3 days ago | Harvard

Macabe Keliher. Forthcoming. “ Mass Protests and the Structure of Power in Contemporary Hong Kong .” China Review International. Abstract HK protests.pdf Disguised as a review...
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New research reveals the resilience of Scots pine trees to drought

5 days ago | British Ecological Society

The research - led by Tom Ovenden of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and published in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Ecology - considered how resilient Scots pine...
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The Gordon Osborn Fund - financial assistance for MKNHS naturalists

8 days ago | Milton Keynes Natural History Society

Friends, The past twelve months have seen us living alongside a dreadful illness so severe and restrictive to our normal way of life, no other living person has seen the like...
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Green groups promised a racial reckoning in 2020. Is it happening?

9 days ago | Grist

So how are green groups doing when it comes to racial and gender diversity? That's a question that feels... especially important... in 2021. For the past four years, the Green...
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Local wildlife summary - Autumn 2020

10 days ago | Milton Keynes Natural History Society

(Photo above: Goosander at Wolverton Mill © Julian Lambley) Autumn has been generally mild locally but with heavy rain and floods in October and December. However, this has not...
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MKNHS Annual Photographic Competition 2021

11 days ago | Milton Keynes Natural History Society

Due to the fact that we are unable to meet in person at the moment and the date for a return to the Cruck Barn is not yet certain, we have decided to run the competition via...
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Lactating grizzly bears use cooling baths to avoid heat stress

12 days ago | British Ecological Society

Taking a bath to relieve stress isn't unique to humans. Bears do it too, and although they appear to enjoy taking a dip, it probably functions to help them cool down. A recent...
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New Year Plant Hunt: what and when it is, how to take part, and which species to look out for

20 days ago | Milton Keynes Natural History Society

The New Year Plant Hunt is an annual event run by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland when people - whether absolute beginners or experienced naturalists - across...
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Covid tier 3 rules in England: latest restrictions explained

23 days ago | The Guardian

What are you allowed to do in a tier 3 area? Tier 1 explained | Tier 2 explained | Tier 4 explained Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Non-essential...
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Covid tier 3 rules in England: latest restrictions explained

24 days ago | The Guardian

What are you allowed to do in a tier 3 area? Tier 1 explained | Tier 2 explained | Tier 4 explained Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Non-essential...
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Coronation Street spoilers: Debbie Webster kills Ray Crosby and covers up...

Did Debbie commit murder in Coronation Street? Ray Crosby's vanishing act in Coronation Street seemingly puts Debbie Webster under the microscope, but is she guilty of... Read more ...

Here's to a better 2021 - and an even better 2200

It wasn't the fireworks. It wasn't watching Donald Trump board a helicopter for the last time, leaving the White House grounds. It wasn't even knowing that the U.S. had... Read more ...

Excitement tinged with a little fear! Cheltenham boss Michael Duff is wary...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: The breathless nature of League Two means there have been other priorities for Michael Duff since the FA Cup draw. Read more ...

Car pictures of the week

The recipe of the compact performance estate is simple, right? Not quite. Mercedes-AMG's C63 is renowned for its boisterous nature, with power sent to the rear wheels from a... Read more ...

Dramatic new series Secret Safari takes you out on patrol with the staff at...

The new Channel 4 wildlife series Secret Safari: Into The Wild follows the life-or-death dramas that unfold daily at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Read more ...

The Chase: Bradley Walsh silenced after player's awkward admission ‘Leave it!'

THE CHASE host Bradley Walsh is known for his outspoken nature but on today's edition of the ITV show, he was left silenced after one player's admission, after her cash-builder... Read more ...

WandaVision episode 3 might have marked the beginning of a new supergroup in...

While the nature of WandaVision's reality isn't yet clear, events could suggest a new superteam. The latest episode of WandaVision has premiered and it could lead the way... Read more ...

She's filming ‘the soul of Austin' to save it

Barton Springs is celebrated by many as the soul of Austin. The three-acre pool, rising from the Edwards Aquifer, sits among 350 acres of parkland in the capital of Texas. “The... Read more ...

Five Welsh caves hidden in the woods are up for sale for £150,000

You can grab five caves for less than the cost of a London flat There's a pretty unusual property on the market - and we're not talking about the Simpsons house . A set of... Read more ...

Dream Team Selector: How many teams are genuinely capable of winning the title?

Say what you want about the highly unusual 2020/21 season but the unique circumstances have produced the most open title race in years. The competitive nature of the campaign... Read more ...

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