Leo Wilson 
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The UK is to launch a £300 million drive to push Vladimir Putin further out of the global energy market though an investment in high-tech nuclear fuel. Ministers will vow to end what … Read more
Freezing is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 9 million people worldwide. When individuals with Parkinson’s disease freeze, they suddenly lose the ability to move their feet, often mid-stride, resulting in a series of staccato stutter steps that get shorter until the person … Read more
Anoxia begets anoxia: A positive feedback to the deoxygenation of temperate lakes Credit: M. Lau Anoxia threatens inland waters worldwide. Once it has occurred in a lake, the lack of oxygen even sets in motion a downward spiral that accelerates with increasing global warming. This is indicated by the results of an international study involving … Read more
Your article shows the way that depression will be treated worldwide in future (“A weight off our minds: how therapy got physical to beef up mental health”, News). Exercise as a treatment for depression has five massive advantages: it is free; it can be used in combination with other treatments; the benefits last; it confers … Read more
Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter What’s on your bucket list? Whether it’s, say, walking with elephants, seeing the northern lights or trekking through a rainforest, generally there’s one … Read more
People who are hard of hearing spend more energy listening. That energy comes at the expense of other cognitive functions. Cognitive functions are the mental processes in the brain that enable us to think and solve problems, among other things. In a new study featuring data from 573,088 people, researchers from the Department of Clinical … Read more
An example training scenario for teachers. Credit: University of Pennsylvania In New York City, law enforcement regularly monitors the social media use of young people who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), compiling binders of Twitter and Facebook posts to link them to crimes or gangs. Something as benign as liking a photo … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets Sunday, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 126 people. Heavy snowfall … Read more
A recent cold spell plunged the nation of Korea into a deep freeze, resulting in the closure of 247 national parks, the cancellation of 14 domestic flights, and the scrapping of 107 cruise ship voyages. While the cold snap brought relief by significantly reducing the prevalence of particulate matter obscuring our surroundings, a recent study … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While some U.K. farmers see the advances in the development of cultured, or cell-based meat, as potential competition to traditional meat production, others from the farming community have suggested it could create a premium for pasture-reared meat. Research into farmers’ attitudes towards cultured meat, led by a team from the University … Read more
