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I’ve always wanted to be one of those hyper-efficient early birds: early morning yoga, two hours of “deep work” before breakfast, matcha latte in hand. For years I assumed my inability to leap out of bed at dawn must be a personal failing. And when I did manage it, I felt sluggish and out of sorts all day. So I was relieved to discover the problem may not be discipline, but biology.
Social media may promote the 5am routine as the route to optimising health and productivity, but that doesn’t take account of chronotypes, our natural patterns of sleep and alertness that are shaped partly by genetics and that change over time. Some people are true morning larks. Others are night owls. Most fall somewhere in between. And people generally perform best when their daily schedule matches that internal rhythm.
Smartphone photos are now widely used in remote GP appointments, but new research shows filters, compression and lighting issues can distort symptoms and risk misdiagnosis. And while the process of cutting carbon emissions promises to create green jobs in some areas, others are at particular risk of economic decline. Two researchers have mapped where in Britain is most vulnerable.
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Katie Edwards
Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine
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Christoph Randler, University of Tübingen
Genetics shape when we function best. Aligning routines with biology beats forcing a one size fits all 5am start.
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Rebecca Payne, Bangor University; Zengbo Wang, Bangor University
Your phone was built to make you look good, not to support diagnosis, yet its images are now influencing your medical care.
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The borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire tops the net zero vulnerability index.
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Ed Atkins, University of Bristol; Sean Fox, University of Bristol
The most vulnerable places are, overwhelmingly, the same places that suffered industrial decline in the 1980s.
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World
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Olena Borodyna, ODI Global
When a peace deal is reached, it will mark the start of a considerable new challenge: reconstruction.
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Politics + Society
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Sam Power, University of Bristol
Mandelson was arrested Monday night on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and released on bail Tuesday morning.
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Arts + Culture
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Maxwell Modell, Cardiff University
In live broadcasting, when things go wrong, they can often be blamed on live conditions. Once a programme has been edited, this no longer applies.
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Rachel Delman, University of Oxford
On entering the exhibition, visitors are immersed in the world of the late medieval birthing chamber.
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Harsh Trivedi, University of Sheffield
Most people think originality comes from endless freedom. Dungeons & Dragons suggests the opposite.
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Business + Economy
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Michael Strange, Malmö University; Marisa Ponti, University of Gothenburg
The services revolution enabled the rise of the generalist boss and the creation of the CEO class.
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Steffan James, Cardiff University
Decarbonisation cuts emissions. It also unleashes unpredictable, system-wide consequences.
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Sarah Mills, Loughborough University
Yes or no might seem like a simple question – but predicting the future for money comes with serious risks.
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Education
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Beng Huat See, University of Birmingham; Cate Carroll, Liverpool Hope University; Simon Edwards, University of Portsmouth; Stephen Gorard, Durham University
The government’s policy promises partnership between families and schools.
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Health
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Paula Saukko, Loughborough University
Recovery and diet content appear side by side in social media feeds, shaping what vulnerable users see.
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Robin Bailey, University of Cambridge
The mental health disorders TikTok loves, and those it hates.
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Science + Technology
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Aleix Nadal, RAND Europe
Two Russian satellites appear to have been shadowing European spacecraft in Earth orbit.
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Gabriella Penitente, Sheffield Hallam University
Alice Kinsella’s post-maternity leave comeback could help pave the way for other gymnasts.
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