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What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?

...human body. So unlike the image of radiation damaging DNA and causing cancer, alpha particles act more like a normal poison, but damaging many different biological systems rather than targeting one type of molecule. The effects of polonium poisoning are effectively those of acute radiation poisoning. These occur within one day of exposure to a large dose of ionising...
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Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem

...human. They are fallible and could be potentially influenced by rape myths. Therefore, it is unlikely that judge only trials will stop the role that rape myths may play in decisions about verdicts. Psychological research has shown that experts develop routine and automatic cognitive short cuts so as to make their decision-making fast, efficient (and often accurate)....
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Clavius - a lunar mystery
Science, Maths & Technology

Clavius - a lunar mystery

...humans to step on another world. IMAGE 3: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image of Crater Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins in the Sea of Tranquility. The landing site is marked with a red ‘X’. A close up of the landing site and the Eagle lunar module can be seen at this website. [Clavius - Alan Cayless' images] Panorama of tranquillity base, showing little West crater. Image...
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Do whales use their heads to attack boats?
Nature & Environment

Do whales use their heads to attack boats?

...human observer has to be directly above the surface of the water to watch it happen,” she says. “The observation from 1997, coupled with the reports of ramming attacks on 19th century whaling ships, suggests that sperm whales do sometimes participate in ramming contests.” Protective Junk Within the sperm whale’s head, the junk is organized into sections by...
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Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?

...human figure with red marking illuminating the myths] 1. You know when you have CKD CKD is a progressive illness that can take months or even years for symptoms to develop. At its mildest, CKD can be almost undetectable, and many people only know that they have the disease when it is at an advanced stage. 2. CKD means that you have kidney failure Kidney Failure or...
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Gender, IT and economic growth
Society, Politics & Law

Gender, IT and economic growth

...Circuit’, Journal of Intercultural Studies 29 (1): 7-20. Salvi del Pero, A. and Bytchkova, A. (2013) A Bird's Eye View of Gender Differences in Education in OECD Countries. OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 149, OECD Publishing. UNDP, (2013) Human Development Report, New York. World Bank, (2011) Global Development Horizons, Washington DC....
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The navigation apps that help the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

The navigation apps that help the visually impaired

...human geographer, Dr Oliver Zanetti. ...A smart city? Increasingly digital technology is becoming integrated into the ways our cities work. It offers city dwellers day to day conveniences, like the GPS navigation apps which direct us around rather than through traffic jams. It generates data that cities could use to make spaces better too – for instance, that same...
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After Manchester: The strength of the city
Digital & Computing

After Manchester: The strength of the city

...human beings wanted to help, in any way – big or small – they could. Hotels across the city took children in who had been separated from their parents, and hundreds of shared Facebook and Twitter messages helped to reunite them. Manchester came together in defiance in the face of the worst kind of cowardice. The kind of cowardice which targets little girls at a pop...
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