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The exterior of city apartment buildings, of the kind being built near transport links as cities grow denser.

New Apartment Blocks Rise Near Transport Links as Cities Densify

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New apartment blocks are rising near railway stations and major bus routes, as cities pursue a policy of building homes where transport already.
A technician installs fibre optic cables during a broadband installation.

Fibre Installers Bring Full Speed Broadband Inside Older Apartment Blocks

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Getting fast broadband to a street is only half the job.
A communications satellite orbits Earth, relaying emergency text messages from ordinary mobile phones.

Direct-to-Phone Satellites Pass Their First Emergency Text Tests

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Mobile phones in remote valleys, open ocean and disaster zones have begun exchanging short text messages with satellites passing overhead, using.
People walking along an open path outdoors, similar to the promenades leading to restored coastal tidal pools.

Coastal Towns Restore Historic Tidal Pools for Safer Winter Swimming

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Coastal towns are restoring historic tidal pools built a century ago, as a surge of interest in year-round sea swimming turns neglected concrete.
People walking along a park path near where walking football sessions are held for older players.

Walking Football Sessions Help Older Players Stay Active Safely

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Walking football is drawing growing numbers of older players back to a game many assumed they had left behind for good, offering the tactics and.
An island volcano releasing an ash cloud above the surrounding sea.

Sensors on Island Volcanoes Give Earlier Warning of Ash and Eruptions

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Sensors installed on island volcanoes are giving earlier warning of eruptions this year, as monitoring networks learn to read the small ground.
A nurse checks a patient's blood pressure in a clinic room during a seasonal health appointment.

Home Blood Pressure Checks Give a Clearer Picture Over Time

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A single blood pressure reading at a busy appointment tells only part of the story.
The cracked icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa seen against dark space

Europa’s Icy Crust May Hide Shallow Lakes in New Models

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Europa's icy crust may hide shallow lakes of liquid water, according to new models of how Jupiter's moon freezes, cracks and slowly churns beneath.
A glacier-fed lake in a mountain valley beneath rocky peaks

Mountain Lakes Record Seasonal Changes in Meltwater Colour

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The changing colour of glacier-fed mountain lakes is giving scientists a simple, visible record of how meltwater moves through high valleys across.
A patient booking and discussing a preventive screening appointment with a doctor in a modern clinic consultation room.

Booking Preventive Screening Earlier Helps Clinics Plan Care

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Health services are encouraging people to book preventive screening appointments when invitations arrive, rather than leaving them at the bottom.