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What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?
Nature & Environment

What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?

...work demonstrates that small mammals, such as shrews, and their parasites can serve as key indicators, reflecting the evolutionary and ecological changes in many species dealing with climate change. Studies such as this are needed to anticipate the effects that accelerating climate change will have on northern animals. This article originally appeared on the PLOS blog...
Is Scotland going to prove Theresa May's undoing?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Scotland going to prove Theresa May's undoing?

...worked out details will be a more difficult sell for the party in an election. Party time For both the SNP and Conservatives, the issue will be one of managing expectations. Downplaying your prospects beforehand can allow a decent result to be portrayed as a great result. This should be easier for the Conservatives in Scotland than the SNP. By arguing for a mandate for a...
How did Emmanuel Macron win the French Presidency?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Emmanuel Macron win the French Presidency?

...work, to reduce primary school class sizes to 12 pupils per teacher, to relaunch the European project in collaboration with France’s partners and to simplify the mind-bogglingly complex tax and pension set-up for French citizens. What happened Marine? Deep down, Le Pen knew she didn’t have the tail wind to take her to victory after a disappointing first-round result....
Another spoonful? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part Two
Society, Politics & Law

Another spoonful? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part Two

...work. Consequently, sugar is very expensive and few can afford it. Because of its rarity and high cost, sugar is even considered a fine spice akin to cinnamon, ginger and saffron. Ideas about sugar are embedded in its luxury status: as the nursery rhyme says, "sugar and spice and all things nice". This legacy even includes its association with medicine: as the song goes,...
Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) and Grinding (EDG)
Science, Maths & Technology

Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) and Grinding (EDG)

...work, and particularly suitable for irregular slots and cavities and small holes with high aspect ratios. Leaves no burrs. Holes down to 0.05 mm can be formed, but an allowance has to be made of 0.005–0.50 mm side-1 for “overcut”. Holes are usually slightly tapered (0.5–5 μm mm–1 side-1) due to sparking from the side of the tool, but this taper can be...
How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein

...works from our cultural past, Frankenstein is available in several digital formats and from free literature collections such as Project Gutenberg. This gives us the opportunity to examine new ways of reading with the help of specialised text analysis software. Computers excel at tasks that humans find challenging, such as identifying and counting repeating patterns....
What's the difference between a refugee, an asylum seeker and an economic migrant?
Society, Politics & Law

What's the difference between a refugee, an asylum seeker and an economic migrant?

...work, access to state benefits (such as housing) and more significantly, the right to bring their family to the UK, who will also receive refugee status. Even if an asylum application is rejected, claimants generally have the right to appeal the initial decision. If the appeal still finds that the asylum claim is unfounded, the claimant has right for another appeal, if...
World must avert flood of climate refugees - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

World must avert flood of climate refugees - Climate News Network

...Lord Ashdown replied: “Once the crisis is upon you, it’s too late to start working out your priorities. “This is about forethought, the need to look ahead. And you can’t approach it on a purely British basis. It has to be an international effort consistent with our principles.” This article was originally published by Alex Kirby on The Climate News Network....