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Why Closing Roller Shutters at 6 pm Can Cost You Money in March
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Yet in March, that reflex can cost you real money. More and more households across Europe are timing their heating...
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Sea level rise and storms reshape seabed stress
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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More water above the seafed might seem certain to increase stress on the seabed. While that may be the instinctive...
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Why Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Import Sand Despite Their Deserts
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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At first glance, it sounds like a bad joke: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, of all places, surrounded...
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Why Latchkey Children Developed Remarkable Inner Strength
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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This childhood shaped millions of people, often more profoundly than they realise. Anyone who grew up in the 1970s, 1980s...
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EU electric vehicles: the plan for 100% new-car sales by 2035
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The European Union (EU) has a target: for the new-car market to be 100% electric by 2035. Yet several organisations...
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Palais de Justice: Archaeological Discoveries Beneath Paris
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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While construction workers were expected at the Paris Palais de Justice on the Île de la Cité for a major...
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South Korea takes a new step towards a nuclear submarine
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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After months of debate and negotiations with the United States to secure its backing, the South Korean government has taken...
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Why Someone Constantly Interrupts Others, According to Psychology
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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According to psychology, there is far more behind this irritating habit than mere rudeness. People who talk over others risk...
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Germany discovers 43 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent in Altmark
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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As countries compete for access to lithium, a critical raw material for the energy transition, Germany has unveiled an unexpected...
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France: How a Retired Couple Receives More Than €1,600 Without Ever Having a Regular Job
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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600 euros – without completing a single conventional year of employment. The case has prompted debate: two pensioners, officially with...
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Chimpanzees throw rocks at trees in a possible ritual
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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This article was written by Laura Kehoe of Humboldt University of Berlin and was first published by The Conversation. On...
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North Atlantic right whale is on the right track
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is moving in a more positive direction. Having hovered near extinction for more...
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Zoey and Joey: An elderly owner’s touching farewell
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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In the US state of Minnesota, an elderly man has to leave his home and move into a care home....
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USAF B-52H bombers escorted by Japanese F-15 and F-2 fighters during Pacific patrol
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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As part of the bilateral co-operation between the two countries’ armed forces, US Air Force (USAF) B-52H bombers were escorted...
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Argentinian scientists find one of the world’s oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Argentinian scientists have unearthed fossilised remains from one of the world’s oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains, the CONICET...
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Seven Habits Proven to Strengthen Your Happiness
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Many people wait for one defining moment that will make everything better – yet real happiness usually grows from small...
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Russian Baltic Fleet Corvette Conducts Exercises with Iran in the Gulf of Oman Near USS Abraham Lincoln
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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At a time of heightened sensitivity in the Middle East, a Russian Navy Baltic Fleet corvette conducted joint exercises with...
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What Constant Interrupting Reveals About Someone’s Inner World
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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You are halfway through a sentence when it happens once more. The person opposite you jumps straight in, incorrectly completes...
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How to Help a Stray Cat Beyond Feeding
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Most people respond in much the same way: they fetch a bowl, fill it with dry food or scraps, and...
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United States warns half of Chinese Navy submarine fleet could be nuclear-powered by 2035
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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At a hearing titled “Part of Their World: Undersea Competition Between the United States and China,” naval officers and analysts...
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What Is the Ideal Pension for Living Alone?
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The evening light catches the pile of envelopes on the kitchen table, making them seem oddly menacing. A bank statement....
