How often should you really be washing your bedding? A microbiologist explains

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Most of us spend around a third of our lives in bed. Sleep isnt just downtime; its essential for normal brain function and overall health. And while we often focus on how many hours were getting, the quality of our sleep...

Undersea cables are vulnerable to sabotage – but this takes skill and specialist equipment

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Countries have come to rely on a network of cables and pipes under the sea for their energy and communications. So it has been worrying to read headlines about communications cables being cut and, in one case, an undersea...

Welcome to post-growth Europe – can anyone accept this new political reality?

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Across much of Europe, the engines of economic growth are sputtering. In its latest global outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sharply downgraded its forecasts for the UK and Europe, warning that the continent...

Do women have to pee more often? The answer is surprisingly complex

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Are we stopping again already? Its a familiar complaint on family road trips and one thats often aimed at women. From sitcoms to stand-up routines, the idea that women have smaller bladders has become a cultural punchline....

Wimbledon and British Open competitors aren’t the only ones at risk of these common elbow injuries

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Professional athletes from around the world spend years training to compete in some of the UKs biggest summer sporting tournaments: Wimbledon and the British Open. But not all tournament hopefuls will make it to the finals...

What research on sexting reveals about how men and women think about consent

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Sexting the creating and exchanging of sexual texts, photos and videos has become part of many peoples sexual and romantic lives. In an age where interpersonal relations often take place through digital technology,...

Overuse of riprap to prevent riverbank erosion is harming B.C. rivers

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Every spring, melting snow and heavy rainfall brings a higher risk of flooding and riverbank erosion to parts of Canada. Bank erosion is responsible for a significant portion of annual flood damage in Canada, with...