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As flood risk rises, some communities question the idea of resilience
People are increasingly urged to become resilient to flooding. Yet many question whether this shifts responsibility from institutions to residents.
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How El Niño could push up your mortgage and grocery bills
A Pacific climate event has far reaching effects.
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Two small Arab parties may decide Israel’s election
Ra'am and the Joint List are predicted to win as many as 15 seats in parliament, providing the opposition with an opportunity to unseat Netanyahu.
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The Jackdaw gasfield passed the legal test for North Sea drilling – Rosebank will find it much harder
A landmark 2024 Supreme Court ruling forced ministers to account for emissions from burning fossil fuels.
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Scientists aim to give lung cells a memory of how to fight viruses
Researchers are working on an off-the-shelf vaccine that trains natural killer cells to guard the nose and lungs against flu, COVID and RSV.
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Fear-based campaign ads can grab attention, but whether they win votes is less clear
Political campaigns often use fear to play on voters’ existing prejudices and stereotypes. What that means for your vote is less predictable.
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Could lawfare become warfare between Brussels and Beijing?
In response to China, the EU is transforming its single market into a legal lever: employees, subsidies and forced labour are becoming new battlegrounds.
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The 90s: Art and Fashion at Tate Britain struggles to challenge the enduring myths of Cool Britannia
Provocation became a currency for profitability, but what did this rebellion actually change – who benefited and who remained excluded?
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The Crucible: Arthur Miller’s morality tale was as much a reaction to his own marital failings as it was to the ‘red scare’
At the height of America’s ‘red scare’ witch-hunts, Miller, whose play makes a martyr hero of the husband, was having an affair with Marilyn Monroe.
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Unlocking the secrets of the ‘Dragon Man’ skull – and what it reveals about human evolution
Most of what we knew about early modern humans has been turned upside down in the past two decades – and many more questions remain.
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From aristocracy to ‘assetocracy’ – how wealth has transformed the House of Lords
Hundreds of peers enjoy extraordinary wealth, new research has found.
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Four ways to help your body adjust to the autumn time change
Changing the time on a clock does not instantly reset our body’s internal system. But these strategies can help.