Month: May 2025

How mindfulness therapy could help those left behind by depression treatment

Our research suggests mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is not just effective, it’s cost-saving too.

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Britain is already becoming an ‘island of strangers’ – but immigration isn’t the driver

Keir Starmer is right to highlight the decline of social cohesion, but wrong about the reasons for it.

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Is it better to shower in the morning or at night? Here’s what a microbiologist says

Showers help remove dirt, oil, dead skin cells and sweat from our skin.

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Do we see colour the same way? What scientists can learn from artists

Scientists have created a universal colour experience using lasers.

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Disaster authoritarianism: how autocratic regimes deal with earthquakes

Quake-ravaged Tibet has had to contend with censorship and political repression.

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What the strength of your grip can tell you about your overall health

A simple test of your ‘grip strength’ can give you insights into your risk of type 2 diabetes, depression and even provide a picture of your longevity.

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Batteries that absorb carbon emissions move a step closer to reality – new study

Lithium carbon dioxide batteries could be a gamechanger for everything from renewable-energy storage to colonising Mars.

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Overshooting 1.5°C: even temporary warming above globally agreed temperature limit could have permanent consequences

Even allowing warming to exceed 1.5°C for a few decades could trigger irreversible damage.

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Are independent vets really better? The real issue isn’t necessarily who owns them

Six large companies own most UK vet surgeries, but it’s how practices are run that really shapes care.

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UK and EU sign new trade, fishing and defence deal – what do economists think?

Closer trade ties could cut prices for consumers – but they come with serious political risks for the UK government.

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