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Haymaking is critical to our heritage meadows, but is later really better?
Nature & Environment

Haymaking is critical to our heritage meadows, but is later really better?

...researching seasonal changes in the nutritional content of hay can help conserve the UK's precious species-rich floodplain meadows... [farmers in a field haymaking in the early 1900s] Haymaking in the early 1900s, newspaper cutting from my grandmother's scrapbooks. [farmers on a tractor haymaking during the 1950s post-war agricultural revolution] Haymaking during the...
An American Classic: How Spam became a success
Money & Business

An American Classic: How Spam became a success

...researcher, I believe Spam’s widespread success can be attributed to two factors: it addressed a real need, and also formed an emotional connection with its consumers, by tapping into American ideals like ingenuity and resourcefulness. Spam ‘hits the spot’ Spam isn’t exactly the most exciting product. The original recipe included chopped pork shoulder meat with...
Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age
History & The Arts

Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age

...research and publish. While Descartes redefined what it meant to be a human being (“I think therefore I am”), scientists like Christiaan Huygens and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek invented telescopes and microscopes that made visible new worlds of experience. There was also an unusual degree of freedom of worship. Persecuted Jews from across Europe were given refuge in...
The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces

...research on how healing it is to spend time outdoors using green and blue spaces. Research shows that people experiencing stress can use green and blue spaces to improve wellbeing through walking and exercise to improve mood, reduce stress and improve purpose and meaning and that interaction with nature can deliver benefits for people experiencing depression and/or sudden...
Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds

...Research (COSPAR)’s Planetary Protection Panel. Although not legally binding, it sits within the legal framework of Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty (United Nations, 1967). Image description: The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) logo. One of the underlying concepts is that of the ‘period of biological exploration’, which for icy worlds is 1000 years, and...
The healing power of nature writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The healing power of nature writing

...research, particularly in the fields of nature writing and ecotherapy (Brazier, 2017; Jordan and Hinds, 2016). Yet we can find ourselves disconnected from the natural world and this can have a negative impact on our wellbeing. Writing can nurture a re-connection with nature and shift our attention away from stuck patterns in the way we see ourselves or others. Through the...
The art of performing under pressure
Health, Sports & Psychology

The art of performing under pressure

...research for my book Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty, I sat down with him for an in-depth interview. “It is about the one-shot moment,” he told me. “You're the only one who is striking that ball; it’s all on you.” One of his first clients was Luke Donald, who was ranked 32 when they started working together in January 2010. Alred...
Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?
Science, Maths & Technology

Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?

...Research has linked the gut microbiota with various health-related factors, including immune system function and regulation, energy regulation, and even complex conditions such as Autism and Alzheimer’s disease as well as inflammatory conditions. Inflammation is how the body naturally reacts to infection. It is a protective mechanism designed to help the body heal and...