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Are insects really 'poor people's food'?
Do people eat insects when there is nothing else to eat? Are insects really "food for the poor" or famine food?
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Almost 300,000 people now live in flood‑prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas—new research
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26, a rock and ice avalanche triggered a huge flood that swept through a steep valley in Nepal, leaving thousands dead and missing.
It was an extreme example of a growing problem across the Himalayas.
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- 26, a rock and ice avalanche triggered a huge flood that swept through a steep valley in Nepal, leaving thousands dead and missing.
- Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:20:47 UTC.
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Almost 300,000 people now live in flood‑prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas—new research
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Patience is a lucrative virtue for entrepreneurs, new research finds
People with higher levels of patience are more likely to become entrepreneurs and earn more once they do, according to a new study from the University of Bath's School of Management. The researchers analyzed data from more than 21,000 U.K.
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NIH funding uncertainty thwarts U.S. researchers
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Shoot the People: Global Activism through Misan Harriman’s Lens
Influential British Nigerian photographer and activist Misan Harriman captures global protests that drive social change.
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Russian attack on bus kills at least 30 people near Ukraine frontline
Zelenskyy says Kremlin deliberately targeted ‘ordinary public transport stop’ in Kramatorsk, with 18 wounded A Russian missile strike on a bus in the eastern city of Kramatorsk has killed at least 30 people, officials have said, in one of the worst a…
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