Erin

Erin

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The first farmers often made landscapes more biodiverse – our research could have lessons for rewilding today

The first farmers often made landscapes more biodiverse – our research could have lessons for rewilding today

You don’t need to read the news or scroll through Instagram for long to stumble...

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Six ways to look after your brain health in your 20s and 30s

Six ways to look after your brain health in your 20s and 30s

Dementia is not an inevitable consequence of ageing. It’s thought that around 40%...

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Average months now feel cold thanks to climate change

Average months now feel cold thanks to climate change

People in the UK love discussing the weather. For the first two weeks of June 2024,...

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A delicious history of the apple – from the Tian Sian mountains to supermarket shelves

A delicious history of the apple – from the Tian Sian mountains to supermarket shelves

Reading labels in the supermarket, you may have wondered where your apples come...

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Why so many people drown at the water’s edge

Why so many people drown at the water’s edge

Just being near blue spaces (the sea, rivers and lakes) can make us feel more relaxed...

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Why courts favour cars, not the climate

Why courts favour cars, not the climate

For planning to block a motorway encircling London, five Just Stop Oil activists...

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We’ve discovered the world’s trees absorb methane – so forests are even more important in the climate fight than we thought

We’ve discovered the world’s trees absorb methane – so forests are even more important in the climate fight than we thought

Tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs the greenhouse gas methane, my colleagues...

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Do hosts win more medals? Are athletes getting older? 128 years of Olympic history in 5 charts

Do hosts win more medals? Are athletes getting older? 128 years of Olympic history in 5 charts

The modern Olympic Games offer a window into almost 130 years of social and cultural...

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A drug that can extend your life by 25%? Don’t hold your breath

A drug that can extend your life by 25%? Don’t hold your breath

Every few weeks or months, the media reports on a new study that tantalisingly dangles...

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Why does the Olympics have an ‘AI agenda’ and what does it mean for the future of sport?

Why does the Olympics have an ‘AI agenda’ and what does it mean for the future of sport?

The 2024 Summer Olympics, kicking off in Paris on July 26, will be novel for more...

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An academic publisher has struck an AI data deal with Microsoft – without their authors’ knowledge

An academic publisher has struck an AI data deal with Microsoft – without their authors’ knowledge

In May, a multibillion-dollar UK-based multinational called Informa announced in...

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Your world is different from a pigeon’s – but a new theory explains how we can still live in the same reality

Your world is different from a pigeon’s – but a new theory explains how we can still live in the same reality

The human eye registers three colours of light: red, green and blue. But pigeons...

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Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea

Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea

“Core on deck!” For two months, whenever I heard that cry, I would run up to the...

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Athletes looking for a competitive edge may find it within their gut microbiome

Athletes looking for a competitive edge may find it within their gut microbiome

When milliseconds can mean the difference between silver and gold, endurance athletes...

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What do genes have to do with psychology? They likely influence your behavior more than you realize

What do genes have to do with psychology? They likely influence your behavior more than you realize

As a species, humans like to think that we are fully in control of our decisions...

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If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA

If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA

When considering human settlements on the Moon, Mars and further afield, much attention...

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