Lockdown wellbeing: children who spent more time in nature fared best

Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health because they experienced a lower

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Oct. 14, 2021 ~6 min

Queen Elizabeth I would tell Boris to tax the rich rather than cut universal credit, a new book argues

A new book about how Covid-19 rocked the world argues that Elizabeth I would have supported the poor in the aftermath of the pandemic. 

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Oct. 11, 2021 ~5 min


Crayfish and carp among invasive species pushing lakes towards ecosystem collapse

Certain invasive, non-native species can disrupt lakes to the point of rapid ecosystem collapse, contaminating water for drinking, aquaculture and recreation,

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Oct. 7, 2021 ~3 min

Crayfish and carp among the invasive species pushing lakes towards ecosystem collapse

Certain invasive, non-native species can disrupt lakes to the point of rapid ecosystem collapse, contaminating water for drinking, aquaculture and recreation,

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Oct. 7, 2021 ~3 min

Scientists develop model to assess COVID-19 infection risk in offices and schools

As more UK workers and students return to offices and schools, a new model has been developed to predict the risk of airborne COVID-19 infection in such

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Oct. 6, 2021 ~4 min

Academy of Social Sciences confers Fellowships on three Cambridge academics

The Academy of Social Sciences has conferred Fellowships on Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Professor Elisabete A Silva and Professor Bhaskar Vira, in

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Sept. 30, 2021 ~5 min

Rate of mental disorders among children remained stable in 2021 after previous rise

A survey published today by NHS Digital found one in six children in England had a probable mental disorder in 2021 – a similar rate to 2020 but an increase

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Sept. 30, 2021 ~3 min

Encourage wealthy and well-connected to use their influence to tackle climate change

A paper published today in the journal Nature Energy identifies five ways that people of high socioeconomic status have a disproportionate impact on global

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Sept. 30, 2021 ~4 min


Researchers identify and clear efficiency hurdle for organic solar cells

Researchers have identified a key mechanism responsible for the lower efficiencies of organic solar cells and shown a way that this hurdle might be overcome.

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Sept. 29, 2021 ~6 min

Study suggests R rate for tracking pandemic should be dropped in favour of ‘nowcasts’

When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in 2020, the R rate became well-known shorthand for the reproduction of the disease. Yet a new study suggests it’s time for

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Sept. 29, 2021 ~4 min

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