Russia just got even bigger as five new islands uncovered by melting glaciers
Melting glaciers have uncovered five new islands in the Franz Josef Land archipelago

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Scientists create terrifying model to show how office workers could look in just 20 years
Health experts have revealed what office workers could look like in just 20 years if changes to work environments aren&t made - and ita pretty grim vision

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'Chaos Map' shows violent deaths will 'soar' in 10 years due to food and water shortages
Researchers say the number of deaths due to conflict and rioting caused by food, water and fuel shortages is likely increase rapidly over the next 10 years

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Mysterious skeletons of woman and girl discovered in the Tower of London
Archaeologists at Historic Royal Palaces discovered two skeletons during a recent excavation outside the TowerRoyal Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula

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Why you need an Apple Watch at work

If we don&t change our approach to office working environments, people in offices will end up with hunched backs, arthritic conditions and vision problems, a report warns. Is this why you need an Apple Watch at work?

Bad working environments are bad for productivity

New research from workspace solutions provider Fellowes offers several stats that may reflect the problem of poor working conditions:

  • Over 90% of office workers suffer health issues as a result of where they work. They all say it makes doing their work harder.
  • 50% of office workers suffer from strained eyes.
  • 49% have sore backs.
  • 48% endure headaches.

This is UK data, but I doubt it is much different anywhere else.

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The Pixel 4's perplexing predicament

Well, this has sure been an interesting week, hasn't it?

Now, hang on: I'm not talking about that other news going on in the good ol' U.S. of A. right now. That's a different column for a different publication. No — here in the land o' Android, the high-stakes debate revolves around the Pixel 4 and whether Google's latest flagship phone is a device worth buying.

And you know what? The more you think about that question, the more you realize just how prickly of a situation Google's currently facing as it works to turn its phone from niche-level, enthusiast darling into mainstream success.

I often find historical parallels to be a useful tool for making sense of present-day situations. And while "historical" may be a relative term when it comes to mobile technology, it suddenly dawned on me that the story we're seeing play out with the Pixel 4 right now has an awful lot in common with a major milestone in Google's past.

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