Duru Merey

The best books for spring reading

Birds are tweeting, flowers are blooming, and people are starting to believe that life is worth living again. Whenever there’s any trace of the sun, a lack of strong winds or heavy rainfall, people will go outside with a book under their arm, looking for a clean patch of grass...
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Posted Apr. 7, 2026

The science behind ‘locking in’

The term ‘locking in’ is one of Gen Z’s favourite slang terms today. It refers to entering a state of intense focus, removing distractions, and committing completely to a task. Whether preparing for exams, finishing a project, or tackling a task, ‘locking in’ occurs when people focus solely on a specific goal. Across universities,...
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Posted Mar. 13, 2026

The next penicillin? Warwick researchers discover potent new antibiotic

Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, said the following in his 1945 Nobel Prize acceptance speech: “I would like to sound one note of warning… It is not difficult to make microbes resistant to penicillin in the laboratory by exposing them to concentrations not sufficient to kill them, and the same thing has occasionally happened in...
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Posted Dec. 15, 2025