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What is COVID-19?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is COVID-19?

...article explores the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020...December 2019. We spent the Christmas holidays with family and friends, we visited neighbours, we travelled where and when we wanted, and we shopped among the crowds, without hand sanitizer and protective gloves on. Just a few months later, life has changed beyond recognition. The first cases of the virus we now call...
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Moons
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons

Explore our collection of courses, articles, videos, audios and interactive features on Moons. ...Find out about The Open University's Science courses and qualifications.
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The science of sperm
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sperm

...ARTICLE CONTAINS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCE [Sperm] Although I'm a biologist, I rarely think much about what the cloudy white stuff contains, but in fact semen is far more complex than my endearing childhood image of mini tadpoles swimming around in thin wallpaper paste. There are many features of human semen that are very familiar to most people,...
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How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?

...reproductive health need to provide information and access to voluntary family planning to all people of reproductive age. “These will enable both women and men to make informed decisions about their reproductive health and all individuals to protect themselves from infections,” Osotimehin adds. This article was originally published by SciDevNet under a CC-BY licence...
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Explainer: how do you read an election poll?
Society, Politics & Law

Explainer: how do you read an election poll?

...way, and may use them to produce forecasts of numbers of parliamentary seats. But, for the 2015 UK general elections, we won’t know who predicted best until the results are all out – and as usual, by that time we won’t need a forecast any more. Not until the next time, anyway. A version of this article was originally published on The Conversation, 5th May 2015....
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The emergence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
Health, Sports & Psychology

The emergence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

...is a top priority. A version of this article was originally published on PLOS Pathogens in 2013. For an up-to-date view of the identification and emerging treatments, visit the WHO FAQ page on MERS. Formal citation: Coleman CM, Frieman MB (2013) Emergence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. PLoS Pathog 9(9): e1003595. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003595...
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Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war - Climate News Network

...reason for fatalism,” it says. “Just as small changes in climate can have very large effects, the same can be true for changes in government policy, technological capability, and financial regulation… the goal of preserving a safe climate for the future need not be beyond our reach.” This article was originally published by Alex Kirby on The Climate News Network....
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Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star
History & The Arts

Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star

...unlikely to be matched by any current pop stars. She achieved what she achieved when Britain had genuine social mobility, and when a docker’s daughter could, with some talent, lots of luck, and a refusal to stay where she was put, end up as showbiz royalty. [The Conversation]This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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