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Ants have an incredible instinct to help their comrades.
Microscopically engineering surfaces could stop water leaving behind rings of residue as it dries.
Twenty years since the Good Friday Agreement, it remains easier to rely on old animosities than lead people towards peace.
In a series of short audio clips, four academics talk about the key figures involved in making the Good Friday Agreement of April 1998 possible.
We're often less careful when talking to people we know well than we are when we talk to strangers. That can be a mistake.
Literary fiction is robust enough to withstand the challenges the 21st century throws at it.
An increasing list of rare diseases can now be treated with gene therapy. But we need to figure out a way to make them affordable.
The use of big data in policing has clear benefits for struggling police forces. But society needs to maintain a critical perspective on moral and ethical grounds.
The series has an impressive quarter century history of its own.
Recent deaths within the pornography industry in the US have reignited debates on labour conditions and mental health.
It's 200 years since the legendary African American abolitionist and ex-slave Frederick Douglass crossed the Atlantic and found freedom in northeast England.
Judges and juries may not appreciate the nuances of messages from online dating services used as evidence in trials.
Five decades on from the original series our idea of what makes civilisation has broadened.
The science behind the suits that gave Britain's medal-winning athletes a crucial speed boost.
Rights packages aimed at attracting the digital market failed to attract a bidder.
Facial recognition software isn't ready for face-in-a-crowd applications. Specialist police officers are far superior at spotting criminals.
The decision to remove a 19th-century painting because of its portrayal of naked women was a heavy handed way of making a valid point.
The French president has a vision for a more integrated Europe – and Brexit feeds right into that.
Bill Clinton and Donald Trump share an awkward anniversary.
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Professor of English Language and Linguistics, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor in American Studies, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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PhD Candidate in Law, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics/TESOL, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Contemporary Writings, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Reader and Associate Professor in Art and Design History, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Teaching Fellow, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Aerodynamics, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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PhD Candidate in Law and Sexuality, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Languages and Linguistics, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Professor in Cellular and Molecular Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of History, Northumbria University, Newcastle
