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...types of fig trees are very common in Indian cities, the peepal tree (Ficus religiosa) being one of the commonest. It’s a magnificent tree that towers up to 30 metres and has a canopy that is shaped like a giant umbrella – just what you need to cope with the sweltering heat in hot summer months. But it is also a whole ecosystem in itself. Its lofty tree-trunk complete...

...type of ‘mistake’ has been corrected. This can give you a sense of the sort of guidelines by which news organizations operate and can help you be more critical when reading the news more generally. After all, news reporting isn’t immune from making mistakes, especially when it’s reporting on something which is live and liable to change by the minute. In other...

...types of airport expansion will fulfil very different symbolic and practical goals. Analysis isn't just about calculating the total number of flights going to, from and around a country - it's about the networks and activities you want to encourage. [Airport signs on the M25] Moving towards a more local scale of anaylsis, airports are not only international. They can also...

...types of mismatch, including speech synchronisation, speech speed and facial expressions. In one 2013 study, near-human agents that reacted to a startling noise by showing surprise in the lower part of their face (not the upper part) were found to be particularly eerie. This study suggested that this may be even be reminiscent of the pattern of expressive behaviour...