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Editor's note
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The latest trend for wine lovers is to dig far deeper than the tipple’s notes, to the soil that the grapes were grown in. While the idea is thought to have come to prominence in the Middle Ages, Alex Maltman has been taking a look at the modern science behind it. And he explains why geology actually does very little to change a wine’s flavour.
As EU leaders remain at loggerheads on the future of the bloc’s asylum and migration policy, much of the debate is centred around two flawed assumptions. Not only is migration across the Mediterranean sea not a new phenomenon, says Felicita Tramontana, but in the early modern era many more people headed from its northern to its southern shores.
It’s a debate that rages in cities across the world – probably to pass the time: does pushing the “walk” button at a pedestrian crossing actually make the green light appear faster – or will you wait no matter what? Here to settle the argument once and for all is Richard Llewellyn.
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From vineyard to glass.
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Alex Maltman, Aberystwyth University
Wine drinkers are taking notes from the land now too, but it may not be entirely useful.
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A 16th century chart of Europe and North Africa.
Luis Texieira, Portolan Chart, Lisbon, ca. 1600 via Wikimedia Commons.
Felicita Tramontana, University of Warwick
Migration is central to Mediterranean history and people have always moved between its two shores.
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Richard Llewellyn, Edinburgh Napier University
A lecturer in transport engineering weighs in on one of the greatest debates of our time.
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Business + Economy
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Paul Levy, University of Brighton
To gain mastery over our inboxes we have to deal with the root causes and not just the symptoms that frequently flare up.
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Education
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Stella Chatzitheochari, University of Warwick; Lucinda Platt, London School of Economics and Political Science
Low expectations influence disabled young people's educational attainment, finds new study.
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Arts + Culture
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Ellen Finn, Trinity College Dublin
Excavations on the site of Rome's greatest natural disaster can tell us a lot about attitudes to death.
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Science + Technology
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Chris Reed, University of Dundee
Project Debater looks like machines are ready to understand humans, but the reality is we're still in the earliest days of AI.
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Stuart Macdonald, Swansea University
Companies, such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft are working together to take down terrorist propaganda.
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Politics + Society
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Mai Sato, University of Reading
Iwao Hakamada was tried for quadruple murder in 1966, but the evidence that convicted him is regarded with widespread scepticism.
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Timothy Oliver, UCL
Given that so many people have a strong opinion about identity politics, it is surprising how few of us have a clear idea on what it actually is.
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Health + Medicine
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Sarah Steele, University of Cambridge
The new NHS charging regime will have a severe impact on the most vulnerable people in society.
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Kesson Magid, Durham University
Better childhood environments linked with higher testosterone levels in later life.
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Gareth Stratton, Swansea University
Dog walking has health benefits for children - but it's not a straightforward fitness boost.
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Gordon Brown, University of Aberdeen
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