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Why Norway’s Polar Bears Are Getting Fatter in Svalbard
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The helicopter makes a single circuit above the fractured white expanse of the Barents Sea before descending. Beneath it, a...
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France’s Kimon frigate offer could reshape Greece’s navy for two decades
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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In the eastern Mediterranean, a discreet negotiation could alter the way Greece fights, invests and builds over the coming two...
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Spanish Researchers Reveal Mammoths and Dinosaurs Moved More Slowly
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The first time you stand beneath a mammoth skeleton, the experience can feel like being held in place by a...
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Libra Is the Lucky Sign This October
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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After months of contradictory signs and almost-successes, October changes the narrative. The cosmic wheel moves ahead, and one sign abruptly...
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Remote Work, Office Work and the Hybrid Work Divide
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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One employee scrolls through Slack in slippers while a cat’s tail moves across the screen like an unhurried metronome. Elsewhere,...
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How 50,000 Bison Are Restoring Prairie Soil
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A faint rustling stirs the grass, followed by a deep, rolling sound like surf far out at sea. Dark forms...
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Why Some People Have a Loud Voice and How to Lower the Volume
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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At a table in the middle of the café, one man was describing his weekend, his voice carrying above the...
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Goodbye to Retirement at 67: The New Age for Collecting Social Security
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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At the front of a library meeting room, a Social Security specialist advanced a slide reading: “Full retirement age: moving...
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The Quiet Power of Handmade Family Gifts
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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They arrive at the front door in cardboard boxes sealed with tape, as unremarkable as a receipt. In a peaceful...
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Antarctic Icefish Nursery: Should We Leave It Untouched?
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The ship’s engine gave off the low hum of a faraway refrigerator while the camera passed beneath the sea ice...
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Driving licence rules for older drivers are changing
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A man in his seventies rolls his car keys through his fingers, their small metal ring tapping against the plastic...
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Why Chasing Happiness Keeps Slipping Through Your Fingers
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Opposite the psychologist sat a stylish woman in her thirties, worn out and idly flicking through her phone. “I have...
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How to Make a Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder for Garden Birds
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A clear, lightweight plastic bottle sits beside a bin, seemingly destined to vanish into a lorry, a recycling centre or,...
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China’s Jupiter I: The World’s Largest 30 MW 100% Hydrogen Turbine
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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China’s newest energy machine resembles an ordinary gas turbine, but it could quietly transform the way clean electricity supports the...
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Why Adults Quietly Distance Themselves From Their Parents
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Ending contact with your parents is not like changing your telephone number. It tends to happen through small cracks: messages...
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How Raptors Are Restoring Balance Across Farms and Towns
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A red kite hangs over a field, its wings flickering and its head cocked, seemingly tuned to movement beneath the...
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How Remote Work Is Unevenly Reshaping Our Social Lives
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The laptop teeters on the edge of the kitchen table, beside a mug leaving an ever-widening ring of cold coffee....
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The Highway Code’s Real Age Limit for Driving
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Not as an abstract idea, but when it concerns your father, your neighbour or yourself. For years, figures such as...
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Peru Grants Stingless Bees Legal Rights in the Amazon
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Well done. Far inside Peru’s Amazon, a small forest-dwelling worker has, for the first time, entered courtrooms and legal statutes....
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Military Finds Underwater Structure at 2,670 Metres
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The descent began with a metallic jolt, followed by darkness so dense it seemed tangible. Across the control-room displays, the...
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What Walking Speed Reveals About Your Personality
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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You hardly ever notice it. You walk to work, hurry to catch a bus or cross a station concourse. You...
