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Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight

...energy intake by up to 16% among UK adults or 29% among US adults. [Woman drinking from a double-sized cup] The Double-Sized Big Gulp cup was a marketing gimmick - but could large-sized cups, plates and packages be encouraging us to over-eat? Overeating increases the risks of heart disease, diabetes, and many cancers, which are among the leading causes of ill health and...
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Prospecting for water on the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Prospecting for water on the Moon

...Solar System. These areas act as vast ‘cold traps’: many chemical substances such as water, other ices and organic compounds delivered to the Moon by asteroid and comet impacts would migrate to the poles and accumulate there in a permanent deep freeze. Our Moon may therefore be witness to billions of years of history of water and other important molecules in the...
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Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...energy. A lead car shone a laser onto the road to pinpoint the shortest route, ensuring Kipchoge didn’t run a step too far. A cyclist rode alongside him to pass specially formulated sports drink to ensure he didn’t become depleted of energy or dehydrated. And that’s only some of the science that supported this incredible feat. The ‘default male’ in sports...
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What do the latest pictures of Pluto tell us?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do the latest pictures of Pluto tell us?

...solar ultraviolet light stripping hydrogen from molecules of methane, which then link together to form long chains of tar-like substances called tholins. These form tiny particles, and those that settle to the ground help to give it a reddish stain, but why there are so many layers in the atmosphere, we don’t know. Below is a spectacular simulated view (compiled from...
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Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change
Nature & Environment

Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change

...solar radiation through the process of evapotranspiration, providing additional shade, reducing air and surface temperatures around trees. With climate change expected to increase sea levels and extreme weather events, the ability of trees to intercept up to 30% of rainfall (Woodland Trust, 2021) and reduce run off, will be crucial to flood prevention. As trees provide a...
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Eid al-Fitr
History & The Arts

Eid al-Fitr

...solar year. As a result, each year Eid-al-Fitr and the other major Muslim festivals are 10 or 11 days earlier than the previous year; unlike, for example, Christmas, which is calculated according to the Gregorian solar calendar and therefore always occurs at the same point in the year. [Palestinian women prepare traditional cookies ahead of the Eid al-Fitr...
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How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?
Society, Politics & Law

How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?

...energy policy in Japan by pushing local residents to pursue non-nuclear options. Many communities have started electricity cooperatives where they use geothermal, solar and wind to produce their power. What saved lives during the tsunami? A Japanese colleague and I hoped to learn why the mortality rate from the tsunami varied tremendously. In some cities along the coast,...
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Cost-of-living crisis, or just back-to-life blip?
Money & Business

Cost-of-living crisis, or just back-to-life blip?

...energy bills could increase as much as 50% when the price cap is adjusted in April. Regulated rail fares will go up 3.8% in March, and food retailers will soon have to decide how far to pass on the steep wholesale price rises of basics including bread and milk. Residential rents went up 4.6% in the year to last September, reflecting the boom in house prices, whose annual...
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