Back in the game.
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The 21st century spy movie is typically a pretty serious affair, but Ritchie’s film shows that there are still bountiful satirical possibilities.
New Arctic map, with August 2015 Russian claims shown in pale yellow.
Maps depicting Russia’s old and new bids to the Arctic seabed are being misinterpreted to fuel fears about the nation’s expansion.
A blood fluke from bilharzia.
Pan Xunbin
Tropical parasites have been moving up the world health agenda in recent years. They’re still a long way from the top, though.
At last: people rescued from the Shining Path.
Reuters/Mariana Bazo
After decades held by Peru’s Maoist guerilla rebels, a clutch of indigenous hostages face a whole other attack on their way of life.
Many charities have no option but to operate on a hand-to-mouth basis.
PA/Anthony Devlin
When funding comes sporadically with strings attached, how can vital services keep running?
Spot the fox, wolf, sheep and…cuttlefish.
Jim Champion (sheep); R'lyeh (wolf); Michele Lamberti (fox); William Warby (cuttlefish)
Study shows how eyes that work for hunters are no use for the hunted.
Going for gold.
AlphaTangoBravo/Adam Baker
There are no UK universities in the top ten list of institutions that have won the most Nobel Prizes since 2000.
Fly me to the moon.
Nednapa
Scientists have tended to think of nonhuman sexual behaviour as being all about reproduction. In fact, there is far more ha ha hee hee than we give animals credit for.
Academics need to work together to solve the world’s big problems.
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We need to know what ‘good’ interdisciplinary research looks like.
Scientists have figured out how to make this…with graphene.
McEuen Group, Cornell University
Who says scientists aren’t artistic? A team of researchers have done some amazing kirigami work, an ancient Japanese paper art, using graphene.
Undynamic and uncompetitive?
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A look at the reality of Britain’s economy and the benefits that EU membership has brought
New York Magazine
The world is full of bad responses to sexual assault allegations. Here’s how to do it right.
Searching for sugar man.
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As university becomes more expensive, it seems more students are seeking other ways to pay for their education.
How would Descartes approach this?
Child thinking via ClaudioValdes/www.shutterstock.com
Can you and should you stop free thought? Not in primary school.
Clamour for change.
EPA/Mohamed Messara
Massive youth unemployment and a legal system left over from dictatorship days are still holding Tunisia back.
The UK requires that new citizens know English. It formally tests for competency.
EPA/Andy Rain
Australia should learn from the UK’s mistakes if taking a leaf out of its book on citizenship reform.
Understanding how galaxies are arranged could be the key to figuring what causes the expansion of the universe.
ESA/Hubble, NASA and S. Smartt (Queen's University Belfast)
A unique map of the galaxies in the sky could shed light on the mysteries of the universe – including dark energy and dark matter.
In praise of non-formal learning.
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Disadvantaged pupils know what they’re missing when it comes to extra-curricular activities.
Men in Calais see their chance.
EPA/Etienne Laurent
David Cameron seems surprised that desperate people are trying to come to the UK. He must only read the British press.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
greensefa
The Global South will be left out in the cold if trade deals go ahead.