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Editor's note
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Scientists at Cern’s Large Hadron collider may have discovered an entirely new particle, with other teams working hard to try to confirm the finding. As Roger Barlow explains, if it really is a new particle, it would completely challenge our understanding of particle physics. As the favoured theories of physics at this tiny scale don’t allow for this particle to exist, theorists would have to come up with something completely new.
The benefits of going meat free – or cutting down on it in our diet – include making us healthier, saving rainforests, and tackling climate change. But despite caring about these things, many of us still fail to change how we shop or order in restaurants. Filippo Bianchi has been thinking about how to reduce our intake of meat without us even noticing.
The National Crime Agency has opened a criminal investigation into Brexit mega-funder Arron Banks over claims that Russian money went into the Leave.EU campaign in 2016. If that were the case, would the Brexit result be void? A lawyer explains.
Peter Jackson’s acclaimed World War I film, They Shall Not Grow Old, has received particular applause for the use of colourisation and its unique soundtrack which used lip-readers to script dialogue from previously silent footage. Historian Alice Kelly says that while the skill and artistry involved makes it a masterpiece of film, it doesn’t make it more authentic than any previous accounts of the war.
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Miriam Frankel
Science Editor
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CMS detector.
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Roger Barlow, University of Huddersfield
Scientists at Cern's Large Hadron Collider have seen something that may force us to abandon everything we thought we knew about the world on the level of particles.
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Filippo Bianchi, University of Oxford
Eating meat damages the environment and has been linked with higher risk of disease, but you don't have to go vegan to make a difference to your health and the planet.
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Banks needs to account for Brexit spending.
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Ewan McGaughey, King's College London
What case law tells us about the validity of votes when things weren't all they seemed.
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Alice Kelly, University of Oxford
It's beautiful, clever and moving. But Peter Jackson's use of colour and added sound essentially fictionalises this account of life in the trenches.
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Politics + Society
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Koldo Casla, Newcastle University
The UN's special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights will look at the effects of austerity on the UK's most vulnerable.
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Russell Deacon, University of South Wales
100 years ago David Lloyd George was the name on everyone's lips – so why has he largely been forgotten?
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Jack Holland, University of Leeds
When the US president speaks, people listen. Trump must be held accountable for what he says.
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Health + Medicine
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Nelson Chong, University of Westminster
Stressful events can permanently damage your heart and increase your risk of death. Scientists have been discovering more about it.
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Dana Sumilo, University of Birmingham; Tom Marshall, University of Birmingham
Is tonsillectomy modern-day bloodletting?
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Education
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Eric Joyce, University of Bath
Genetic research on human behaviour has long been linked with eugenics and continues to attract interest from far-right groups.
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Environment + Energy
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Julia P G Jones, Bangor University
Experiments into the effectiveness of conservation can help us learn what works best.
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Business + Economy
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Mustafa Ozbilgin, Brunel University London
The success of the women's movement shows the importance of international solidarity.
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Cities
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Sarah Ayres, University of Bristol; Andrew Beer, University of South Australia
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