Erin

Erin

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COVID in 2023 and beyond – why virus trends are more difficult to predict three years on

COVID in 2023 and beyond – why virus trends are more difficult to predict three years on

In 2020, we knew very little about the novel virus that was to become known as COVID-19....

Research
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Putting the bones of giant, extinct ‘thunderbirds’ under the microscope reveals how they grew

Putting the bones of giant, extinct ‘thunderbirds’ under the microscope reveals how they grew

The largest flightless bird found anywhere in the world today is the ostrich. It...

Research
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DNA in the water shows South African scientists where to find a rare pipefish

DNA in the water shows South African scientists where to find a rare pipefish

Keeping track of the world’s wildlife populations is fundamental to conservation...

Research
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Understanding dishonesty in children – when, how and why do kids lie?

Understanding dishonesty in children – when, how and why do kids lie?

When asked if they peeked at a toy, 40% of children falsely confessed to peeking,...

Politics
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Free will: why people believe in it even when they think they’re being manipulated

Free will: why people believe in it even when they think they’re being manipulated

We all like to believe that we are free to make our own choices. At the same time,...

Science
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Wind turbines are already skyscraper-sized – is there any limit to how big they will get?

Wind turbines are already skyscraper-sized – is there any limit to how big they will get?

In 2023, some 100 miles off the coast of north-east England, the world’s largest...

Science
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In defence of rodents – why healthy ecosystems need them

In defence of rodents – why healthy ecosystems need them

You might think you have the measure of the rodent family. Perhaps just the word...

Politics
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China’s increasing economic ties with the Gulf states are reducing the west’s sway in the Middle East

China’s increasing economic ties with the Gulf states are reducing the west’s sway in the Middle East

At the end of November 2022, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that the “golden...

Society
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The history of chocolate: when money really did grow on trees

The history of chocolate: when money really did grow on trees

Advent calendars with hidden chocolatey treats, huge tins of Quality Street and...

Politics
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Ukraine recap: Putin’s trip to Minsk fuels fears of a bleak and bloody new year

Ukraine recap: Putin’s trip to Minsk fuels fears of a bleak and bloody new year

Volodymyr Zelensky has been on his travels this week, leaving Ukraine for the first...

Sports
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A brief history of statistics in football: why actual goals remain king in predicting who will win

A brief history of statistics in football: why actual goals remain king in predicting who will win

In 2017, BBC’s Match of the Day introduced a new statistic in their post-match summaries...

Research
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Skiing in the Alps faces a bleak future thanks to climate change

Skiing in the Alps faces a bleak future thanks to climate change

Skiing was introduced into the Alps comparatively late in the 1880s, with the first...

Research
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The 2,700-year-old rock carvings from when Nineveh was the most dazzling city in the world

The 2,700-year-old rock carvings from when Nineveh was the most dazzling city in the world

Archaeologists in northern Iraq, working on the Mashki and Adad gate sites in Mosul...

Technology
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How science fiction predicted recent high-tech developments in chemistry

How science fiction predicted recent high-tech developments in chemistry

Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters...

Technology
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Five human technologies inspired by nature – from velcro to racing cars

Five human technologies inspired by nature – from velcro to racing cars

Nature has, over millions of years, evolved solutions to adapt to an array of challenges....

Politics
Qatar condemns Israel's plan to expand settlements in occupied West Bank

Qatar condemns Israel's plan to expand settlements in occupied West Bank

Qatar's Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned the new Israeli government's plans...

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