The five best Lake District museums – recommended by a historian
Most people come to the Lake District seeking the great outdoors. Boating, camping and hiking are a big part of the national park’s appeal. But indoor attractions matter here, too. This is one of the wettest parts of Britain, after all, and when the rain stops play, the region’s museums offer plenty to explore. Museums […]
Your brain for sale? The new frontier of neural data
DC Studio/Shutterstock Your browsing history, your location, your political preferences. For years, tech companies have found ways to turn personal data into profit. Now, a new and far more intimate frontier is opening: the electrical signals produced by your brain. This is not science fiction. Nor is it about brain implants for paralysed patients or […]
Ireland’s Easter Rising: archives reveal hardship faced by the families of those killed in 1916
The General Post Office building on Sackville Street in Dublin served as the HQ for the leaders of the Easter Rising. Wikimedia/National Library of Ireland, CC BY On November 26, 1923, a woman named Anne McCormack applied for a military dependent’s pension on the grounds of her husband, James McCormack’s death. He had been a […]
Why the war in Iran will make your UK mortgage more expensive
The war in Iran is affecting the cost of living around the world. In the UK, it is leading to higher energy prices, weaker economic growth and a more expensive future. It may seem odd that fighting in the Middle East could have such a profound affect on household finances in the East Midlands (and […]
A women’s ‘push-up hack’ is trending on social media – an anatomist explains why it works
Those who have tried the viral ‘hack’ say it does make push-ups easier to do. Microgen/ Shutterstock Push-ups can be a challenge for the best of us. But many women struggle to do them, even after months of training in the gym. So when a so-called “women’s push-up hack” started trending on social media, it’s […]
Earthrise to Earthset: how the planet’s climate has changed since the photo that inspired the environmental movement
Earthrise. The view of the rising Earth as photographed by the Apollo 8 astronauts on December 24 1968 as they came from behind the Moon after the fourth nearside orbit. Nasa/William Anders A new Earthset image has been captured by the crew of Artemis II, 58 years since the iconic Earthrise photograph taken by the […]
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