Sexting among young people has become a hotly debated topic over the past few years. Over the same period, our understanding of sexting has evolved. What was originally understood as sending naked or semi-naked images has ...
Education
Dec 12, 2018
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A set of fortunate circumstances may have prevented the UK from being harder hit by bluetongue in the past but the threat of future outbreaks is only set to increase, new research reveals.
Ecology
Jan 14, 2019
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Britain launched its own space agency Tuesday with the help of home-grown astronaut Major Timothy Peake, aimed at boosting the country's multi-billion-pound space technology industry.
Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2010
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When it comes to climate change, the focus tends to be on carbon dioxide. But hot on its heels is methane (CH₄), the second most important greenhouse gas contributing to the climate emergency.
Environment
Jul 5, 2022
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Food security is no laughing matter at the best of times, but I gasped when I first read the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (Defra) annual food civil contingencies infrastructure report in 2018. It is ...
Economics & Business
Mar 23, 2020
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The recent dramatic events that led to the resignation of UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, on July 7 2022 raise the issue of how politics—and economic policy uncertainty more specifically—affects the UK economy. The ...
Economics & Business
Jul 12, 2022
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Over the past decade, the UK has tentatively begun to exploit its reserves of shale gas through a process best known as "fracking". But according to our new research, UK shale gas reserves are substantially lower than previously ...
Environment
Aug 26, 2019
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The UK's craving for meat is not affected by campaigns for plant-based alternatives, according to new research by the University of Surrey.
Economics & Business
Oct 10, 2022
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The size of the gap in academic achievement between white and minority ethnic medical students in the UK varies considerably, depending on their individual ethnicity and which medical school they attended, finds the largest ...
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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Wind energy has been identified as having an important role to play in the world's move towards a low-carbon future. But, due to short-term planning rules, it may not have as big a part as it could in the UK's own sustainable ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 19, 2018
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