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Our research found they deploy faster, improve quicker and are more equitable.
Experts say encouraging physical activity should be a priority.
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November 12, 2020
Catherine Draper , University of the Witwatersrand ; Charlie Foster , University of Bristol ; Dr Lindsey J Reece , University of Sydney ; Jacqueline Mair , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ; Jasper Schipperijn , University of Southern Denmark ; Karen Milton , University of East Anglia ; Matthew Mclaughlin , University of Newcastle ; Simone Tomaz , University of Stirling ; Sjaan Gomersall , The University of Queensland , and Trevor Shilton , Curtin University
Being physically active is largely not an individual choice, but a result of what funds, spaces, places and opportunities are available to the individual and communities.
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Social norms are powerful forces, particularly around the festive season, and risk overriding protective behaviours we’ve adopted this year.
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On the political significance of Ian Blackford’s tartan curtains.
Number three: Donald Trump at the swearing in of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court. She is the third justice he has appointed to the court.
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Republicans won the recent battle over nominations to the US Supreme Court with the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett. The loser might be the court itself.
A first-time voter at the 2012 US presidential election.
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An analysis of 55 countries shows voter turnout is lowest among women, the young, poor voters and those with less education.
The contestants of the first Canadian Drag Race.
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How Ru Paul’s Drag Race turned an underground anti-capitalist art form into a lucrative multifaceted mainstream industry
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The swab test may be uncomfortable, but it is perfectly safe.
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¿Podrían estos medicamentos utilizarse como terapia contra el coronavirus?
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What makes us comply with the rules? Behavioural economics holds some clues for how to enforce coronavirus measures.
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Although they remain untested as a treatment, this suggests these drugs could be used as a therapeutic against the coronavirus.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has opened up a battle for the vacant seat on the US Supreme Court.
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With a new vacancy on the US Supreme Court, Donald Trump has the opportunity to alter the court’s direction for decades. He’s not the first.
Principled revolutionaries: the Pilgrim Monument at Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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Puritan leaders argued vehemently for a church to be free of any higher authority – which caused problems in England and the new world.
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Interviews reveal personal toll of supporting people in dangerous situations over the phone.
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Black turbine blades seem to reduce bird collisions, but it’s important to know why.
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Turning on the subtitles can have a range of benefits for children’s reading and language learning.
Muscle mass is important for maintaining health and being active during older age.
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The vitamin could also protect against sarcopenia, which affects more than 50 million people globally.
Trump prays at the Values Voter Summit, a conference for social conservatives, in December 2019.
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Evangelicals used to stay out of party politics. No longer.
Restoring the mosque of Djenné in Mali.
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The next ten years will be a critical period in which research agendas can be developed.
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Enforced working from home during the pandemic levelled the playing field between remote and office-based workers.