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What is ecological debt?
Let’s take a moment to consider a concept which highlights both the scale of the climate crisis and inequalities between different areas of the world…
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What is the best time of day to take a shower?
YouGov data from 2019 showed that 49% of Brits shower once per day, while 20% do so 4 to 6 times per week. And 6% even shower more than once per day!…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Could sofa theory help you find your ideal partner?
Picture the scene: a woman is sitting in a bar, when a man comes up to try to talk to her. She finds him attractive, but acts disinterested and more …
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How long do people have sex for?
Popular fantasy might suggest that we need to have hours of sex in order to be satisfied, but is that actually true? A study published in the Journal…
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Why should you be happy to see spiders in your home?
What's your relationship with spiders like? Some people are pretty terrified of them, and for many their first reaction is to grab something to squas…
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What is de-extinction?
What is de-extinction?
The process of de-extinction is all about bringing extinct species back to life. It became known in the 2010s, thanks to an a…
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Can a messy desk help some people work better?
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”. If you’re obsessed with having a tidy work environment,…
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How do aeroplanes fly?
Have you ever been on an aeroplane and wondered how on earth a vehicle weighing tens of thousands of kilograms can even take off, let alone stay in t…
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Is staying friends with an ex really a good idea?
Most of us have to go through a painful breakup at some point in our life. Even if you thought you’d found your soulmate, started planning a grand fu…
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Who was the real Count of Monte Cristo?
French novelist Alexandre Dumas first published The Count of Monte Cristo as a novel in 1844, and it went on to gain a reputation as one of the most …
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