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A lack of policy has allowed industrial chicken farms to multiply in certain parts of the UK – with a lack of consideration of the environmental and social impacts.
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Being aware of nature and its life-supporting functions helps our societies to operate more sustainably.
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Genetic ancestry tests may sound like a bit of fun, but in an era marked by increasing xenophobia, it’s important to be aware of the interplay between genetics and ideas of race.
Children join the 20th September 2019 climate strike in London, thought to be the largest climate strikes to date.
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The children argue failure to tackle climate change constitutes youth discrimination.
People with narcissistic and psychopathic traits have a strong desire for dominance and are disproportionately common in leadership positions.
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Why companies (and political parties) should screen leadership candidates for psychopathy and narcissism.
Changsha Meixihu Culture and Arts Centre, in Hunan province, China. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in 2019.
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The British-Iraqi architect left behind a trail of extraordinary buildings. More than her built legacy, though, it is her maverick problem solving – and her determination – that continues to inspire
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All the ways plants, animals, insects and the bacteria around us can be beneficial to human health.
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Vaccines that rely on embryonic cell lines have saved tens of millions of people.
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The beginnings of measuring fever go back more than 400 years.
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Scientists in Malaysia monitored a forest for 20 years after deforestation.
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Contact with nature at a young age makes a big difference later in life.
Today, artificial intelligence is deeply imbedded in the systems we use to make decisions. However, the assumptions on which they’re built are often completely hidden to us.
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While AI is intended to help us, it tempts us to abandon judgment and moral responsibility. And without a proper understanding of how it works, we cannot circumvent its negative effects.
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There is a difference between people who deliberately seek out vaccines outside the system, and those who are offered them because they’re about to expire.
People who live near water report better mental health and wellbeing.
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Repurposing derelict Victorian canals could boost people’s mood and their physical activity levels.
Painting Queen Charlotte, the artist Nathaniel Dance-Holland employed quite a bit of creative licence, if her courtiers and critics are to be believed.
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Not everything that was painted can be taken as fact.
Suzhou, 60km north of Shanghai, once had a thriving Muslim community with ten mosques. Now only one remains.
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At one point it was thought that China could become the largest Islamic country in the world. What happened?
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Demand would shift from luxuries to necessities.
Saint James the Lesser is believed to have been martyred in AD 70.
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The mix-up might be explained by the rush to remove sacred remains to Rome some 1,700 years ago.
COVID-19 has intensified the UK’s digital divide.
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Internet access should be a basic human right.
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Daft Punk’s anonymity was really a stroke of genius.