By Marcus Mayers, Visiting Research Fellow, Intelligent Mobility, Manchester Metropolitan University
Britain’s rail regulator has given Virgin Trains approval to access HS1, the high-speed railway between St Pancras and the Channel Tunnel. This is another step towards Virgin running trains to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030.
Virgin proposes to start services to Paris initially, with Brussels and Amsterdam to follow, eventually reaching around 20 daily return services.
The company now enters a very different market. Rail is already the established choice over flying between London and Paris.…
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By Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
Andy Burnham’s central vision is for a devolved system of local government that promotes economic growth and fosters local pride. The prime minister’s approach resonates with something known as the “municipal gospel” that swept through Victorian cities in the late 19th century. This history offers some useful insights into the current challenges.
By the middle of the 19th century, Britain’s rapidly industrialising northern cities began to recognise that they had to take direct action to improve infrastructure…
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By Masha Remskar, Psychologist and Postdoctoral Researcher in Behavioral Science, Arizona State University
Do you feel like the same person in February as in June? For most people, the answer is a resounding no.
During winter, your energy tends to dip, your immune system takes a hit and you may feel less social. Research finds that people are less inclined to stick to a workout routine in winter.
In contrast, spring’s longer days…
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By Shannon Fogg, Professor of History, Missouri University of Science and Technology
The Grand Mosque of Paris has stood for a century as a memorial to Muslim soldiers and a nuanced symbol of French colonialism.
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By Irus Braverman, SUNY Distinguished & Dr. Teresa A. Miller Professor of Law, Adjunct Professor of Geography, and Research Professor at the Department of Environment & Sustainability, University at Buffalo
A court injunction has slowed plans to build a crocodile moat at a facility holding Palestinian prisoners. But Israeli government hard-liners are pushing ahead.
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By Anand Kumar, Professor and Department Head of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Chicago
Despite advances in neuroscience, the underlying biology of mental illness has remained elusive. The DSM-6 will attempt to integrate neurobiology into how clinicians diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions.
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By Yetimoni Kpeebi, Ph.D. Student in Geography, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Brandon Marc Finn, Research Scientist at the School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
As economic and demographic growth increasingly coexists with poverty and homelessness, resident-led alternatives to housing are supporting communities left behind.
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By Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School
The courts have rejected similar arguments before. Meanwhile, maintenance costs are rising, and the Forest Service’s own data contradicts the administration’s wildfire claims.
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By Anna Liljedahl, Affiliated Professor in Arctic Hydrology, University of Alaska Anchorage
Ingmar Nitze, Postdoctoral Research in Polar Geoscience, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
The abrupt disappearance of a lake is one clear sign that the ice below is melting, and a clue to wider permafrost changes.
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By Claire Galea, Adjunct Fellow, Western Sydney University
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has distributed 318 million books worldwide. Nearly 50,000 Australian children are receiving a free book every month.
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