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BBC
Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms: The guidance was published on Thursday following the landmark Supreme Court ruling last year.
Prepare for half term queues at Dover due to EU border process, port says: It is the first holiday period since the EU's new border system was fully implemented.
Police to score train firms on tackling sexual harassment: The government will not be financial or legal penalties for train operators who fail to meet the targets.
Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada: An independence movement in the western Canadian province has been pushing for a referendum on whether Alberta should separate from the rest of the country.

CBC
Nixon goes to finance, LaGrange swaps health roles in Alberta cabinet shuffle:

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reassigned about one-quarter of her front bench in Calgary on Thursday, including several key ministers.

Advocacy groups calling on RCMP to release more information on guns used in Tumbler Ridge mass shooting:

Gun control advocacy groups renewed their calls this week for the RCMP to release more information about the firearms used in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting that left eight people dead in February. PolySeSouvient and Danforth Families for Safe Communities say it's been 100 days since the tragedy, with important questions remaining unanswered, including the types of gun used and how the shooter obtained them.

This year’s Atlantic hurricane season expected to be below average, thanks to El Niño:

Thanks to the workings of an as-yet-to-form El Niño, the Atlantic basin is expected to see a quieter-than-normal hurricane season.

New York Times Science
SpaceX Scrubs Launch Attempt of Updated Starship Rocket: The giant rocket was scheduled to lift off on Thursday after a seven-month pause. SpaceX could try again as soon as Friday.

When Humans Went Away, the Wildlife Strayed: When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found.

A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.: The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.

A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died: The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care.

Science Group Seeks Public Hearing for N.S.F. Nominee: The American Association for the Advancement of Science questioned the credentials of Jim O’Neill, tapped to lead the National Science Foundation.


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The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.

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