Finnish study shows that there is little direct effect of “leisure time physical activity” on lifespan – what makes this study different from others, and is it right?
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Here’s what happened when I taught a fly-fishing course in the waterways of New Orleans
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The curious case of the Danish spy chief and former minister may be over, but key questions about secrecy and democracy remain
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Volcanic Iceland is rumbling again as magma rises − a geologist explains eruptions in the land of fire and ice
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From a scholar of genocide: Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here’s what the term actually means
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Massachusetts passed a law requiring cars make data accessible to independent shops to allow repairs. Automakers sued.
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Estonia-Finland pipeline explosion – what's the evidence that the damage was deliberate?
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In the depths of Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art, a volcano is stirring – Hrafntinna (Obsidian) is an immersive installation by Icelandic artist and musician Jónsi
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Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity
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Humans have been predicting eclipses for thousands of years, but it’s harder than you might think
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Microplastics in the mud – Finnish lake sediments help us get to the bottom of plastic pollution
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Harassment and abuse perceived to harm poor women less − new research finds a ‘thicker skin’ bias
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Professionals in Sweden are pushing back hard against a rightwing plan to make them snitch on undocumented migrants
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Recent neuroscience research suggests that popular strategies to control dopamine are based on an overly narrow view of how it functions
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How disappearance became a global weapon of psychological control, fifty years on from Chile’s US-backed coup
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How video games like ‘Starfield’ are creating a new generation of classical music fans
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Three medieval tales about adventures to the Moon - from three different cultures
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Many people think cannabis smoke is harmless − a physician explains how that belief can put people at risk
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Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? Four scholars weigh in.
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A supermarket chain in the Netherlands is helping to combat loneliness with so-called “slow” checkouts where chatting is encouraged
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The number of strikes rippling across the US seem big, but the total number of Americans walking off the job remains historically low
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‘Worthless’ forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change
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Only Murders in the Building is a loving parody of the whodunit
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To predict future sea level rise, we need accurate maps of the world's most remote fjords in Greenland and Antarctica
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Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US, new study finds
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Potentially faulty data spotted in surveys of drug use and other behaviors among LGBQ US youth
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The Summer Book (1972) – Tove Jansson's novel about love, family and nature, will make you nostalgic for your own childhood
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Why homes often feel warmer than the thermostat suggests, and what to do about it
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Is this the protein plant of the future? New study finds ‘sweetness gene’ that makes lupins tastier
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Historian finds evidence for use of y'all in London from 1600s
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Not all porn is created equal - is there such a thing as a healthy pornography?
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Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out discussion and implementation of more sustainable ways to manage waste
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When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future
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How does the new over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, work to prevent pregnancy?
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Strongly influenced by Quakers 175 years ago, the Seneca Falls Convention kicked off the fight for women’s suffrage in the USA
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Professor of medicine claims that curing America’s loneliness epidemic would make us healthier, fitter and less likely to abuse drugs
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A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses
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About the times American films focused on labor struggle
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Reasons why a cat might be peeing on the rug
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Why a holiday is good for you even before you take time off
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The earth might hold huge stores of natural hydrogen – and prospectors are already scouring South Australia for it
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Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland's ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure
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The history behind Orkney's vote to ‘join Norway’
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The actual danger from AI is mostly not what is getting talked about
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Watered-down LGBTQ ‘understanding’ bill shows how far Japan’s parliament is out of step with its society – and history
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Intimate and immense – remembering Kaija Saariaho, one of the greatest composers of our time
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I’m a Luddite. You should be one too
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Europe has lost over half a billion birds in forty years. The single biggest cause? Pesticides and fertilisers
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The results of Finland's parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead – what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next
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What Denmark's dead hedgehogs tell us about their lives – and how we can help them
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