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Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who nearly died after being poisoned with Novichok last year, flew back to Russia on Sunday night with a planeload of international media and was promptly arrested at passport control in Moscow. His return has been compared to Vladimir Lenin’s return from exile in 1917, months before he took control after the Bolshevik revolution.
But it’s far from clear what Navalny plans to do and he has already been jailed for 30 days. Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, has shown few signs he is prepared to bring his 21-year rule to a close any time
soon.
Going for a jog or a bicycle ride are among the few options most people in the UK have for getting out of the house. But it’s still important to wear a mask while getting a bit of exercise – here’s why. Meanwhile bacon, along with other processed meats, has long been linked with cancer. But you can minimise the risk if you cook it properly.
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Jonathan Este
Associate Editor, International Affairs Editor
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Within 24 hours of arriving back in Russia, Alexei Navalny has been jailed for 30 days.
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Alexander Titov, Queen's University Belfast
He knew he would be arrested on arrival in Russia, but it's unclear what the dissident politician 's next move will be.
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Trish Greenhalgh, University of Oxford
We should be thinking about airborne transmission of coronavirus.
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Lightly-browned bacon has less carcinogens than well-cooked bacon.
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Richard Hoffman, University of Hertfordshire
People with Barrett's oesphagus may still want to be especially careful about eating bacon.
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Science + Technology
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Miguel Farias, Coventry University
Atheists may think more analytically than religious people, but it is far from proven.
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Fiona Carroll, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Prominent 'danger' signs are needed online to warn people about misinformation.
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Jacinta Delhaize, University of Cape Town
Based on what we currently know about the density of giant radio galaxies in the sky, the probability of finding two of them in this region is extremely small.
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Jan Buts, Trinity College Dublin
Memes that promote harmful conspiracies and memes that mock them are sometimes hard to distinguish.
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Health + Medicine
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Rory Horner, University of Manchester
With richer countries having bought up most of the leading western vaccines, others are looking to India, China and Russia for supplies.
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Eleftheria Kodosaki, Cardiff University
Knowing what cells are more vulnerable could some day help researchers know why these cells are more vulnerable than others.
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Laura Bergner, University of Glasgow; Daniel Streicker, University of Glasgow
The genome of hepatitis D doesn’t resemble any known virus, making its origin a mystery. But by mining virus sequences from genetic datasets, a new study may have found the answer.
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Politics + Society
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Andrew Spark, Queensland University of Technology; Peter O'Connor, Queensland University of Technology
Introverts tend to overestimate the negatives of acting like an extravert and underestimate the positives.
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Liana Semchuk, University of Oxford
The opposition leader's return from poisoning will put pressure on the Russian president in a crucial election year.
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Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey
European figureheads have spoken out against Capitol rioters but also know they have problems in their own back yard.
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Cities
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Paul Dobraszczyk, UCL
Dead cities are enduring images in post-apocalyptic literature and cinema.
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Ian Mell, University of Manchester
Access to parks and green space in England's cities is far from equal.
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Environment + Energy
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Tom Ovenden, University of Stirling; Alistair Jump, University of Stirling
Trees may be more resilient to future dry spells than scientists first thought.
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