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US–Canada tariffs threaten the car industry
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Only a few days ago, the United States and Canada appeared to be centimetres - or inches - away from...
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Ethiopia’s Green Legacy: 353 Million Trees Planted in Twelve Hours
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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The rapid loss of forest cover in Ethiopia has had serious consequences for agricultural productivity and the country’s food security....
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Rock Glaciers Hide an Astonishing Amount of Ice Worldwide
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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It is easy to think of glaciers as enormous sheets of white ice shining beneath an open sky. Yet glaciers...
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Tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs methane, offering a climate change opportunity
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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My colleagues and I have shown, for the first time at a global scale, that tree bark in the world’s...
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How the As Pontes mine became a lake with 547 billion litres of water
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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In Galicia, north-western Spain, an old lignite mine left behind an excavation more than 300 metres deep after decades of...
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Olympic Games Psychology: How Athletes Perform Under Pressure
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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Taking part in the Olympic Games is an exceptional accomplishment, bringing pressures and demands unlike those found elsewhere. Whether an...
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Scientists Buried 2,000 Pairs of Underpants Across Switzerland to Test Soil Health
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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They wanted our attention, and they have certainly got it. Across Switzerland, scientists buried more than 2,000 pairs of underwear...
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Childhood Habits Shape Adult Thermostat Settings and Energy Use
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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Early-life routines are often difficult to shake off. Findings from a new survey indicate that the way people set their...
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Seneca on Time: Why Life Is Often Wasted
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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Seneca placed time at the heart of one of Stoicism’s best-known reflections: life is not necessarily short, yet it is...
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Narwhals Help Scientists Track Warm Atlantic Water Near Greenland
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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If you find yourself in an unfamiliar environment, a local guide can sometimes be the best person to lead the...
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Why Consciousness Evolved from Brain Physiology
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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Why did consciousness emerge from the brain’s underlying physiology? Although it is a lively field within neuroscience, consciousness research remains...
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Extreme forest fires doubled in frequency and intensity between 2003 and 2023
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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Over the past two decades, extreme forest fires have doubled in both frequency and intensity. A recently published study has...
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Ancient Water beneath the Sahara: Libya’s Great Man-Made River
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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Beneath one of the driest landscapes on Earth lies a water reserve created when the Sahara bore little resemblance to...
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Mexican Navy vessels deliver 718.54 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Venezuela
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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In support of communities affected in Venezuela, Mexican Navy vessels ARM “Papaloapan” and ARM “Huasteco” completed their mission by delivering...
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Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Nematodes Show No Radiation Damage
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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Microscopic worms that spend their entire lives within the intensely radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) seem to remain entirely unaffected...
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5 Easy Ways to Connect with Your Spirituality
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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When we think of spirituality, many people picture elaborate rituals, lengthy meditations or practices that demand considerable time and commitment....
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Online Illegal Wildlife Trade Is Driving a Growing Threat to Biodiversity
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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The current mass extinction on Earth bears a clear human imprint. People are driving the decline of other species through...
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Coal Ash Could Supply Rare Earth Elements From Fossil-Fuel Waste
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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Modern life depends on metals. The technologies, industries and infrastructure that define the present day would be impossible without 17...
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How to Get in the Zone: Flow and Clutch States
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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People are often said to be “in the zone” when they have performed exceptionally, whether in sport, music, video games...
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Taiwan’s 84.1-Metre Heavenly Sword: The Tallest Tree in East Asia
Reverend Daniel Whitaker
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For years, a tree taller than many buildings remained almost unseen among Taiwan’s mountains. In 2023, researchers finally reached it...
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SpaceX Starship: Elon Musk’s Environmental Paradox
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Elon Musk has said for years that SpaceX must enable humanity to survive climate change. Yet his Mercury-like ambitions for...
