BBC future : How the seasons change our sleep
16th March 2023 – Isabelle Gerretsen The clocks are changing and the days are getting longer – new research suggests we might want to consider what this means for our bedtimes. The arrival of spring often heralds a welcome change after the long, hard winter months. The Sun stays up for longer, the days grow
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BBC future : Will shipping return to its ancient roots?
17th March 2023 – Martha Henriques The world is reliant on international shipping, but carbon emissions from the sector are growing. Martha Henriques asks how an ancient form of transportation can inspire the next generation of sustainable ships. Spend a moment looking at the things around you – from the phone you’re holding to the
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BBC future : Autism: Understanding my childhood habits
By Sue Nelson – 30th November 2022 Journalist Sue Nelson was diagnosed with autism late in life – and it made her see some of her childhood habits and preferences in a completely new light. No one knew I was autistic as a child but, looking back, there were a number of sensory clues. Apart
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BBC future : Why don’t humans have fur?
By Jocelyn Timperley – 11th March 2023 Most mammals, including our closest living relatives, have hairy coats. So why did we lose ours? If an alien race came to Earth and lined up humans in a row alongside all the other primates, one of the first differences they might observe – together with our upright
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BBC future : The German clinics for burnt-out parents
By Sophie Hardach – 8th March 2023 Germany has a long tradition of health retreats for struggling parents. Do they make a difference? … Germany is possibly the only country in the world where struggling parents are legally entitled to a “Kur”, a health retreat of about three weeks, every four years. A Kur is
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BBC Future : How the Moon is making days longer on Earth
By Richard Gray – 4th March 2023 Billions of years ago the average Earth day lasted less than 13 hours and it is continuing to lengthen. The reason lies in the relationship between the Moon and our oceans. T Throughout human history the Moon has been an inextricable, ghostly presence above the Earth. Its gentle
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BBC future : Montessori : The world’s most influential school?
By David Robson and Alessia Franco – 1st February 2023 Tech geniuses, nation builders and famous artists have praised the benefits of a Montessori education – but does it hold up to scientific scrutiny? David Robson and Alessia Franco investigate. …In the US, the schools’ influence in the art and tech world has long been
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BBC future : The climate benefits of a four-day workweek
By Giada Ferraglioni and Sergio Colombo – 21st February 2023 There’s growing interest in the benefits of a four-day workweek for productivity and employee wellbeing, but the picture is more complicated when it comes to climate change. In 2011, Simon Ursell and the three other co-founders of newly born environmental consultancy Tyler Grange based in
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BBC future : The cities built to be reusable
By James Gaines – 8th February 2023 The remnants of most old buildings end up in landfill, but some cities are starting to design them for so they can be easily disassembled and repurposed from the start. …The construction industry is the world’s largest consumer of raw materials. New buildings alone are responsible for 5%
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BBC future : The 61-year-long search for artificial hearts
From tunnelling beneath cities to travelling to the Moon, humanity’s engineering achievements are extraordinary. So why has building an artificial heart proved to be more challenging than expected? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230217-the-61-year-long-search-for-artificial-hearts
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