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The conflict in the Middle East has already had widereaching financial consequences. Now the economic fallout could extend to your mortgage. Economist Alper Kara says the UK is particularly susceptible to global shocks, and predicts that mortgages will get more expensive as energy prices rise. He explains why inflation and interest rates will probably go up too, while wages suffer.
Elsewhere we take a really close look at two photographs of Earth taken from space 58 years apart, and what they reveal about climate change over that period.
And one way of supplementing your income may be to sell the electrical activity in your brain. There’s already a market for it, and not many rules.
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Luke Salkeld
Commissioning Editor, Business
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Alex Segre/Shutterstock
Alper Kara, Brunel University of London
The UK is particularly vulnerable to global economic shocks.
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Earthrise. The view of the rising Earth as photographed by the Apollo 8 astronauts on December 24 1968 as they came from behind the Moon after the fourth nearside orbit.
Nasa/William Anders
Nick Dunstone, Met Office Hadley Centre
The global climate has changed drastically over the course of the 58 years that separate these two ‘Earthrise’ photographs.
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Alberto Rinaldi, Lund University; Johan Mårtensson, Lund University
The fast-growing market of non-invasive neurotechnology is collecting people’s neural data without clear guidelines.
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World
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Jonathan Este, The Conversation
Donald Trump and his senior advisers have threatened to leave Nato over alliance members’ reluctance to join the war in Iran.
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Politics + Society
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Violet Broadhead, University of Bristol
Instead of just dumping all your old clothes at a charity shop, here are some tips on what to do first.
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Raisul Islam Sourav, University of Galway
Senior judicial leaders have suggested AI might be used to decide ‘low-stakes’ cases.
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Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Trinity College Dublin
Much historical focus was on those who died fighting for Irish independence but researchers now have tools to dissect the impact of this period on those who survived
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Stephen Cushion, Cardiff University; Llion Carbis, Cardiff University
Study reveals major gaps in public understanding of devolved powers as voters prepare to head to the polls.
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Arts + Culture
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Marlé Hammond, SOAS, University of London; Nada Elzeer, SOAS, University of London
Zajal dates back to 12th-century Islamic Iberia
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Christopher Donaldson, Lancaster University
These five Lake District museums offer especially rewarding shelter on damp days.
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Business + Economy
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Imran Mir, University of Glasgow
When leaders all end up looking the same, it could be because they’re chosen for the wrong qualities.
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Environment
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Violet Broadhead, University of Bristol
Instead of just dumping all your old clothes at a charity shop, here are some tips on what to do first.
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Health
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Hilary Moss, University of Limerick
Music can heal, but it can also harm. It’s time to stop assuming otherwise.
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Adam Taylor, Lancaster University
Making small tweaks to account for anatomical differences may help women reduce their risk of injury while working out.
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Science + Technology
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Raisul Islam Sourav, University of Galway
Senior judicial leaders have suggested AI might be used to decide ‘low-stakes’ cases.
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Luke Parry, University of Oxford; Frankie Dunn, University of Oxford; Gaorong Li, University of Oxford
Did Earth’s major diversification event really happen in one sudden explosion? Our fossil discovery suggests not.
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