4 d. ago People doing intense exercise experience time warp, study finds

Research suggests those who push themselves when working out perceive time to move more slowlyIf your sessions at the gym seem to drag on for hours, you are in good company. People who push themselves when working out report a form of time warp, making it feel as if they have been exercising for longer than they have, researchers say.Adults who took part in 4km cycling trials on exercise bikes perceived time to have slowed down, scientists said, with the cyclists underestimating how long they had been pedalling for by about 10%. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Oxford Uni historian faces deportation for time abroad researching

She has lived in the UK for nearly 10 years but has now been told to leave

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9 d. ago What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge sprayed on to farmland? The answer won’t make you happy | George Monbiot

Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxinsIf humanity has an epitaph, it might read something like this: “Knackered by the things we missed.” It is true that several existential threats are widely known and widely discussed. But some of the greatest dangers we face appear on almost no one’s radar.How often have you thought about this one: spreading sewage sludge on farmland? I would guess very few would include it in their top civilisational hazards. Despite the best efforts of a handful of us, it trundles on, unknown to most. Surprising as it may seem, new research suggests that it could help call time on us.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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9 d. ago What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge spread on to UK farmland? Toxic waste – and ministers don’t care | George Monbiot

Water companies let waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. When it is recklessly used as fertiliser, we are all at riskIf humanity has an epitaph, it might read something like this: “Knackered by the things we missed.” It is true that several existential threats are widely known and widely discussed. But some of the greatest dangers we face appear on almost no one’s radar.How often have you thought about this one: spreading sewage sludge on farmland? I would guess very few would include it in their top civilisational hazards. Despite the best efforts of a handful of us, it trundles on, unknown to most. Surprising as it may seem, new research suggests that it could help call time on us.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago Smoking rates in parts of England rise for first time since 2006, study shows

South-west sees biggest jump, up 17% between 2020 and 2024, while rate in southern England increases by 10%Smoking rates in parts of England have increased for the first time in nearly two decades, according to research.Academics at University College London examined smoking data for more than 350,000 adults in England over an 18-year period. They found that while the proportion of adults who smoke cigarettes, pipes, cigars or other forms of tobacco fell from 25.3% of the population in 2006 to 16.5% in 2024, progress since 2020 has flatlined and in some areas smoking rates are increasing again. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Swapping out one snack with these surprising nuts may slash your risk of heart disease

The new research comes at a time when heart attacks are the number one killer globally for both sexes, as per statistics from the British Heart Foundation

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1 week ago Israelis moving to live in Europe ‘rejuvenating’ Jewish communities

Research shows dramatic reversal of decades of net outflow to Israel, as new arrivals bring cultural influencesIsraelis making a new home in Europe have become vital to previously declining Jewish communities on the continent, boosting numbers, bringing a range of cultural influences and marking a fundamental change in the relationship between the diaspora and the Jewish state, research has revealed.A report released on Wednesday by the London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research will detail for the first time a dramatic reversal of decades of net outflow to Israel from Jewish communities in Europe. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago University of Oxford historian threatened with deportation after spending 691 days over the past decade in India doing research

University of Oxford historian Manikarnika Dutta, 37, was threatened with deportation after spending 691 days over the past decade in India doing research - on India.

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2 w. ago Oxford historian faces deportation from UK after doing research on India in India

Home Office told Manikarnika Dutta to quit Britain for spending too many days abroad for studyA high-achieving academic has been threatened with deportation from the UK because the Home Office says she has spent too many days conducting her research requiring access to historic Indian archives stored in India.Manikarnika Dutta, 37, a historian, conducted the research as part of her academic commitments to the University of Oxford, which involved studying archives in cities in India and attending a series of international conferences. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Groundbreaking theory may transform our understanding of ‘white holes’

Time is traditionally viewed as linear, but researchers say it could be dynamic

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3 w. ago Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'

Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst

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3 w. ago Exact time to spot Loch Ness Monster revealed by university researchers

Researchers from St Andrews University have taken information from a database of Nessie sightings to determine the best time of year, and of day, to visit Loch Ness in hopes of a glimpse

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3 w. ago Humans could be 'wiped out' by invasion of Jabba the Huts, says Oxford Uni scientist

An expert has warned bloated alien blobs could attempt to colonise our planet – sadly he says ET's won't resemble the sexy, slender blue Amazonian alien from the Avatar franchise

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last month Chip Ganassi Racing partners with OpenAI in first motorsports venture for AI company

Chip Ganassi Racing on Friday said it has partnered on a strategic research collaboration with OpenAI — a deal that makes the two-time reigning IndyCar championship winning team the first to bring in a partner from the artificial intelligence field

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