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Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world. Britain ranks 55th out of 61 countries in the study of 57,000 people, which looks at how attitudes towards nature are shaped by social, economic,
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Researchers tracking large cohorts are discovering the effects of sleep, light and therapy on people impacted by winter’s arrival For some, the darkening days of autumn bring more than the annual ritual of reviving woolly jumpers and turning on the central heating. As the evenings close in and the mornings grow murky, energy ebbs and a heavy sadness settles in. Although seasonal affective disorde
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Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode two, Nicola hears how Tam’s network of Scottish tea growers began to have suspicions about exactly what he was selling and where it came from, and how cutting edge science helped provide some answers Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading
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Huge increase in tree-killing disease is result of climate crisis, experts say A golden mushroom that grows in clusters and can attack and kill trees has increased by 200% in the UK in a year because of the hot summer and damp autumn. Recorded sightings of honey fungus are up by almost 200% compared with the same period last year, according to iNaturalist. Continue reading…
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Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world Read more: The luxury effect: why you’ll find more wildlife in wealthy areas – and what it means for your health Human bodies are like cities, teeming with microcitizens – vast communities of viruses, fungi and bacteria that live
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The pricing standoff between government and industry has stalled research and put thousands of jobs at risk ‘We want to see more investment flow to Britain,” the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, urged of big pharmaceutical companies this month, as she indicated that the government was willing to increase the price it pays for NHS drugs. Ministers are likely to announce a rethink on pricing soon, potent
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Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode three, all of Tam’s lies come to a head and Stuart uncovers exactly where Tam was sourcing tea to supply to hotels and shops. At trial, Tam takes the stand and Richard and the Scottish growers finally get some answers. But what remains today of the nascent Scottish
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Lawyer says ‘difficult to understand’ rules on storage consent led to confusion and left clients ‘in limbo’ A group of at least 15 fertility patients are taking legal action to prevent their frozen embryos being destroyed as a result of administrative errors that could deny them a chance to have children. The group, which includes people with cancer and fertility problems, froze gametes or embryo
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Researchers find the longest-living mammal is particularly good at fixing faulty DNA – and cold water may help With a maximum lifespan of more than 200 years, the bowhead whale lives longer than any other mammal. But how the 80-tonne beasts survive so long has never been fully explained. Now scientists have found hints of an answer and are drawing up plans to see whether the same biological trick
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Study finds lapses of attention in sleep-deprived people coincide with wave of fluid flowing out of the brain It’s never a great look. The morning meeting is in full swing but thanks to a late night out your brain switches off at the precise moment a question comes your way. Such momentary lapses in attention are a common problem for the sleep deprived, but what happens in the brain in these spel
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The answers to today’s puzzles Earlier today I set these puzzles by quizmaster extraordinaire Frank Paul . Here they are again with solutions. It strikes me that it would be a good coding challenge to find all possible examples of these puzzles using words in a standard English dictionary. Particularly number 2 – are there any strings of more than three words? I’d love to know. Continue reading..
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Young people are eschewing medical trials, to their own detriment. Maybe my tales of pills, tubes and paydays can inspire a generation Gen Z has a reputation for being “boring”. Not only do they reportedly prefer going to the gym than the pub, and staying at home and going to bed at 9pm rather than going clubbing, now they are refusing to sign up for medical trials. Back (way back) when I was a l
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Conundrums for the crossword connoisseur Today’s teasers come from pub quiz legend, Only Connect champion, and wizard of wordplay Frank Paul . One of his fortes is puzzles based on letter or word patterns, such as the ones below. Continue reading…
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A charismatic, tweed-wearing grower from Perthshire falsely claimed to be able to create thriving tea plantations in Scotland. His elaborate deception took in luxury hotels, media outlets and tea growers across the country With its large silver pouch, artistic label and delicate leaves, Dalreoch Scottish white tea might be expected to grace elegant cups with saucers, perhaps with a scone served o
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Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode one, Nicola looks back on her first meeting with Tam while working on a feature about tea plantations in the UK. He was selling his award-winning Scottish-grown tea to some of the UK’s finest hotels, but something didn’t quite add up. And Nicola wasn’t the only per
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Researchers suggest ‘sex-specific strategies’ after analysis of cardiovascular health improvements Men may need to exercise twice as much as women to achieve the same reduction in coronary heart disease risk, according to researchers, who say healthy living guidelines should take account of the sex differences. Scientists analysed physical activity records from more than 80,000 people and found t
Research shows 4K or 8K screens offer no distinguishable benefit over similarly sized 2K screen in average living room Many modern living rooms are now dominated by a huge television, but researchers say there might be little point in plumping for an ultra-high-definition model. Scientists at the University of Cambridge and Meta, the company that owns Facebook, have found that for an average-size
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Electronic implants are helping people to see again. Their promise is profound, but so are the risks. Progress must be guided by ethics and accessibility In medical terms, the eye is not the window to the soul, but to the mind. The retina and the optic nerve are outgrowths of neural tissue, and the remarkable success of electronic implants in restoring sight shows how far brain-computer interface
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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Why aren’t more animals hermaphrodites? Snails and worms seem to have been successful using that method for sharing genes between any two individuals, but vertebrates evolved away from it. Why? Janet Lesley, Kent, UK Send new
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Given that we’ve literally grown up with them, we often know surprisingly little about how our bodies work. This new series aims to fill the gaps All vertebrates yawn, or indulge in a behaviour that’s at least recognisable as yawn-adjacent. Sociable baboons yawn, but so do semi-solitary orangutans. Parakeets, penguins and crocodiles yawn – and so, probably, did the first ever jawed fish. Until re
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Vaccine production must be expanded to combat this ancient disease, especially in Africa. But a lack of political will is holding us back Hakainde Hichilema is president of Zambia. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is director general of the World Health Organization The last outbreak of cholera in Britain was in 1866; in the United States there has not been an outbreak since 1911. And yet today people
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Oxfordshire: One minute you’re looking at an old, wet tree stump, the next you’re looking at some veiled poisonpie or smoky polypore My local nature reserve used to be a Victorian rubbish dump, but now it is full of wildlife. And if you look closely on old logs on a mild, damp
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