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How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

Freshwater ecosystems are the lifeblood of the natural world, yet they are facing a silent crisis. A 2022 report by the World Wildlife Fund revealed a staggering 83% decline in global freshwater vertebrate populations since 1970, a rate far exceeding that of any other habitat.

The Conversation

1,000 years ago, Baltic pagans imported horses from Scandinavia to behead them or bury them alive

Baltic pagans imported horses to be sacrificed from their Christian neighbors around 1,000 years ago.

LiveScience

Chris Williams obituary

Other lives: Historian who specialised in research on Welsh radical traditions and edited Richard Burton’s diaries

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Jacob Rees-Mogg says university protests against him were ‘legitimate, if noisy’

Cross-party MPs criticise protesters who waved Palestinian flags and shouted at former Tory minister who was flanked by security

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Should I worry about microplastics?

These tiny particles are polluting the planet, including our bodies. How bad for us are they really?

The Guardian - UK

The Houthis are not a group that can be bombed into extinction – here’s why

The ‘axis of resistance’ is more than a band of Iranian-backed militias. It’s an ideological alliance, says Amal Saad of Cardiff University

The Guardian - UK

Bats ‘leapfrog’ back to roost to stay safe from predators, study finds

Researchers able to model movements of greater horseshoe bats in Devon to help conserve foraging grounds

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Israel is pushing Hezbollah to its limits. How it responds will define the future of this war

With the assassination of Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon, Israel has risked an alarming escalation, says Amal Saad of Cardiff University

The Guardian - UK

Early medieval Welsh cemetery found containing crouching bodies

Fragments of butchered animal bones and drinking vessels indicate site near Barry was also used for feasting

The Guardian - UK

Plasma Streams Explain Supermassive Black Holes Influence On Galaxies

Supermassive black holes glow in the same way no matter their appetite, and that could be a huge clue to their relationship with their host galaxies.

Inverse

Skeletons unearthed after 'incredibly rare' tomb discovered in Orkney

SKELETONS of men, women and children have been unearthed after archaeologists discovered the ruins of a 5000-year-old tomb in Orkney.

The National (Scotland)

Doll Play Boosts Social Development In Children With Autism, Finds Study

Engaging in doll play enhances social processing and empathy skills, benefiting children with autism, according to Cardiff University research.

Zenger

Playing with dolls could help a child’s social development

The new findings suggested that broader social engagement with others while engaging in doll play was a unique pathway to social development for these children

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UK universities still taking cash payments for fees ‘is money laundering risk’

Study finds one in five institutions are leaving themselves vulnerable by continuing to accept cash

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Coventry MP demands inquiry into 1960s radioactive study on south Asian women

Women were given chapatis containing radioactive isotopes as part of trial into iron deficiency

The Independent UK

Beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding, study finds

Researchers spent two years studying a small Shropshire river.

The Independent UK

Mattel accused of ‘stealth marketing’ after giving away free Barbie dolls in schools

Health experts have claimed Mattel-sponsored school programme ‘reinforces damaging gender stereotypes’

The Independent UK

Mattel accused of ‘stealth marketing’ after giving away free Barbie dolls in schools

Health experts have claimed Mattel-sponsored school programme ‘reinforces damaging gender stereotypes’

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Barbie manufacturer Mattel criticized for giving free dolls to schools in a bid to teach social skills: ‘Why should children be exposed to this type of stealth marketing?’

Critics say the move could do more harm than good.

Bangkok Post

China leads race to become world's top cashless society, says British expert

LONDON: China is on track to becoming the world's top country for cash-free transactions, Kent Matthews, professor of banking and finance at Cardiff University told Xinhua recently in an exclusive interview.

Wales Online

Cardiff University students invited to graduate despite not knowing grades or even if they've passed

Staff at universities across the UK have been on a marking strike for months in a years long dispute over pay and conditions;

Nottingham Post

Study says smart watches could flag Parkinson's seven years before symptoms

The idea could be used as a new screening tool for Parkinson’s

Wales Online

Smart watches 'could help detect Parkinson's seven years before symptoms appear'

The idea could be used as a new screening tool for Parkinson’s

Evening Standard

Smart watches could detect Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms – study

Researchers said the findings could allow the condition to be detected at a much earlier stage than current methods allow

The Independent UK

Smart watches could detect Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms

Around one in 37 people in the UK will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s in their lifetime

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