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The Middle East conflict has swiftly exposed economic vulnerability in the region
Society, Politics & Law

The Middle East conflict has swiftly exposed economic vulnerability in the region

...energy sector, and a vast AI campus in the UAE. It is these kinds of projects which led the World Bank and the World Economic Forum to publish glowing reports on the region recently. Both organisations agreed in late 2025 that oil wealth was being wisely invested for the future. The general view was that the GCC was a place of economic stability and diversity. A director...
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A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter
Science, Maths & Technology

A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter

...energy? Do they have a source of water? Do they have sites where water and rock can interact? Are they the right temperature – it can’t be so cold that nothing could survive. And finally, life takes a long time to get started. Has there been enough time for the moon to become habitable? [Photograph of the surface of Europa. The grey-blue icy surface is criss-crossed...
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As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission
Science, Maths & Technology

As Cassini reaches the end, we should prepare the next mission

...solar system, or are they frozen ice and mud? Does Titan have a rocky core overlain directly by an icy mantle, or does it have an ocean below the surface? If so, is it made up of water? This all matters because what we have learnt about Titan from Cassini and Huygens has confirmed that it has an active chemistry, based on methane and ammonia. We know that these...
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Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...solar system (big idea). Young children may play with parachutes and observe that they ‘slow down’ a falling object (small idea). Older children will learn about the gravitational and air resistance forces involved in this interaction (big idea). Children can develop ‘small ideas’ as steps towards the bigger ones. Braund and Leigh (2013) argued that in this way,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?
Nature & Environment

Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?

...energy honey bees generate while flying and visiting flowers. Bumble and honey bees, along with butterflies, moths and hoverflies perform much of the pollination that is essential for us to grow food. Unfortunately, since World War II, these insects have seen dramatic global population declines – numbers of some British bumblebees are down as much as 70%. There are lots...
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Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...energy land', 'bioproductive sea' and 'bioproductive land'. A city's EF is enormously larger than the area of the city itself. It has been estimated, for example, that the area of land and sea required to feed continuously, supply forest products, accommodate, and absorb the carbon dioxide (CO²) produced by London's 7 million inhabitants living their current lifestyles,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Environment and Sustainable Development - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
Nature & Environment

Environment and Sustainable Development - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special

...energy, and that the UK’s membership has allowed it to drive international action on conservation and climate change, whereas opponents argue that many of the EU’s problems are caused by its defective policies on farming, fishing and localism. The debate in today’s third session will focus on the EU’s environmental track record and future plans for green growth,...
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Being Sustainable(ish)
Nature & Environment

Being Sustainable(ish)

...Jen's own words: 'We're often short on time, energy, and sometimes sanity, and to top it off eco-anxiety is creeping in. You want easy ideas for doable changes you can make, not another ball to juggle, labelled "save the planet"'. Transcript Questions and Answers Transcript [Aerial view of a forest] For more ideas on living sustainably, click on the banner above...
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Video 40 mins