show evidence of feline predatio
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