Erdark By 2050, approximately a quarter of the UK population is expected to be over the age of 65. With this in mind, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has put “healthy ageing” on its agenda. This means finding ways to maintain health, wellbeing and functional ability in order to have a good quality of life […]
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Illustration of the devil pricking a woman with a pin and another of a girl vomiting pins from a history of witches. Wellcome Collection This article includes mention of suicide and self-harm If someone swallows a pin today, it’s likely to be interpreted as an unfortunate accident or perhaps, as depicted in the 2019 film […]
Read the articleSince the beginning of the year the Royal navy and Air Force have joined the US military in launching a series of strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The strikes have been in retaliation for Houthi attacks on shipping – both merchant and naval – in the Red Sea in recent months. UK government minister […]
Read the articleMetamorworks/Shutterstock Advanced AI systems are coming under increasing critcism for how much energy they use. But it’s important to remember that AI could also contribute in various ways to our response to climate change. Climate change can be broken down into several smaller problems that must be addressed as part of an overarching strategy for […]
Read the articlecorlaffra / shutterstock A public interest ban on big oil and gas companies engaging with and influencing politicians could be in the pipeline as the European Parliament is hosting a hearing on fossil fuel lobbying on February 14. Something similar is already in place for the tobacco industry in order to safeguard public health. The […]
Read the articlealexei_tm/Shutterstock It’s no wonder owning a family dog is popular in the UK – research shows that our wellbeing can increase with dog ownership, and there’s even evidence that children’s development can benefit if they share their home with a dog. Unfortunately though, hospital admissions for dog bites are more likely to be children than […]
Read the articlePuffins and many other seabirds rely on sandeels as a food source. Arnoud Quanjer/Shutterstock With their bright, orange feet and colourful beaks full of glistening fish, puffins are really charismatic seabirds. But puffin populations are in decline, largely due to their struggle to catch enough of these shiny fish: sandeels. Sandeels have been industrially fished […]
Read the articleSigismunda Mourning Over the Heart of Guiscardo by William Hogarth (1759). Tate, CC BY-SA Every Valentine’s Day, we’re inundated with hearts. We purchase cards with hearts and heart-shaped balloons. We wear clothing with hearts and adorn ourselves with heart-shaped jewellery. We ingest heart-shaped foods and candies and send heart emojis in texts. While we may […]
Read the articleIrina Marwan Absence makes the heart grow fonder. All you need is love. It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. If cliches and pop songs are anything to go by, humans spend a substantial portion of waking and sleeping hours thinking and dreaming about the pursuit of love […]
Read the articleGorodenkoff/Shutterstock Hundreds of millions of people worldwide use dating apps. But only half of users say that they have had positive experiences. Indeed, a shocking 11% of female users under 50 have received threats of harm. Surely there’s a better way to build these apps. Dating sites and apps have made it easier to find […]
Read the articleAbu Dhabi is turning itself into one of the world's leading tech hubs. Patryk Kosmider/Shutterstock The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the best place in the world to start a new business, according to the latest annual Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey. The Arab nation is number one for the third year in a row […]
Read the articleA polar bear sleeps perched atop a precariously angled shard of melting ice. The bear’s calm is juxtaposed by the frenetic waves lapping at the little island, suggesting that at some point the sea will reclaim it. This is the scene, captured by the photographer Nima Sarikhani, that has won this year’s Wildlife Photographer of […]
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