For a long time, science has run on the assumption that, once we’re dead, that’s that. But new research from the University of Illinois NeuroRepository has found that gene expression in some genes actually increases after death – although we are dead, parts of the brain are still active, increasing...
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The world is slowly starting to open up which, hopefully, means that we will start to see more real-life travel once again. However, at the moment this is one huge question mark, with vaccine passports, foreign variants, and the general fear of coronavirus all complicating things a little. We asked our writers what they thought about being able to travel and where and when they planned to go first.
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Baseball has long been the national sport of the USA, and tales of baseball legends – from Babe Ruth to Ty Cobb to Barry Bonds – have been part of the American story. But it can’t have escaped your attention that America is currently split down the middle, and baseball...
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Reece Goodall finds the latest instalment in the horror franchise fun but somewhat lacking.
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Sir Isaac Newton is known for many advances in many different fields of knowledge. He formulated a theory of gravity after a famous encounter with an apple, deriving a lot of information about our Solar System. He made seminal contributions to optics, and he was heavily involved with the development...
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Reece Goodall recommends expanding your horizons by reading global literature.
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If you’ve ever seen a film version of Frankenstein, you’re probably familiar with how the mad doctor uses lightning to create life. Although it’s not exactly the same scenario, research from the University of Leeds suggests that lightning may also have been pivotal in facilitating life on Earth. During his...
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World champion Lewis Hamilton edged out a win at the Bahrain Grand Prix, holding off Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in an extraordinary finish ordered by race control. The Mercedes driver faced his rival in a tactical battle that lasted all race, and which saw both men exchange the lead at...
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Student leaders have called on Edinburgh University to do more to deal with sexual violence.
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One of the classic icons of the holiday is the postcard – a piece of post from someone who is away, telling you a little about what they’re up to. But how did the postcard come to be, and how did it become an essential part of the holiday industry?
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Reece Goodall congratulates the season 21 closer of 'Midsomer Murders', believing that it contains "all of the things people love about the show"
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Volcanism has been back in the news recently with stories of an eruption in Iceland. But as we see those images of lava pouring out near Reykjavik, a classic example of volcanic activity throughout Earth’s history, it may come as a surprise that not every volcano in the universe conforms...
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One in five UK students were not unable to study the right subjects to prepare them for a degree, according to a new survey by UCAS.
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