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It’s that time of year again when sniffles, coughs and sneezes are rife. While most of us would assume that a cold or even the flu is the cause of these symptoms, they aren’t the only culprits anymore. Thanks to climate change shifting weather patterns and increasing temperatures, hay fever season now lasts well into the autumn and winter months.
Anyone who suffers from hay fever knows all too well just how similar the symptoms can be to those of a cold. But the way you manage them will be very different depending on which condition you have. Luckily, our experts are here to explain not only how to tell cold, hay fever and flu symptoms apart but also how to support our immune systems to prevent that sneezing feeling in the first place.
Nearly a month since its retaliatory attacks on Gaza began, Israel has now begun a ground campaign. But the “Gaza Metro” — a network of interconnected tunnels within the region — will prove a challenge to Israel’s military commanders in eliminating Hamas.
The conflict has also aggravated tensions in the UK. But while the police are under pressure to address hate crime amid a spike in recorded antisemitic offences and anti-Muslim offences, even those in charge of enforcing the law are confused about what the it says in this area.
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Heather Kroeker
Commissioning Editor, Health
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Many hay fever and cold symptoms in particular overlap.
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Samuel J. White, Nottingham Trent University; Philippe B. Wilson, Nottingham Trent University
Knowing what’s causing your symptoms is important for choosing the right treatment.
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‘Gaza Metro’: a Hamas fighter demonstrates one of the group’s networks of tunnels at Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip.
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Christopher Morris, University of Portsmouth
Hamas’s 300 mile network of tunnels under Gaza is going to prove difficult and perhaps deadly for Israeli troops attempting a ground war in the territory.
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Protests in London have had a heavy police presence.
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Mark Walters, University of Sussex
A legal expert explains the complicated process of prosecuting speech hate crimes.
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Politics + Society
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Svante Lundgren, Lund University
Historically, data shows antisemitism rises around the world at times of conflict in the Middle East.
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Amnon Aran, City, University of London
Many Israelis think their prime minister is incapable of leading their country at a time of such severe crisis.
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Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield
Giving evidence to the COVID inquiry, Boris Johnson’s former adviser exposed the dysfunction of an administration lacking in the expertise needed to manage a crisis.
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Matthew Sharpe, Australian Catholic University
The Slovenian philosopher is one of the world’s most famous thinkers. But what does he actually stand for?
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Arts + Culture
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David Turner, Anglia Ruskin University
The play captures the light and dark sides of the beautiful game.
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Environment
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Andrew Suggitt, Northumbria University, Newcastle; Alistair Auffret, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Britain has lost large areas of semi-natural habitat since the 1930s.
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Mary Gagen, Swansea University
New research identifies what needs to be done to stop failing forests.
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Science + Technology
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Zdenka Kuncic, University of Sydney; Ruomin Zhu, University of Sydney
A tangle of silver nanowires may pave the way to low-energy real-time machine learning.
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Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland; Emily Burch, Southern Cross University
Some coffee lovers can’t do without their hit of caffeine. But if you prefer decaf, here’s the intriguing science of how it’s made, why it costs more – and how much caffeine makes it to your cup.
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Paul Felton, Nottingham Trent University
Why the speed of fast bowling in cricket seems to have stalled.
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Ruth Ogden, Liverpool John Moores University
Time’s elasticity is part of how we process it.
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