Mabel Segun: Nigerian children’s writer, poet and broadcaster

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Mabel Dorothy Okanima Segun, who passed away on 6 March 2025, at 95, was a prominent figure in Nigerian literature. Her life was an extraordinary mix of broadcasting, childrens storytelling, poetry, playwriting, and sport....

Laudato Si’: A look back on Pope Francis’s environmental legacy

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The Vaticans College of Cardinals will soon gather in Rome to elect a new head of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. As the church prepares for the papal conclave, the world is assessing Franciss...

Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is a dark parable about coercive control

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Coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship became a criminal offence in the UK in December 2015. The legislation was the result of a long campaign by the charity Womens Aid to extend...

Thirty years on, our research linking viral infections with Alzheimer’s is finally getting the attention it deserves

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The common cold sore virus, which is often caught in childhood, usually stays in the body for life quietly dormant in the nerves. Now and then, things like stress, illness or injury can trigger it, bringing on a cold sore...

Is the UK’s energy storage growing fast enough?

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Britains booming green energy generation has a costly side-effect: the national electricity system operator has had to compensate wind turbine operators that could have produced more clean electricity than the grid could...

How we discovered specific brain cells that enable intelligent behaviour

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For decades, neuroscientists have developed mathematical frameworks to explain how brain activity drives behaviour in predictable, repetitive scenarios, such as while playing a game. These algorithms have not only...

Cracked heels can be a painful health risk - here’s how to keep your feet smooth this summer

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As temperatures rise and sandals make their seasonal debut, our feet step into the spotlight. But summer presents challenges that make foot care especially important. Heat, sun exposure and the temptation to go barefoot...