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Spotting elephants in Europe might not just mean going to the zoo if rewilding plans to introduce megaherbivores back to some of their old stomping grounds come to fruition.
Though it might sound like a fanciful idea, a study conducted in Kenya suggests that the presence of large, plant-eating animals like elephants and giraffes could help rebalance ecosystems in decline due to long-term extinction processes largely driven by humans. But there might also be other consequences for nature.
We also take an in-depth look at North Korea’s “first sister’, Kim Yo-jong, to reveal a power emerging from the shadow of her brother, supreme leader Kim Jong-un. And we hear how "dark design’ has become a disturbingly common feature among the websites and apps many of us use daily, deployed to coerce us into performing actions that benefit the site owner.
Plus check out the trailer for our exciting new podcast series, Climate fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, starting next week.
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Imogen Malpas
Commissioning Editor, Environment + Energy
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Large herbivores like elephants used to roam wide swathes of Europe and Asia.
Heather Wall
Harry Wells, University of Leeds; Nora Ward, National University of Ireland Galway; Ramiro D. Crego
It sounds like a mammoth plan, but bringing back large herbivore species to Europe could help mitigate ecosystem collapse.
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Kim Yo-jong: now widely thought of as a possible successor to her older brother Kim Jong-un.
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Sojin Lim, University of Central Lancashire
The increasing prominence of Kim Jong-un’s younger sister has prompted speculation about whether she is positioning herself for ultimate power in North Korea.
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Daniel Fitton, University of Central Lancashire
‘Cookie banners’ are just one example of how web designers exploit our psychology for commercial gain.
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Politics + Society
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Adam Salisbury, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Jonathan Cribb, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Several groups are going to be disproportionately affected when the £70 billion scheme comes to an end.
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Karl Pike, Queen Mary University of London
Keir Starmer used his first in-person conference speech to set his Labour party apart from the current government.
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Craig Mark, Kyoritsu Women's University
In a surprise result, Kishida defeated the popular Taro Kono in the party leadership contest, making him the country’s third prime minister in just over a year.
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Environment + Energy
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Jack Marley, The Conversation
Listen to the trailer for The Anthill’s new podcast series on climate change ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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Matthew Hannon, University of Strathclyde ; Jonathan Clarke, University of Warwick
The government’s failure to insulate housing stock has meant that households aren’t insulated from record energy prices.
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Health + Medicine
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Gemma Lewis, UCL; Glyn Lewis, UCL
In the study, 44% of people who stopped taking their antidepressants didn’t experience a relapse within a year.
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Ailsa Welch, University of East Anglia; Richard PG Hayhoe, Anglia Ruskin University
One in ten secondary school students didn’t eat a single serving of fruits or vegetables daily.
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Science + Technology
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Laurence Shaw, Nottingham Trent University
A love of mathematics could help sports stars solve problems on court.
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Business + Economy
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Qing Wang, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
The fall-out from Evergrande’s problems will be widely felt.
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Arts + Culture
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James Barker, Newcastle University
The imagery of the title track holds striking similarities with the LGBTQ+ pride flag.
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Featured events
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— Online event, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Bangor University
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— University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Aberdeenshire, L69 7ZX, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — University of Liverpool
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— Online, Zoom, Cardiff [Caerdydd GB-CRD], CF10 3BA, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Cardiff University
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— The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Manchester, M139PL, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — University of Manchester
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