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New driving licence rules divide young drivers and seniors
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The waiting area at the licensing centre is unusually hushed, rather like a doctor’s surgery before results are given. To...
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Cold Washing: How Lower Temperatures Reduce Microfibre Pollution
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A washing machine murmurs through its “40°C mixed fabrics” programme, tossing a heap of leggings, fleece jumpers and gym T-shirts...
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Pension Cuts Next Year: How Seniors Are Fighting Back
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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There is a moment many of us have experienced: an official announcement arrives, stark and decisive, while real life is...
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Study Finds 4,405 Preserved Human Brains Dating Back 12,000 Years
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The human brain, it seems, may be far more resilient to the effects of time than expected. A new study...
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Why Homeowners Are Replacing Fibreglass with Cork Insulation
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Homeowners who previously relied on fibreglass are increasingly choosing a very different insulation material: cork. Best known for wine stoppers...
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The surprising number one factor for a happy life
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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For many decades, psychologists have followed people from childhood through to later life to discover why some enjoy healthy, satisfying...
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SCAF: France and Germany face a strategic divide over European combat aircraft
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The next generation of European combat aircraft, once promoted as an emblem of unity, is now in danger of becoming...
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Rare Prosopometamorphopsia Case at Dartmouth College Distorts Faces into Demons
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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To the human brain, other people’s faces carry exceptional importance. Vast amounts of neurological processing are dedicated to swiftly reading...
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Why Svalbard’s Polar Bears Are Getting Fatter as Arctic Sea Ice Melts
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A helicopter makes a single pass above the fractured white expanse of the Barents Sea before descending. Beneath it, a...
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Esperanza’s Horoscope for Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo and Virgo
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The heavens lean towards balance, and Esperanza speaks with the same measured rhythm. Addressing Aries through Virgo, she blends intuition...
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Carbon tax reduces forecast fuel price fall from Monday, 26 August
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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It seemed too good to be true. The forecast fall in fuel prices for the week - 3.5 cents per...
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How to Turn a Plastic Bottle into a Bird Feeder
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A clear, lightweight plastic bottle sits beside a bin, seemingly destined to vanish into a lorry, a sorting centre or,...
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Pregnancy May Reverse Biological Age After Delivery, Yale Study Finds
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Having children undeniably places substantial strain on the body, with effects that reach almost every system. Yet despite the widely...
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Viking Age Gotland Tooth Filing and Skull Modification May Have Marked Social Identity
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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People have altered their bodies in many different ways throughout history, including through tattooing, piercing, scarring, implants and even the...
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China’s Solar Overcapacity: Why Cheap Panels May Not Last
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The very panels that once powered China’s global solar surge are now stacking up in warehouses, while prices plunge and...
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Why Executives Still Fear Remote Work Discipline
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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It is the kitchen table, a coffee that has gone half-cold, a Slack notification at 7:42 a.m., and a child...
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Dutch Navy Escorts RFS Boikiy Through the North Sea
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A Royal Netherlands Navy patrol vessel conducted surveillance and escort duties for Russian naval units as they crossed the North...
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Scientists identify a brain network linked to human consciousness
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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For millennia, scientists have tried to explain human consciousness: our awareness that we exist. Even with major progress in neuroscience,...
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Why taking pebbles from beaches can worsen coastal erosion
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Cumberland Council in northern England has said that anyone removing pebbles from beaches could now be fined as much as...
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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 titled: “Full retirement age: moving...
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Herculaneum Scrolls Could Be Read Through Lead X-Ray Scans
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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When Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago, it ravaged the neighbouring Roman city of Herculaneum with searing gas, ash and...
