The scale of US election spending explained in five graphs
How US election spending has changed in the past decade.
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Why I quit my day job researching happiness and started cycling to Bhutan
I wanted to connect the happiness research I’d been doing over the years with what was happening, or indeed not happening, in the world.
Active commuting could make children’s return to school better for their health and the planet
Why we should free children from the deadening tyranny of being driven everywhere.
Predicting droughts and floods: why we’re studying 19th‑century ocean records
The water cycle is intensifying as the world warms, bringing heavier downpours and longer droughts.
Life on alien planets probably wouldn’t experience day and night – here’s how that may change evolution
Most planets that have the potential to host life have one side always facing their sun.
Mars mission: how increasing levels of space radiation may halt human visitors
Cosmic radiation is much higher today than it was during the Apollo era.
Cities and climate change: why low‑rise buildings are the future – not skyscrapers
New research has found that low-rise urban environments are more space and carbon efficient than high-rise buildings which have a drastically higher carbon impact.
Business is the model for UK sporting success
One year on from the London 2012 Olympic Games and Britain is debating the legacy of the world’s biggest sporting event. Inevitably, much of the talk has focused on the socio-cultural and economic impact…
How bus stops and bike lanes can make or break your festive city trip
Imagine cycling from your hotel to a historic site, hopping on an electric bus to a museum and strolling to dinner. That’s a blueprint for sustainable tourism.
Could a solar storm derail the Artemis II mission?
Solar particle events are an ever-present risk to space travellers venturing beyond Earth orbit.
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