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Plus new research finds a way to speed up the search for dark matter. Listen to episode 4 of The Conversation Weekly.
Nigerians, as well as other Africans, need to actively work to decolonise social arrangements created by the British.
Un estudio revela que estamos más interesados en la música de nuestra juventud, no porque pensemos que es mejor que la música de otras épocas, sino porque está íntimamente ligada a nuestros recuerdos personales.
When headaches strike, many people reach for a painkiller. Probing the reasons behind the pain is often a better idea.
Nearly 700 species of flightless mammal could be barred entry to cooler habitats due to national borders by 2070.
Memories are closely linked with music.
English and Welsh governments are consulting the public about whether they should revoke temporary abortion rules.
The Arctic is particularly vulnerable to climate change, but efforts to tackle it risk alienating the people who live there.
Their crucial contribution to anti-appeasement remains unrecognised, but LGBT+ History Month provides an ideal opportunity to acknowledge this brave group of MPs.
Rather than putting on a 'brave face', parents might be better putting on a 'brave voice' to conceal their emotions.
Des recherches suggèrent que les gens se disant médiums ou « voyants » ont une propension aux expériences hallucinatoires.
Glaciers support a unique community of plants, many of which are found nowhere else.
Research suggests mediums possess a proclivity for hallucinatory experiences.
Our research shows dire wolves lived in the tropics not the Arctic, and were not especially close relatives of the grey wolf.
These results might lead us to revise our understanding of how galaxies stop forming their stars.
The first amendment could not have anticipated the rise of digital media which has profoundly changed the nature of public speech.
In the early days of the second world war, a Nazi propagandist broadcasting to England built up a large following.
Despite rationing and the Blitz, Christmas on the domestic front in 1940 was cheerful and optimistic.
La gente compasiva o empática puede sentirse "recompensada" al experimentar el placer de la música triste.
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Assistant Professor (Research), Religion and Medical Humanities, Durham University
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Professor of Neuroscience, Durham University
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Research Fellow, Archaeology, Durham University
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Post Doc Research Associate in the Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, Durham University
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Teaching Fellow in International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies, Durham University
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PhD Candidate in History, Durham University
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Assistant Professor in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Durham University
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PhD Candidate in Arctic Ecology, Durham University
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Assistant Professor in Music Psychology, Durham University
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PhD Candidate in Conservation Ecology, Durham University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Plant Ecology, Durham University
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Professor in the Dept of Anthropology, Co-Director of Durham Energy Institute, Durham University
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Professor of Conservation Ecology, Durham University
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Assistant Professor in Sociology, Durham University
