Into the unknown.
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In this episode of The Anthill podcast we are off exploring: land, sea and space.
Dreaming of ways to retire.
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With life expectancy stalling and austerity partly to blame, the UK must rethink its approach to retirement.
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The novelist’s life was marked by the financial industry … and not always for the best.
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New research calculates the huge cost of ‘negative emissions’ technologies that will be required to avoid dangerous climate change.
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Studying mysterious neutron stars could uncover the secrets of exotic physics – and a way to navigate the stars.
Piece of mind.
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Your guide to when to pay attention to them and when to beware.
Some pollsters have updated their models since the 2015 election.
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Polling is difficult – and everyone except pollsters overestimates how accurate polls are.
Raising revenue through corporation tax hikes won’t be a piece of cake.
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Labour has pledged to raise the rate of corporation tax to 26% by 2020. How much could this raise?
Dooagh beach, Ireland.
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A entire beach in Ireland has returned 33 years after being washed away.
Women (and their partners) can give their baby the best start in life by eating well even before they conceive.
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Thinking about trying for a baby? Then now is the time for you and your partner to “spring clean” your food and lifestyle habits.
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The sun is more powerful today than when we last had similar levels of carbon in the atmosphere.
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Research into the 2016 Kaikoura quake revealed a domino effect that could change our understanding of seismic events worldwide.
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The new sub allows scientists to access some of the most remote and hazardous environments in the ocean.
Onlookers the world over are trying to understand Trump’s behaviour.
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Not even psychiatrists themselves can agree on what ‘mental illness’ is.
Stainless steel is the metal of choice in hospitals.
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Lack of knowledge and perceived cost issues could be holding back the fight against the superbugs.
The autumn years are getting later.
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Over the last century, life expectancy has increased by seven hours a day.
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Where our money comes from is deeply political and the politics involved is often highly complex.
The humble mulberry leaf contains medicinally useful compounds.
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Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that mulberry leaves may be useful for treating diabetes. A new clinical trial supports that suggestion.
Fumigation against the Zika-carrying mosquito in Guatemala.
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Zika is not gender neutral: women’s rights are at stake.
Shelter from the storm.
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Nuclear bunkers are familiar Cold War artefacts, but many have been re-purposed or lie derelict.