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Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place
Nature & Environment

Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place

...central to a long-existing territorial dispute between at least four separate countries. Of course, that Rockall sits in waters that contain rich fishing grounds, and the potential for huge oil and gas resources, is the primary source of the interest in this single unforgiving and unliveable rock. [Rockall with birds flying] Arguably there can be few places in the world,...
COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit
Nature & Environment

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit

...central tenet of the Arabian Gulf social contract, in which citizens of the six gulf states mostly occupy bureaucratic public sector positions administering an oil-based economy with expatriate labour dominating the non-oil private sector. Tech-fixes, targets and the future How does the UAE plan to cut its own emissions? Adnoc and other international oil companies are...
Investigating Links Between Pesticides and Mental Health
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating Links Between Pesticides and Mental Health

...central nervous system and because the effects can be lethal, such compounds are used as active ingredients in insecticides, and have even been weaponised as nerve agents in chemical warfare. Not all organophosphates are intended to cause harm however. Many are used as industrial solvents, plasticisers or are added to lubricants like engine oil. Because of their...
The sharing economy
Society, Politics & Law

The sharing economy

...central concept in DST206 Environment: Sharing a Dynamic Planet. More specifically, non-market sharing and other forms of informal and diverse economies in the food system are explored in Block 5: Food, most prominently in Chapter 7 Beyond the ABC model: from biotechnology to ‘grow your own’ by Petr Jehlička. (There is an unexpected close link between Arun...
The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Nature & Environment

The environmental costs of Trump’s wall

...central Mexico may find their “natural” home moves north of the border. The wall will make such movement impossible and will make these species vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Equally, in the much longer term, if or when the next ice age eventually begins and ice sheets start to expand southwards, species from the north of the wall will need to move south...
Subjugation and slavery: fake news in the nineteenth-century press
History & The Arts

Subjugation and slavery: fake news in the nineteenth-century press

...Central Africa was exhibited. The boy was bought for £7. Mr Carter Blake, an eminent anthropologist, drew attention to the fingers of the boy which ‘he said exhibited the characteristic attributed to the negro of being partially web-footed’. The boy seemed intelligent, but Dr Hunt, Head of the Glasgow Anthropological Society, said this wasn’t evidence of adult...
Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment

...central nervous system – and a lack has been associated with low mood, cognitive decline and poor comprehension. The role of probiotics – the beneficial live bacteria in your digestive system – in improving mental health has also been explored by psychiatrists and nutritionists, who found that taking them daily was associated with a significant reduction in...
Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...central stars push the gas outward, sculpting a giant cave. As the gas gets squeezed tightly at the rim of the heart, it collapses under gravity to form brand new stars. The ‘pressure’ of the environment isn't destroying the cloud; it is driving the creation of the next generation of solar systems. 2. Can a dead star have a heartbeat? [Artist's impression of a...