Month: June 2025

Nuclear energy is a risky investment, but that’s no reason for the UK government to avoid it

National energy shouldn’t rely on private or foreign money.

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Netflix’s Dept Q. suggests that psychological trauma might help a detective investigate – neuroscience backs this up

Carl Mork is depressed, traumatised and unlikeable. His team are a bit odd too. Surprisingly, they’re all very good at their jobs.

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Why anti-trafficking measures alone won’t save Africa’s pangolins

African pangolin exploitation might be motivated more by local demand for meat than international demand for scales.

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Tornado: this samurai-western immigrant revenge tale tries to be many things – but runs out of ammo

Archetypal components of western genre – gold hunting and revenge – are mashed up with a samurai-sword-wielding heroine.

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Wales is overhauling its democracy – here’s what’s changing

Wales will expand its parliament and adopt a new voting system in 2026.

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Remembering Frederick Forsyth: my encounters with the spy who stayed out in the cold

A fellow journalist and academic researcher in the UK’s cold-war propaganda efforts describes his experience meeting the late bestselling author.

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Endometriosis: difficult childhood linked with greater likelihood of being diagnosed – new research

Women who had been exposed to violence in their childhood had a twofold greater likelihood of being diagnosed with endometriosis.

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Air India crash: what do we know about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved? Expert Q&A

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has a very good safety record.

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The transatlantic race to create the television

Charles Francis Jenkins and John Logie Baird both wowed public audiences with their new image-transmitting devices in 1925.

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Brian Wilson’s visionary songwriting held unmatched emotional power. And in person he never disappointed

I gave him Scottish smoked salmon as a gift. He ripped the packet open and devoured it on the spot.

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