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Editor's note
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If you’re about to have breakfast, you may want to wait until you’ve read this article. A new study suggests you can lose body fat simply by eating breakfast 90 minutes later than usual and dinner 90 minutes earlier – without changing the number of calories you consume. Jonathan Johnston and Rona Antoni explain the new science of chrononutrition and how to take advantage of your circadian rhythm.
The Bible provokes endless debate about the historical accuracy of the events it describes, but one mystery may surprise you: we know astonishingly little about what the first single collection of the Old Testament and New Testament was like. Here’s Tomas Bokedal’s take on the best information available.
Over the past 50 years as Brazil has made itself a major player in the global agribusiness, its own indigenous Kaiowá and Guarani people have been driven from their ancestral lands. Visiting earlier this year, Francesca Fois and Silvio Marcio Montenegro Machado saw firsthand how people had been driven to living on roadsides, and threatened daily by violence and toxic pollution. Their witness statement is published on the same day as
the formal start of Brazil’s election campaign. Anthony Pereira looks at the state of the political landscape and
sees all the hallmarks of a democracy fraying after years of corruption, recession and malaise.
All the best.
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Clint Witchalls
Health + Medicine Editor
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Jonathan Johnston, University of Surrey; Rona Antoni, University of Surrey
When you eat is as important as what you eat. The mounting evidence for chrononutrition.
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Kaiowá and Guarani protecting their lands on a possible eviction day, March 2018.
Francesca Fois, Aberystwyth University; Silvio Marcio Montenegro Machado, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Bahia
In the name of global development, the silent genocide of one of Brazil's largest ethnic groups is taking place.
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Awaiting revelation.
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Tomas Bokedal, University of Aberdeen
The curious case of Bible #1, and how much we actually know about it.
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Science + Technology
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Jason Nurse, University of Kent
A serious security threat was found in popular video game Fortnite's installation method after it bypassed Google's official app store.
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Politics + Society
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Anthony Pereira, King's College London
A dejected public and a crowded, unpopular field of candidates make for an unhappy election.
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Michael Jennings, SOAS, University of London
Many leaders before her have sought to make aid spending all about their own agendas – but there's a new element in this case.
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Ruben J. Garcia, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Prisoners in 17 states are striking to call attention to harsh conditions and low pay for their labor, something that may run afoul of the 13th Amendment and other legal commitments.
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Arts + Culture
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Kristofer Allerfeldt, University of Exeter
What is interesting about the true story is what Lee doesn’t have the time, or perhaps the inclination, to show.
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Steven Barnett, University of Westminster; Judith Townend, University of Sussex
As the Cairncross Review looks into how high-quality journalism can be sustained into the future, a case for opening up funding streams to tackle a 'democratic deficit'.
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Xavier Aldana Reyes, Manchester Metropolitan University
Failure to deal with the wounds of the conflict has permeated society and culture in Spain.
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Environment + Energy
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Antony Froggatt, University of Exeter
Digitalisation and better energy storage are reshaping the electricity market.
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Yueng-Djern Lenn, Bangor University; Benjamin Barton, Bangor University; Camille Lique, Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer)
Since 2005, the Barents Sea has become too warm for sea ice to exist south of the Polar Front.
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Cities
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Rahul Goel, University of Cambridge
Staying at home puts women at greater risk of health problems – cities need to change to encourage them to go outside.
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Education
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Bridgette Bewick, University of Leeds; Helen Stallman, University of South Australia
A more joined up approach is needed to make sure support for students is there when it's required.
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