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Why is snow so hard to predict?
Nature & Environment

Why is snow so hard to predict?

...works that we just don’t understand. Even where we do have a good understanding, we need to simplify things so that our computers are capable of processing all the information we have in time to make a useful forecast. Some computer programs are so complex they take days or even weeks to model a single cloud. That’s not much use to forecasters who have to make a...
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On the loss of a baby
Health, Sports & Psychology

On the loss of a baby

...work best for you. Is this a rare tragedy? Sadly, this is an experience shared by many mothers, fathers, siblings and grandparents in the UK. So no, it is not a rare tragedy: In 2021, there were 2,866 stillbirths (2,597 in England and Wales; 180 in Scotland; 89 in Northern Ireland). In 2021, there were 1,719 neonatal deaths (occurring in the first 28 days of life) in...
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The debate on the origins of the First World War
History & The Arts

The debate on the origins of the First World War

...worked hard to ensure that they did not appear to be the aggressor in July and August 1914. This was crucial because the vast armies of soldiers that would be needed could not be summoned for a war of aggression. Socialists, of whom there were many millions by 1914, would not have supported a belligerent foreign policy and could only be relied upon to fight in a defensive...
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How home educators access exams
Education & Development

How home educators access exams

...work at their own pace, follow their own interests, and learning can be adapted to suitable needs and abilities. This means that some children find passions and do not necessarily stick to a subject aimed at a particular age. Children can excel at a subject beyond the recommended or targeted age. Also, because of the flexibility in choosing subjects, children can choose...
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Why Russia is hoping for a good World Cup
Society, Politics & Law

Why Russia is hoping for a good World Cup

...worked well. Some commentators described the campaign as a “stunning fan-led victory” for Russia. But the campaign would only have an effect on those fans who travelled to Russia recently or closely followed their club’s trip, as its international visibility was nowhere near close to the bad press Russian hooligans received at Euro 2016. Politics and scandals In the...
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Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course

...work through the list and select errors, and also accurate evidence, that will be useful illustration of the findings of psychological research. I use reworded versions of the questions used by the real officers to lead to reworked versions of the accuracies and inaccuracies made by the witnesses, and now have the bones of the fictional investigations. For the modern...
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What do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?

...works or already exist. We don’t yet know how easy it is for life to get started even when conditions are right. But were life to exist or suddenly begin on any of TRAPPIST-1’s planets it is very likely that it would spread to its neighbours, as shown in a recent study. [NASA artists impressions of the Earth Like planets] TRAPPIST-1 and its seven planets. Orbits drawn...
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What missing lander means for Europe’s quest to find life on Mars
Society, Politics & Law

What missing lander means for Europe’s quest to find life on Mars

...work Mars as the Abode of Life, Lowell states: “We have carefully considered the circumstantial evidence in the case, and we have found that it points to intelligence acting on that other globe, and is incompatible with anything else.” Unfortunately for Lowell, subsequent observations with more powerful telescopes revealed that the channels were not real features, but...
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