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Left behind?
Society, Politics & Law

Left behind?

...human characteristic. Did you know women are more likely to be born right-handed than men (about 4 per cent)? Or that over one in ten of the world's population is left-handed (one per cent are ambidextrous)? Left-handers remain trapped in a right-handed world. The disadvantages are so acute that in 1996 someone decided we needed to have a day for left-handedness. It is...
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Saudi Arabia is paying a heavy price for Iran’s global rehabilitation
Society, Politics & Law

Saudi Arabia is paying a heavy price for Iran’s global rehabilitation

...Human Rights Council, Saudi Arabia more and more finds itself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons – the beheading and crucifixion sentence handed out to al-Nimr’s nephew Ali Mohammed al-Nimr in 2015, the withdrawal of a £5.9m prisons contract between the UK Government and the Saudi regime, the rising civilian death toll in its campaign against the Houthis in...
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Article 15 mins
Why I'd say yes, yes, yes to the Bad Sex award
History & The Arts

Why I'd say yes, yes, yes to the Bad Sex award

...human population since we emerged from the primordial swamp, it’s more than half a century since Philip Larkin noted its arrival on the cultural scene in his poem Annus Mirabilis. Until then it was, Larkin writes: A shame that started at sixteen And spread to everything. For thousands of years, sex had lurked behind curtains and in the sub-text of innuendos. Suddenly,...
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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...human eye and how it adapts to dark conditions such as in astronomical observing. On learning this, one of the pupils remarked: "We did this in biology!" Imaging celestial objects Participants in Astronomy with an online telescope will learn to find their way around the night sky, find out how telescopes and optical instruments work, and understand the different types of...
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Article 10 mins
When is the best time to water during a heatwave?
Nature & Environment

When is the best time to water during a heatwave?

...this is because the combination of drought and heavy wear are just too much for your lawn to handle. [The Conversation]So the message is clear, enjoy your garden in the heat, but remember that your plants are similar to us humans – they too enjoy a bit of shade and a nice drink. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?
Nature & Environment

Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?

...humans interact with the East African environment, making communities more resilient to climate change. Past land use offers us some important clues. For example, a number of sites across East Africa demonstrate the impact of switching to more drought-sensitive New World crops such as maize. Maize was introduced in 1608 and since then it has largely replaced more...
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Is the first step in beating superbugs to defeat poverty?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is the first step in beating superbugs to defeat poverty?

...human and economic cost of antimicrobial resistance. He called for “the world’s governments and industry leaders to work together in radical new ways.” But Gerry Bloom, a physician and economist at the Institute for Development Studies, argued that any measures to stop overuse and concoct new drugs must be “complemented by investments in measures to ensure...
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Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...human (Figure 4a) with that of a bat (Figure 4b). The bat's finger bones - metacarpals and phalanges - are long and thin. The ulna is greatly reduced, almost completely lost. The clawed thumb remains free and is used for moving around roosts. You'll notice that the bones within the human and bat forelimb are identically named. This is because they are homologous, i.e....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs