More than half of British butterfly species have experienced dramatic declines in population over the last 50 years, the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme has found. Having gathered 44 million records since 1976, the survey has found a decline in 33 out of 59 species native to the UK. Over the...
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Unlike Neon or Kelsey’s Eliminator, Warwick’s nightlife reputation remains far from glowing. However, it’s possible the naysayers have got it wrong. With students best placed to judge, The Boar has invited several writers to share their thoughts on 13 of Warwick’s most popular student nights out, reassessing the traditional narrative...
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Today, The University of Warwick’s own PPE Society will be hosting the next event in their Speaker Series: a Q&A with Reform UK’s Councillor George Finch, the leader of Warwickshire County Council. The comments of the Instagram post announcing the event aptly demonstrate the controversy this has generated among the...
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Growing up in north-east England with an English mother and a Welsh father, often making the six-hour drive between Teesside and Maesteg for birthdays, Easters, or Christmases, the country has always been distant yet dear. As I’ve grown older, so too have the politics of Wales. To then discover a...
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As of 1 October 2025, Ed Miliband, the current energy secretary under Keir Starmer’s Labour government, has promised to permanently ban the practice of fracking in the UK at the “earliest opportunity.” This pledge comes little more than a month after Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice promised that the...
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In 2017, independent Australia-based developer Team Cherry made history with the release of Hollow Knight, a Metroidvania about exploring an empty kingdom inhabited by the husks and infected bodies of adorable, murderous bugs. Eight years later, six years after its first announcement, the sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong has finally arrived...
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Blue whale song is becoming less frequent, a six-year-long study has found, as climate breakdown and heatwaves restrict the animal’s food sources. The study, conducted by scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California, found that blue whale vocalisations dropped by nearly 40% over the period of study,...
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The term ‘solarpunk’ may mean a great deal of different things to different people: to some, it suggests a consumerist, aesthetic-obsessed Pinterest board filled with solar panels and meadows. To others, it may be a painting or drawing inspired by Art Nouveau visuals, or quite simply, a hand-sewn, sustainably sourced...
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As the 2024/2025 academic year came to an end, so too did the iconic ‘W’ brand of the University of Warwick. Replacing it is a brand-new image for the University, complete with a new crest, colour palette, and font. Needless to say, the changes have caused some controversy among the...
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Universities risk ‘over-assessing’ students in response to rising AI usage in higher education, some academics have warned, as the number of exams faced by students increase. The Student Academic Experience Survey (SAES), which polls over 10,000 undergraduate students annually, has found that, since 2020, the frequency of summative assessments has...
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Sunrise and sunset, while fleeting by nature, are often prized as the most beautiful time of day. The low angle of the sun means the light has to make its way through more of the atmosphere, and therefore more of the particles that refract the light, filtering out blue wavelengths...
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Since the days of being mercilessly beaten at Mario Kart by my older brothers, video games have occupied a central role in my life. They were my method of bonding: with my family, with friends, with strangers met over the internet on those games themselves. Since coming to university, that...
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