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Mysterious evolution of wonky whale skulls revealed by new study
Sperm whale skull. JvL/Flickr, CC BY-SA Some whales are wonky. You might not know it to look at them, but their skulls are actually incredibly asymmetrical. This mysterious feature helps with echolocation, the way that whales work out where things are by making sounds and sensing how they are reflectedContinue Reading
Kashmir: new domicile rules spark fresh anger a year after India removed region’s special status
One year since Narendra Modi’s government scrapped the special status that Kashmir had held for decades, Kashmiris remain deeply concerned about their future. In late March, while India was under a coronavirus lockdown, the government of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) redefined domicile rules for Kashmir. This made it easierContinue Reading
Coronavirus shows how to get people to act on climate change – here’s the psychology
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. Daniele COSSU/Shutterstock Climate change and COVID-19 are the two most significant crises faced by the modern world – and widespread behaviour change is essential to cope with both. This means that official messaging by government and other authorities is critical. To succeed, leaders need to communicateContinue Reading
Eliminating coronavirus will be expensive and difficult – but here’s why it’s preferable to suppression
Any approach to controlling an infectious disease has one of three broad aims: suppressing, eliminating or eradicating it. The UK’s strategy so far has seemed to focus on suppressing the virus, trying to limit its spread, but we need to think about whether this is the best course of action.Continue Reading
As COVID-19 infections surge, Japan launches travel subsidy campaign · Global Voices
As COVID-19 climb in major Japanese cities, the government launched a campaign aimed at boosting local tourism Pontocho, Kyoto, July 2019. Pontocho is popular with tourists, and Japan’s new Go To campaign is encouraging people to visit places like this one. Photo by Nevin Thompson. Mixed messages from Tokyo metropolitan government,Continue Reading
First National Food Strategy report calls for ‘gold standard level of scrutiny’ on import standards
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Skyrocketing unemployment is bad news for Boris Johnson
The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously disrupted the UK economy and major increases in unemployment are already occurring. It has already been reported that 649,000 jobs have disappeared during the lockdown. If history tells us anything, it’s that a significant surge in unemployment could cost Boris Johnson significant voter support –Continue Reading
A coronavirus vaccine may require boosters – here’s what that means
In the global race to contain the coronavirus pandemic, there is hopeful news on the vaccine front, with a number of potential candidates being developed and some promising early results. Based on what we know so far, it currently seems likely that most potential vaccines designed to protect against theContinue Reading
Stonehenge: how we revealed the original source of the biggest stones
Andre Pattenden/English Heritage Stonehenge, an icon of European prehistory that attracts more than a million visitors a year, is rarely out of the news. Yet, surprisingly, there is much we don’t know about it. Finding the sources of the stones used to build the monument is a fundamental question thatContinue Reading
Angolan pastors break away from the Universal Church of Brazil · Global Voices
The dissidents claim to have taken control of 42 percent of the country’s temples The Universal Church of Angola wants to separate from its Brazilian counterpart [YouTube TPA Screenshot] – 27 June 2020, taken by Dércio Tsandzana The matter started in November 2019, when a group of Angolan pastors spoke out againstContinue Reading