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Gen Z flocks to BirdTok as birding takes flight: ‘It’s a craving for something real’

Social media and Shazam-like birdsong apps drawing young people to hobby as they seek a gentler connection to the outside worldSorry Elon, but they’re not your kind of tweets. Social media users are flocking to TikTok to join a burgeoning trend for birding videos as the hobby attracts a younger demographic.With the internet ever more

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Scientists unlock potassium from Morocco’s syenite rock for African crops

Farmers in Africa are grappling with food insecurity as the high costs of imported potassium fertiliser take a toll on their crops. A team of researchers has innovated a process to transform local syenite rock into an eco-friendly nutrient solution. This enhanced rock gradually releases potassium, promoting healthier crops and enriched soil.

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In 1968, two Soviet tortoises circled the Moon and returned alive before Apollo 8

In an extraordinary feat of space exploration, two Central Asian tortoises embarked on a historic journey around the Moon aboard the Soviet Zond 5 spacecraft in September 1968. Their successful return not only demonstrated the feasibility of life enduring the harsh conditions of space but also catalyzed NASA’s preparations for the Apollo 8 mission.

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No 10’s ads for a TikTok team show why social media is a smart career move

The Guardian’s deputy editor of social platforms on the demand from high-profile people and brands for help in harnessing the power of TikTokI didn’t want to work in social media. If you’d asked 15-year-old me my dream job, I might have said foreign correspondent, or maybe travel writer. So you can imagine my surprise to

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Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders

Development comes after Anthropic was found to have spent millions on books to scan for ‘data acquisition’Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland are reporting a flurry of bulk orders from mystery buyers, amid speculation AI companies are acquiring the tomes for their data.Bookshops contacted by the Guardian say they have been receiving orders from

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