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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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How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?

...artificial sustenance, death ensues within 10-14 days. Keep in mind that these individuals are in a coma and completely immobile, thereby consuming the lowest amount of energy possible. It can thus be surmised that the same conditions (no food or water) in a person who is at least somewhat active, and who may perspire, would only lead to a much swifter end. For...
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Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture
Languages

Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture

...English became terribly artificial and simpering, and I know that friends of mine didn’t like her; French friends of mine didn’t like her. In French I couldn’t understand why, and in English I could. This interview is adapted from The Open University course Exploring Languages And Cultures. Find out how you can become a student on this course, or try a free extract....
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Plastic materials, pollution and recycling
Science, Maths & Technology

Plastic materials, pollution and recycling

...artificial synthetic plastic, ‘Bakelite’, was developed in 1907 and since then, many more plastics have been introduced (Thompson et al., 2009). Today’s plastics represent a great many inventions by a huge number of scientists from a number of disciplines that have developed into everyday materials in modern society. Plastics are rapidly increasing every year in...
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How do musical instruments produce sound?
History & The Arts

How do musical instruments produce sound?

...above represent sine waves which have a very pure and artificial sound). Any single sound we hear also contains many additional waves and pitches. Sound, then, is a truly interesting and complex phenomenon. An instrument’s unique timbre is the product of a set of different pitches competing for your attention. Think about that next time you play or listen to some music....
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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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