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Do animals have sex for fun?
Nature & Environment

Do animals have sex for fun?

...energy, it can seriously increase the likelihood of something bigger coming along and eating you (seriously, check out leopard-slug reproduction). There’s no reason why an animal should seek sex unless they enjoy it. It is often proposed that an inherent “drive to reproduce” explains nonhuman sexual activity, but that is not an alternative here: if animals possess...
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Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?

...energy is important in yoga. This marks the day of summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, when the earth’s North Pole is most inclined towards the sun, of special significance. In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared 21 June as the International Day of Yoga. The idea was first proposed by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the...
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The gift of being a foster carer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The gift of being a foster carer

...energy. Ruth is a foster carer with Oxfordshire County Council and she tells us her story: [logo for foster care in Oxfordshire]“For me, becoming a foster carer was a long-held ambition. At university my room-mate had been in foster care from a young age and it had transformed her life chances in such a way that I found inspiring. “After a few enquiries over the...
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Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?
Science, Maths & Technology

Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?

...energy regulation, and even complex conditions such as Autism and Alzheimer’s disease as well as inflammatory conditions. Inflammation is how the body naturally reacts to infection. It is a protective mechanism designed to help the body heal and combat harmful invaders. Inflammation is a complex process that involves the activation of immune cells leading to...
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Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds

...energy that might support life. If life was found there it might even indicate a second genesis of life in addition to life on Earth. However, there is only so much that a single space mission can accomplish, especially since Europa Clipper and JUICE are orbiters. So, it is likely that these moons will be targets for other missions in the future. It is therefore critical...
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Article 5 mins
Is public spending a drain on the economy or the mark of a civilised society?
Society, Politics & Law

Is public spending a drain on the economy or the mark of a civilised society?

...energy, such as wind, solar and tidal. In 30 years’ time, many businesses will no doubt be involved in the business of climate change mitigation, but for now the market signals are weak and businesses are either not responding to climate change, or not responding quickly enough. Large scale government expenditure is required now if we are to fulfil this part of our...
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Article 10 mins
Sperm counts
Nature & Environment

Sperm counts

...energy factories called mitochondria, in addition to the cell's DNA - packaged into twenty three chromosomes. At the tip of the sperm's head is a package that contains enzymes that break down protective layers on the egg's surface. Not all human sperm cells look the same. Some have two heads or no heads, some have huge heads, some have small tails or no tails, others may...
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Microbes – friend or foe?
Nature & Environment

Microbes – friend or foe?

...energy for life. However, we cannot digest all of the food we eat and what remains undigested, ends up in the sewage system. About 10 billion litres of sewage are produced every day in England and Wales and this has to be treated to remove harmful substances and pathogenic microbes before the waste can be safely released into the environment. The main component of sewage...
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