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What next for Salah and Liverpool?

Today at 08:18 AM, via BBC News

Mohamed Salah is once again regularly starting for Liverpool but is this the start of a long goodbye for the record-breaking Egyptian at Anfield

Sport

URC | Live scoring: Bulls v Sharks

Today at 07:30 AM, via The South African

Follow the live scoring as the Bulls tackle the Sharks in a URC clash on Saturday that holds real importance in the race for the playoffs.

Sport

URC | Live scoring: Lions v Stormers

Today at 07:15 AM, via The South African

Keep track of the live scoring as the Lions host the Stormers in what should be an entertaining URC clash on Saturday.

Education

The National Year of Reading celebrates the ‘joy’ of books. But let’s not forget they can also be deeply troubling, too | Charlotte Higgins

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Encounters with great art can be absorbing, unsettling and even painful. How has this been tamed into mere ‘reading for pleasure’?

It is the UK’s National Year of Reading. Specifically, this government-led scheme is about “reading for pleasure” and “the joy of reading”. This is not a matter of whimsy. Research has linked reading for pleasure in childhood to a host of positive...

Lifestyle

How to see the February 28 planetary alignment

Yesterday at 22:00 PM, via The South African

Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune will be visible in our skies just after dinner time on Saturday, February 28.

Science/Tech

Researchers praise ‘stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Early trials of the drug VIR-5500 showed it shrinking tumours in some patients

A new drug for advanced prostate cancer has shown promise in early trials experts have said, with the medication shrinking tumours in some patients.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in many countries, including the US and UK. About 1.5 million men are diagnosed worldwide each year.

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Science/Tech

Human Brain Cells On a Chip Learned To Play Doom In a Week

Today at 04:02 AM, via Slashdot

Researchers at Cortical Labs used living human neurons grown on a chip to learn how to play Doom in about a week. “While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step closer to useful real-world applications, like controlling robot arms,” reports New Scientist. From the report: In 2021, the Australian company Cortical Labs used its...