A pretty descriptor, but no scientific basis.
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Footprints get people thinking about their own impact, but for water the analogy simply doesn’t work.
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From Turkey to Saudi Arabia, Muslim women are battling for their rights - but religion is not at fault.
Kaiowá and Guarani protecting their lands on a possible eviction day, March 2018.
In the name of global development, the silent genocide of one of Brazil’s largest ethnic groups is taking place.
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Uno de los hijos predilectos de Estados Unidos está perdiendo poco a poco su reputación, y puede que se lo merezca.
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By 2100, heat stress in cows could see average sized dairy farms losing up to £14,000 a year.
Les trolls russes sont les maîtres de la « neutrollisation » de l'info.
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Des trolls russes témoignent : une enquête inédite révèle leurs modes opératoires.
The pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis.
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New research reveals how stress could alter our perceptions about which animals are ‘smart’.
Palm oil being made by local workers in Liberia.
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Liberia’s rural communities have long been suffering land grabs by international palm oil producers.
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After following trails and speaking to a former professional troll, researchers have uncovered the tricks.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism says Corbyn is not doing enough to tackle the problem.
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HIgh-profile Labour figures have long chosen to compare Zionism to Nazism.
Festival stalls.
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Wellies at the ready, these researchers have been digging up the truth about the festival business.
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One of America’s favourite sons is slowly losing his reputation, and he might just deserve it.
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Los aficionados al vino se están fijando en el tipo de tierra, pero puede que no sea del todo útil.
Appearance has become entwined with our perceptions of health.
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A woman’s work on her body will never be done if she wants to live a normal life.
Anenurin Bevan, Minister of Health, on the first day of NHS at Park Hospital Davyhulme near Manchester.
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A historian tells what really inspired the NHS.
Schistosomiasis is second to only malaria in parasitic diseases.
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A new treatment which targets proteins in cells could be key for future schistosomiasis treatment.
From vineyard to glass.
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Wine drinkers are taking notes from the land now too, but it may not be entirely useful.
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The world’s biggest diamond company is to sell synthetic gemstones for the first time.
Meet the first team trying to understand the secrets of Mount Everest’s glaciers.
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A linguistic equality expert argues the case for protecting the Welsh from prejudice.