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4. Breathe deeply Taking a deep breath is another classic bit of bad news advice, but – much like tea drinking – there’s some science behind it. Neuro-linguisting programming trainer Andy Coley says a ...

A Swiss firm is on track to solve the conundrum of where to site industrial solar farms, by turning railways into power plants. Switzerland needs to boost solar energy output seven-fold by 2035 to ...

There are no lenses through which the situation in Gaza looks anything but desperate. But for young Palestinian refugees who fled to Egypt, a photography project has offered an outlet to express their ...

1. Blues whales The world’s largest animal, the blue whale, has been spotted in “unprecedented numbers” in the waters around Antarctica – a sign that the critically endangered mammal could be staging ...

We’re launching with a six-part series called Developing Mental Wealth, which uncovers the fascinating ways that communities are dealing with mental health issues in parts of the world where ...

A dramatically different approach to psychosis In recent years, the Finnish model of care, known as ‘open dialogue’, has been seen as an alternative. Based on a network of family, friends and mental ...

She’s not alone; with millions stuck at home and unable to work during the Covid-19 crisis, many turned to hobbies to keep occupied. According to a survey by The Healthy Work Company, a workplace ...

Leatherback turtles swimming tens of thousands of kilometres from Indonesia to Oregon, and Arctic terns traversing the planet from pole to pole. These migratory creatures, and others like them, pose a ...

New test could ‘turn the tide’ on prostate cancer A new at-home saliva test could help identify prostate cancer sooner, giving doctors a better chance of treating the disease successfully. The test ...

The Baltics got a new rail route Europe’s rail renaissance has reached the Baltics, where a new train line has linked the capitals of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Until this week, it was impossible ...

We can restart our computers with a simple ctrl-alt-delete, but how easy is it to do a full reset on a river? A year on from the completion of a three-year project on the National Trust’s Holnicote ...