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Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought
Nature & Environment

Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought

...world use these fungi as helpers. Without them, many crops would struggle to find enough resources to grow, especially in dry or poor soils. For farmers, this means healthier crops with less dependence on synthetic fertiliser. [Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal structures in the root and benefits for crops. ]Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal structures in the root and benefits...
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Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year
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Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year

...world prepare to welcome a new zodiac cycle with festive celebrations, family gatherings, and expressions of hope for the year ahead. ...The upcoming Lunar New Year, beginning on 17 February 2026, marks the arrival of the ‘Year of the Horse’. In Chinese culture, the horse carries rich symbolism. It represents energy, momentum, vitality, freedom, and forward movement....
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How to write to a lover
History & The Arts

How to write to a lover

...World War 1.] Writing prompts Now it’s your turn! The great thing about writing is that it doesn’t have to be serious. It can be fun. Here are a few ideas to play with: Perhaps you and your lover are from different countries or regions, and you use different words and phrases, like the lovers I wrote about. It was fun (and easy!) to use specific words as a starting...
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Dealing with Change
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dealing with Change

...world has been impacted by change to some extent. For many people the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a different way of doing things, whether that was simply by washing your hands for longer, not shaking hands with others, working from home, or not being able to work. This theme is about change, dealing with change and the aftermath of changing situations....
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Wangari Maathai: standing up for women and the environment
Nature & Environment

Wangari Maathai: standing up for women and the environment

...world. Coincidentally, March 3rd is designated by the African Union since 2002, and is celebrated as Africa Environment Day. The latter celebration happens to have another name as well: “Wangari Maathai Day” as a tribute to the late environmentalist and first female African Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai of Kenya (1940–2011). These two interrelated events...
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Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK
Education & Development

Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK

...world football and basketball (the US NBA) than I would ever know in five lifetimes (like many Indians it is not surprising to travel through multiple lives in our imagination!). Over their respective life spans both have decided on many matters including their educational journeys. In this short piece I reflect on parenting in a personal way and this narrower range of...
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Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?
History & The Arts

Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?

...world are as important now as they ever were. What is justice? Why punish people? How can we be happy? These are all Socratic questions; but they remain questions for us, too. "Socrates denied he was a teacher: but some would argue that he is just what a teacher should be."Socrates’ second legacy is the ‘Socratic method’ – his method of asking questions in order...
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Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...world of social media is constantly changing with new sites and apps being added to the offering. In 2019, the most popular social networks worldwide were Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and WeChat (Statista, 2019). You might have heard of the following types of platform: Wikis such as Wikipedia. Blogs such as WordPress and Tumblr. Microblogs such as...
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