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The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...think there would need to be a huge number of different sorts of atoms to account for all the substances that exist and that can be made, but in fact there are just 118 different types of atom that have been observed. These are known as the chemical elements and of those 118, only about 90 occur naturally. Each element is represented by a chemical symbol, consisting of...
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Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...think it really breaks new ground,” he says. “It shows that Canada is one of the greatest countries in world where you can integrate quickly into the mainstream and be all you can be.” Hussen will represent the York South-Weston, a heavily immigrant district of Toronto. Canada is home to an estimated 150,000 Somali Canadians. “For a community that's relatively new...
The author at home
History & The Arts

The author at home

...thinking and writing about the history and the cultural work of the writer’s house museum for my latest book. The first writer’s house that admirers visited after he died in 1374 was Petrarch’s in Arqua, Italy. But what did these admirers hope to find? One of the earliest comments on the oddness of this impulse to visit dead authors at home is the elaborate...
Election days: 1910 - Asquith rejects foreign interference
History & The Arts

Election days: 1910 - Asquith rejects foreign interference

...think, is new and I hope will not be repeated. I speak now not as a party man. I should like, if I could, to speak in the same sense of both parties, and, indeed, of all parties, in this country, when I say that to import into our domestic constitutional and Parliamentary struggles the opinion of foreign countries as to what they desire or wish in regard to the issue is a...
Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs

...thinks this thawing and freezing patterns helps the frogs convert more of the glycogen stored in their liver into glucose. This is essential because it is the high levels of glucose in the frogs' cells that keep them alive throughout the long, cold winter. Transcript If the freeze-thaw existence of the woodfrog isn't cool enough for you, then there may be a major spin-off...
Big moon rising
Science, Maths & Technology

Big moon rising

...think the supermoons we're due to see deserve that much attention. Here's why...Find out more about our Astronomy and Planetary Science qualification. Four “supermoons” will rise from August 2024 (2024's first supermoon was on 19 August and the rest are on 18 September, 17 October and 15 November). As usual , there will be many pictures trying to show off the...
How old is a mountain range?
Science, Maths & Technology

How old is a mountain range?

...think about mountains we might think about them being constant, permanent features of our landscapes. However, through geology, we know this isn’t the case. The surface of our planet is forever changing and evolving, due to the movements of tectonic plates that make up our rocky crust. Mountains grow in the collision zones between plates over millions of years, but...
Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?

...think differently there would be no reason to be disturbed or distressed. Of course, popular approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness meditation do seek to change how we think and feel about our situation, but this does not mean that we can ignore the circumstances under which mental health problems develop in the first place. I can remember from...