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Bumblebees
Nature & Environment

Bumblebees

...artificial nests and we give you three suggestions here. For the solitary mason bee You need hollow bamboo or buddleia stems, all cut to the same length, and an old tin (a coffee tin would be perfect). The hollow stems are pushed into clay in the base of the tin; the tin is then suspended from a tree or post with the stems horizontal, pointing towards the sun and angled...
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Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance

...artificial disc replacement near her windpipe was risky – any operation that close to the airway and spinal cord carries the danger of nerve damage or breathing complications – and career-defining because the operation’s success or failure would determine whether she could ever play again. Her February 2024 return wasn’t just about regaining fitness. It was also...
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Can we be categorised by our DNA?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can we be categorised by our DNA?

...artificial to an extent! Visit our YouTube playlist to watch more videos from the GRACE project, or visit our website to know more about the project. References Bycroft, C., Fernandez-Rozadilla, C., Ruiz-Ponte, C. et al. (2019) ‘Patterns of genetic differentiation and the footprints of historical migrations in the Iberian Peninsula’, Nature Communications 10(551)....
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Why going dairy-free can hit your iodine levels
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why going dairy-free can hit your iodine levels

...intelligence. As people increasingly switch from cows’ milk to alternative drinks, and their sales grow, we wanted to know if consumers of these products would be able to match the amount of iodine in cows’ milk. To do this we measured the iodine concentration of 47 milk substitutes available in the UK, including a range of different types: soya, almond, oat, rice,...
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What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?

...intelligence and Special Forces. Culture, politics, economic considerations and so forth also make it ‘special’ but it is these three areas that are protected from the vagaries of presidential and prime ministerial politics. They form the basis on which the UK and US trust each other in ways they don’t with others. And it is trust that matters in any relationship....
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Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs
Society, Politics & Law

Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs

...intelligent, principled and competent politicians in the houses of parliament and even intelligent people can act in incompetent ways. The issue with the dark triad is that individuals who possess a high level of these traits often are more likely to rise to the top under the current system, raising questions about how much influence it is desirable for them to have....
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Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...intelligent, he is uninterested in formal education, eventually leaving with a poor educational record of achievement. The death of his father when Adolf was 13, releases the pressure on him to get a job working for the civil service, Adolf is able to pursue his preferred choice of study, that of art. He attends art school and regards himself as an artist, absorbing...
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Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene

...intelligence picture - never has been. For all the watching and listening of the intelligence world, the IRA still managed to launch mortar bombs at Downing Street and still managed to smuggle in Libyan-supplied weapons. In that surveillance world you don't see and hear everything. The latest dissident attacks are not just about targeting the security forces. These are...
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