Collective rather than individual action can beat obesity
The more we learn about the drivers of obesity, the clearer it becomes that willpower alone won't work. Governments need to act YOU can’t...
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Scientist
Jun 6, 2017
Accelerating Antarctic crack will hasten calving of huge iceberg
By Andy Coghlan An enormous chunk of the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula now looks doomed to calve into the Weddell Sea,...
Scientist
Jun 6, 2017
Drinking small amounts while pregnant may affect the baby’s face
By Jessica Hamzelou Drinking even small amounts of alcohol when pregnant seems to have subtle effects on how a baby’s face develops –...
Oxford + Yuzhe
Jun 5, 2017
Academic reading - two kinds of vehicle - pre-intermediate level
ANSWERS: 1. TRUE; 2: FALSE; 3: TRUE; 4: TRUE; 5: FALSE; 6: FALSE; 7: FALSE; 8: TRUE #Extrareading
the UK news
Jun 5, 2017
Government support needed to unlock billions in green business, says industry
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent Sunday 4 June 2017 11.59 EDTLast modified on Sunday 4 June 2017 12.50 EDT The UK could be a green...
Yu Zhe
Jun 5, 2017
Old Scientist: Space travel? Waste of money
By Mick O'Hare WE TRY never to be naive. We know that ideology, not technology, dictates trends in space travel. In 1961, New Scientist...
Scientist
Jun 4, 2017
The strange Cook pine trees that always lean towards the equator
By Richa Malhotra Never mind the Leaning Tower of Pisa – this is the leaning tower of pines. Cook pines are towering trees that were once...
Scientist
Jun 4, 2017
Send an ear: Listening for sounds of life in the solar system
By Stephen Battersby YOU are entering an alien soundscape. The first thing you notice is a chorus of curious pings – or perhaps you’d...
the UK news
Jun 4, 2017
Bread and heaven: how compromising over food can save a marriage
Sheila Hayman Saturday 3 June 2017 01.30 EDT Two years after the end of the war, but still during rationing, my parents married. They had...
Scientist
Jun 3, 2017
First words: The surprisingly simple foundation of language
How children learn language is one of the oldest controversies in linguistics. But speaking may just be a matter of grasping the...
BBC news
Jun 3, 2017
The puzzling way that writing heals the body
By Claudia Hammond 2 June 2017 In 1986 the psychology professor James Pennebaker discovered something extraordinary, something which...
the UK news
Jun 3, 2017
Simple equation shows how human activity is trashing the planet
By Owen Gaffney Homo sapiens now rivals the great forces of nature. Humanity is a prime driver of change of the Earth system....
the UK news
Jun 3, 2017
Barcelona cracks down on Airbnb rentals with illegal apartment squads
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona Friday 2 June 2017 12.45 BSTLast modified on Friday 2 June 2017 22.00 BST The next time you book a holiday...
Scientist
Jun 2, 2017
Is ADHD a sleep disorder? Stimulant drug improves symptoms
By Alice Klein A DRUG normally used to treat narcolepsy and excessive daytime sleepiness also seems to improve symptoms of attention...
the UK news
Jun 2, 2017
Microsoft co-founder launches world's biggest plane
Haroon Siddique Thursday 1 June 2017 13.13 EDTLast modified on Thursday 1 June 2017 17.00 EDT The world’s biggest plane, boasting a...
Scientist
Jun 1, 2017
The appetite genes: Why some of us are born to eat too much
By Elie Dolgin YOU’VE just finished an indulgent meal, the plates have been cleared and you sit back in your seat, stuffed. You couldn’t...
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