The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi

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Golden oyster mushrooms, with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, delicious and easy to grow at home from mushroom kits. But this food craze has also unleashed an...

Paolo Borsellino: the murder of an anti-mafia prosecutor and the enduring mystery of his missing red notebook

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It has been 33 years since anti-mafia prosecutor Paolo Borsellino was blown up by Cosa Nostra in front of his mothers home in Palermo, Sicily. His death on July 19 1992 came 57 days after the murder of his colleague,...

Seclusion rooms don’t make schools safe, and Ontario needs a policy

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A recent report entitled Crisis in the Classroom: Exclusion, Seclusion and Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Ontario Schools shares accounts of the frightening use of seclusion rooms in schools. It makes...

From tea towels to TV remotes: eight everyday bacterial hotspots – and how to clean them

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From your phone to your sponge, your toothbrush to your trolley handle, invisible armies of bacteria are lurking on the everyday objects you touch the most. Most of these microbes are harmless some even helpful but under...

Britons are less likely than Americans to invest in stocks – but they may not have the full picture

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UK chancellor Rachel Reeves would like Britons to invest more in stocks particularly UK stocks rather than keep their money in cash. She has even urged the UK finance industry to be less negative about investing and...

What does Australian law have to say about sovereign citizens and ‘pseudolaw’?

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Armed with obscure legal jargon and fringe interpretations of the law, sovereign citizens are continuing to test the limits of the Australian justice systems patience and power. A few weeks ago, two Western Australians...

Is it okay to boil water more than once, or should you empty the kettle every time?

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Avocado_studio/Shutterstock The kettle is a household staple practically everywhere how else would we make our hot drinks? But is it okay to re-boil water thats already in the kettle from last time? While bringing water...