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Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why

On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform.

The Conversation

Diabetes and dementia: The surprising link revealed by new research

The link between diabetes and dementia is becoming increasingly clear.

The Independent UK

Retired banker running 200 marathons in 200 days reaches Wales

Steve James, 65, has run 148 marathons as part of his target to reach 200 marathons in 200 days, while researchers monitor him.

The Independent UK

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How loneliness is costing the taxpayer up to £850 a year

Loneliness is increasing with projections from Age Uk suggesting the number of people aged 65 and over who report frequent loneliness could reach 1.2 million by 2034

The Independent UK

‘Temporary reprieve’: Why is Arctic Sea ice melting more slowly despite global warming?

Experts say this pause shouldn’t be mistaken for recovery, as Arctic sea ice coverage is still much lower than it was in the 1980s.

Euronews

From oil to cod – ISRF event explores what yesterday’s empires reveal about today’s wars

Modern warfare is high-tech, violent and often incomprehensible. It is also widespread with one in eight people globally exposed to conflict last year.

The Conversation

New polling: Reform is winning over Britain’s Christian support

When we look at how people vote in elections and why they choose certain parties, analysis often focuses on age, education, location or socioeconomic status. Less discussed in Britain is religion. But close to two-thirds of its adults are still religious – expressing either a religious identity, holding religious beliefs,…

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‘Horrendous blisters’: Retired UK banker, 65, attempts to run 200 marathons in 200 days

Steve James, from Devon, hits halfway mark in circuit of Great Britain’s coast as scientists monitor impact of extreme feat

The Guardian - UK

Retired banker hits halfway mark in bid to run 200 marathons around coast

Steve James, 65, has reached the halfway point of his goal to run 200 marathons in 200 days

Evening Standard

The 5 superfoods those over 50 need to eat to boost healthy ageing

Leading dieticians reveal the key foods will promote healthy ageing in adults

The Independent UK

Beetroot juice ‘lowers older people’s blood pressure by changing mouth bacteria’

Researchers used gene sequencing to analyse the bacteria present in the mouth after each part of the trial.

Evening Standard

The vegetable that can lower blood pressure in a matter of days

It can lower blood pressure by suppressing potentially harmful bacteria in the mouth

The Independent UK

New therapy teplizumab could delay type 1 diabetes by years – if caught early

For more than a century, type 1 diabetes has meant one thing: a lifetime administering insulin. But for the first time, science is breaking that paradigm – not by managing the disease, but by intercepting it before symptoms even appear.

The Conversation

Mother of two becomes first UK patient to receive ‘groundbreaking’ new diabetes drug

New drug offers future hope that people with type 1 diabetes will not need to take insulin

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‘Groundbreaking’ drug could slow progression of type 1 diabetes

A handful of people are being given the medicine on a case-by-case basis while it is reviewed for wider use on the NHS.

The Independent UK

Lost voices of monks finally heard again after 500 years

The music is in a style called ‘plainchant’

The Conversation

Your essential guide to climate finance

The global ecosystem of climate finance is complex, constantly changing and sometimes hard to understand. But understanding it is critical to demanding a green transition that’s just and fair. That’s why The Conversation has collaborated with climate finance experts to create this user-friendly guide, in partnership with Vogue Business. With…

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Greenpeace survey finds ‘beautiful’ and vulnerable whale species in areas marked for deep sea mining

Vulnerable marine life is getting caught in the crosshairs of our electrifying world, the new study suggests.

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Drone footage reveals orcas making tools from kelp to groom each other

Scientists observed the surprising social behaviour, dubbed allokelping, in drone footage of killer whales

The Independent UK

Orcas observed making seaweed tools ‘to massage each other’

Scientists observed the surprising social behaviour, dubbed allokelping, in drone footage of killer whales

Evening Standard

Orcas make seaweed tools to scratch each other’s backs, study suggests

Scientists spotted the behaviour in drone footage of orcas in the Salish Sea, in the inland waters of the US state of Washington.

The Conversation

A traffic-light system for dogwalkers could protect breeding birds, seal pups and other wildlife

Like millions of people, we have experienced the physical and mental health benefits, as well as the simple enjoyment, of a daily dog walk. However, amid the UK’s growing population of dogs (around 13.5 million at the latest estimate), recent reports have highlighted growing concern about how dogs affect wildlife…

Evening Standard

Retired banker reaches Scotland after running 50 marathons along the coast

Steve James has reached Scotland which marks the quarter-point of his goal to run 200 marathons in 200 days.

The Independent UK

Post Office scandal survivors have faced deep trauma, study finds

Academics have shown how deeply lives have and continue to be affected by the scandal

The Independent UK

Chimpanzees seen eating alcohol-infused fruit for the first time, raising questions about evolution

Wild chimpanzees have been pictured eating and sharing alcohol-infused fruit for the first time, which researchers say raises questions around whether the animals actively seek out alcohol.

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