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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 the driver is your father, your neighbour or yourself. For years, figures such...
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Ancient DNA reveals Avar society in the Carpathian Basin
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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For centuries, our understanding of earlier societies has relied chiefly on pottery fragments, burial grounds and ancient written records. But...
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Deep Fission Deep-Well Reactors for AI Data Centres
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Clean megawatts are in short supply, planning permissions move slowly, and patience is wearing thin across technology hubs. Against that...
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Working Pensioners: When Retirement Exists Only on Paper
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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At around 6.30 am, Mr Krüger pulls crates of bread rolls across the car park of a supermarket in a...
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How 3 Million Native Seeds Are Airdropped Over Burned Forests
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A dark speck moves above a landscape that still carries the smell of ash and damp charcoal - the sort...
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18th-Century Explorer’s Ghost Ship Found off Western Australia
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The sonar image appears before anything else: a faint, pale shape against a black screen. It is a rectangle far...
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China and NASA’s Quiet Call to Avoid a Satellite Collision
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The call came without a dramatic countdown or a Hollywood-style warning siren. Instead, it was a discreet digital alert between...
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When Going Green Turns Into a Luxury Tax Problem
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The envelope felt weighty before it was even opened. Its paper was thick, stamped with the local tax office’s crisp...
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Big Five Personality Traits Study Identifies 1,260 Genetic Variants
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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One of the most profound existential questions anyone can pose is, "What makes me, me?" Identical twins share almost the...
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California Water Crisis: Seawater, Sewage and the Drought Gamble
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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It glints in the sunlight like any agricultural canal, yet lean closer and there is a slight chemical smell, along...
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How Tiny Cleaning Resets Made Life Feel Lighter
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The Saturday I finally noticed it, I was in the hallway gripping the vacuum cleaner like a sword I had...
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How China turned the South China Sea into hard land, one grain at a time
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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On a misty morning in the South China Sea, a Filipino fisherman steers his boat towards a place his grandfather...
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What Greeting Strange Dogs Reveals About You
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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She pauses. Her knees dip slightly, her voice rises by a note, and moments later she is on the pavement...
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IVF May Leave a Mark on Children’s Jumping Genes, Chinese Study Finds
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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More than 13 million children worldwide have been born through assisted reproduction. Could the earliest days of life in a...
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Why White Vinegar Under the Bed Can Renew Your Bedroom
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Caring for the bedroom involves more than a quick tidy-up; it also requires effective hygiene practices. Keeping the room free...
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CATL Naxtra sodium-ion batteries are set for passenger cars
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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For years, sodium-ion batteries were regarded as having only limited potential to replace conventional lithium-ion units. CATL, the Chinese battery...
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Morocco Hunter-Gatherers Relied Heavily on Plants 15,000 Years Ago
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Anyone following a paleo-style diet may wish to consider putting a few extra vegetables on the menu. An analysis of...
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Western Australia’s Magnetite Could Hold Vast Natural Hydrogen Reserves
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The hunt is under way for naturally occurring hydrogen sources that might help accelerate the shift towards a low-carbon energy...
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Gesher Benot Ya’aqov Reveals Hominin Stone Tool Planning 800,000 Years Ago
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Nearly 800,000 years ago, hominins established camps on the shore of a lake in the area now known as the...
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Why Phone Calls Can Feel So Difficult to Answer
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Your phone vibrates on the table and a familiar name appears on the screen, yet your instinct is to turn...
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DSS Galatea Escorts RFS Boikiy Through the Netherlands EEZ
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A patrol vessel operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy has conducted surveillance and escort duties involving Russian naval units as...
