By Lucy Core, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Brain Behaviour Group, UCL
When people hear the word dementia, they often think of someone who has problems with memory. While memory is often affected in dementia, this is not always the case. There are many different types of dementia – and each can produce a wide range of symptoms.
A recent case study has even described a 68-year-old man with a rare form of dementia that caused him to develop a fascination with a very specific type of noise. As this type of dementia has only been recently…
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By Amalendu Misra, Professor of International Politics, Lancaster University
Mexico has been following the same rulebook of engagement with the cartels for much of the past two decades, with very limited success.
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By Tilly Clough, Lecturer in Law, Queen's University Belfast
While the legal route from independent to state provision technically still exists, it has largely fallen out of use, with no conversions taking place since 2017.
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By Andrew Kloeden, PhD Candidate in Management, University of Exeter
For many workers, the benefits of professional relationships and the networks they create are clear. Bringing together people and social spheres that are otherwise unconnected is linked to higher salaries and more rapid promotion. So it’s no surprise that “networking” is a serious business for so many professionals.
In network theory, the process of linking unconnected people and groups – either within the workplace or outside it – is…
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By Ruth Dunn, Senior Research Associate in Marine Ecology, Lancaster University
February 2026 has seen thousands of dead seabirds washing up along the coastlines of the UK, France, Spain and Portugal.
There’s evidence that these “wrecks” (where large numbers of seabirds are found along beaches) are becoming increasingly common because of climate change. Worse still, these dead birds – including Atlantic puffins and European shags – only tell a fraction of the story. Many more are likely to have been…
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By Mark Ireland, Senior Lecturer in Energy Geoscience, Newcastle University
Unlike wind and solar which are weather-dependent sources of renewable energy, geothermal heat can produce energy steadily, day and night, all year round.
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By Annayah Prosser, Assistant Professor in Marketing, Business and Society, University of Bath
Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda video game series celebrated its 40th anniversary in February 2026. Millions of players across the world have grown up alongside the 21-title series, from the release of the original game on the Famicom gaming system in 1986, to the most recent game, Echoes of Wisdom, published for the Switch in 2024.
The Zelda games were inspired by series creator Shigeru…
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By Travis LaCroix, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Durham University
The idea that autistic people lack a ‘theory of mind’ has shaped ASD research for 40 years. The evidence never supported it – and it’s time to move on.
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By Jane Wright, Commissioning Editor, Arts & Culture, The Conversation
When I was growing up there were three channels on the telly, which seems quaint now. You watched what was on, like it or lump it. But I have only good memories of children’s TV in the 1970s. Hiding behind a cushion as we watched Dr Who, singing along to Sesame Street, lots of excellent dramas, and a surprising array of weird trippy stop-motion animation that featured stoned rabbits and talking TVs.
But my favourite was a wonderful art show aimed primarily at deaf children called Vision On. (For anyone who’d like a walk down memory lane, listen to the groovy theme tune below and transport…
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By Ryan Cook, Research Scientist, Bioscience, Quadram Institute
Scientists found an unexpected viral hitchhiker lurking inside a common gut bacterium – and it was twice as prevalent in people with colorectal cancer.
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