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Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place
Nature & Environment

Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place

...world, so small, so isolated, and so perilous, that have generated international disputes, and filled as many newspaper and online column inches as has Rockall. The dispute goes back to the middle of the twentieth century and has been the source of much of this media attention at different periods since. In mid-2019, for instance, then Scottish Fisheries Minister, Fergus...
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Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?
History & The Arts

Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?

...world, many different cultures developed their own answers and underworlds. The Ancient Greeks had several theories about what might come next...This content is associated with The Open University's Classical Studies qualifications The Underworld The earliest Ancient Greek poetry features descriptions of the Underworld. Also known as Hades, this was the destination for...
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Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon

...world and your place in it. Harris (2022) describes this as the breakdown of our ‘assumptive world’ – the beliefs and assumptions we rely on to make sense of our lives. When political events contradict what we thought was true about justice, fairness, safety or belonging, we grieve. Why this matters Political grief manifests itself in ways we don’t necessarily...
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English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
History & The Arts

English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation

...world and teaches a kind of empathy through the different perspectives it affords. (More concrete evidence exists for the benefits of regularly reading literature – and being read to – for children’s cognitive development and educational attainment.) For those of us lucky enough to teach or study English literature, its rewards are often even more profoundly felt...
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Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...world renew itself? [The planet Pluto]Pluto has a distinct heart shape on its surface known as the Tombaugh Regio region. Finally, let's look at the edge of our own solar neighbourhood. When the New Horizons probe flew past Pluto in 2015, it sent back an image of a distinct heart shape on the surface of the dwarf planet. Scientists call this region Tombaugh Regio. The...
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The man behind Matilda – what Roald Dahl was really like
History & The Arts

The man behind Matilda – what Roald Dahl was really like

...world’s number one storyteller. His books have received enthusiastic responses from millions of children all around the world. And his tales of the unexpected continue to have a magical pull on readers’ imaginations with the BFG, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory all loved by children old and young. Earlier this year, a new film...
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The healing power of nature writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The healing power of nature writing

...world and environment can work wonders for our wellbeing – this article explains how...Nature itself can be a healer – not just through the scientifically evidenced healing effects of green spaces, water, birdsong or being among trees, but also through the realisation that we are nature, not separate from it. This idea is central to a growing body of research,...
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What is the evidence that King Edward VIII was a Nazi sympathiser?
History & The Arts

What is the evidence that King Edward VIII was a Nazi sympathiser?

...World War II remain closed. Naturally, such censorship has led to endless conspiracy theories. But over the past eight years I have accumulated damning evidence by sifting through 30 archives all over the world that are open. Intelligence reports and German, Spanish and Russian documents show members of the British royal family were indeed far closer to Nazi Germany than...
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