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Indian summer monsoon amplified global warming 130,000 years ago, helping end ice age
Nature & Environment

Indian summer monsoon amplified global warming 130,000 years ago, helping end ice age

...researched this weather system’s ancient past, we found it was highly sensitive to climate warming 130,000 years ago. Our new study published in Nature Geoscience showed that the Indian summer monsoon pulled heat and moisture into the northern hemisphere when Earth was entering a warmer climate around 130,000 years ago. This caused tropical wetlands to expand northwards...
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How might COVID-19 affect cancer patients at different stages of their disease?
Science, Maths & Technology

How might COVID-19 affect cancer patients at different stages of their disease?

...Research UK. Doctors will continue to offer these cancer treatments to patients. However, it is likely that treatment plans and the frequency of treatments will be modified. Patients are advised to speak to their healthcare support team and they will be able to advise them on the best course of action. Healthcare teams are advised to: Balance a delay in cancer diagnosis...
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Northern Ireland’s dance to the music of time of Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Northern Ireland’s dance to the music of time of Brexit

...research and higher education as laid out in a recent report for by the Royal Academic of Ireland. If NI is to move beyond the poverty and labour stages of the Brexit dance to wealth and pleasure, then its future may lie in an All-Ireland solution. Ironically, the Conservative and Unionist government and its current support from the Democratic Unionist Party may create...
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Honour thy vulnerable witnesses
Health, Sports & Psychology

Honour thy vulnerable witnesses

...research has revealed the risks of relying on such testimony and how careful the police must be when questioning witnesses. [A man face's with facial recognition.] Why should that matter to people? Members of the public could get involved in police investigation procedures either as suspects or witnesses who have experienced an event and might be able to relay information...
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Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?

...research about advance care planning, people commonly tell me that it can be the fear of talking about dying that is worse than actually talking once they have started. Nevertheless, everyone is different, and this difference extends to how much we want to plan for our future and talk about it with others. Some people may find the act of planning difficult if they do not...
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Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning

...researchers that explore the use of online translation tools in language learning and teaching. Here, she explains how you can improve your learning with tools like Google Translate, DeepL and others. Using online translation tools in language learning enables you to understand and to produce the language you are studying beyond your usual level. You can access, compare,...
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Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy
Money & Business

Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy

...research group, is the culture and values of the organisation, while compensation and benefits were consistently rated among the least important factors. The true bane of an organisation’s existence is lack of engagement and job satisfaction among its employees. The World Cup is a timely opportunity to engage workers. With an estimated audience of 3.5 billion worldwide,...
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Is Bitcoin a bubble - and why must it burst?
Money & Business

Is Bitcoin a bubble - and why must it burst?

...research does show that it is experiencing a bubble right now. Together with Shaen Corbet at Dublin City University, we took as the fundamentals of Bitcoin elements of the technology that underpins it (and other cryptocurrencies). We looked at measures, which represent the key theoretical and computational components of how cyrptocurrencies are priced. New Bitcoin is...
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