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How bad science is becoming big business
Fraudulent science is not about just a few bad apples. Joanna Dorota/Shutterstock Researchers are dealing with a disturbing trend that threatens the foundation of scientific…
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Why being open about science can make people trust it less – and what to do about it
People stop trusting science when it doesn’t meet high expectations. Billion Photos/Shutterstock When people trust science, they can make better decisions, follow helpful rules and…
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Exams coming up? Use the science of memory to improve how you revise
Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock “I did revise… it just didn’t go in!” Sound familiar? What about “I turned over the exam paper and my mind just went blank…”…
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The science of baby babbling – and why it can take on accents
RAMNIKLAL MODI/Shutterstock A video of 19-month-old Orla from Liverpool has gone viral, reaching more than 19 million views on TikTok. In the clip, babysitter Olayka…
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The first chemist in history may have been a female perfumer – here’s how the science of scents has changed since
Vera Petruk/Shutterstock Perfume making dates back at least 3,000 years – to the time of Tapputi-belat-ekalle, who is considered the first chemist in history. What…
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Why some people don’t trust science – and how to change their minds
Nasa/wikipedia During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased, we recently discovered. But 7% said…
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The UK has joined the EU’s Horizon science funding scheme – but if we want the UK to lead, the hard work has just begun
Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock The UK government’s announcement that it had rejoined the European Union’s Horizon Europe science funding programme was cause for celebration among researchers…
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Are big cats prowling the UK? What the science tells us
Exploring the British countryside? Unlikely, says big cat expert. Karel Bartik/Shutterstock Rumours that there are big cats in Britain stubbornly keep cropping up. The thought…
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Science shows the severe climate consequences of new fossil fuel extraction
An offshore drilling platform. Mike Mareen/Shutterstock The world has just suffered through its warmest month ever recorded. Heatwaves have swept across southern Europe, the US…
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Nkiru Amadi-Emina talks about Entrepreneurship & Selling Her First Company on Peace Itimi’s “How I”
Nkiru Amadi-Emina, Founder of Pivo Africa, shares her journey into entrepreneurship and the delightful series of events that led her into selling her first company…
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