Year: 2025

Elon Musk says he may launch his own party: but US history tells us that’s not a recipe for success

Just having plenty of money does not guarantee success fo an insurgent political movement in the US.

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Underwater lake heatwaves are on the rise, threatening aquatic life

Subsurface heatwaves are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more intense.

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Agatha Christie’s mid-century ‘manosphere’ reveals a different kind of dysfunctional male

Instances of male characters’ hatred of women in Christie’s fiction are a long way from the toxic online “manosphere” of today.

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I survived the 7/7 London bombings, but as a British Muslim I still grew up being called a terrorist

Four years on from the attacks on 9/11 – this was a time when, in the minds of many, Muslims were already associated with terrorism.

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Ageing isn’t the same everywhere – why inflammation may be a lifestyle problem

New study questions long-held beliefs about inflammation and ageing.

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The ‘Mind’ diet is good for cognitive health – here’s what foods you should put on your plate

Research shows the ‘Mind’ diet may help slow cognitive decline.

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The NHS ten-year health plan is missing a crucial ingredient: nature

Nature is medicine – so why has the government’s health plan ignored it?

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A surprisingly effective way to save the capercaillie: keep its predators well-fed – new research

Evidence suggests this alternative to culling the bird’s predators is effective.

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How the myth of ‘Blitz spirit’ defined and divided London after 7/7

Newspapers, politicians and others invoked the ‘we can take it’ narrative of Blitz spirit.

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