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Children have discovered an ingenious new way to bunk off school. All you have to do is to pour a soft drink on a lateral flow test and watch a positive result emerge within minutes. The trick is explained in videos circulating on TikTok, which have been viewed millions of times.
But scientists are finally on to the cunning youngsters. Chemist Mark Lorch has been experimenting to discover exactly how this trick works. And parents out there should pay attention: he’s even found a way to check whether a test has been tampered with.
Other scientists have investigated the future of buildings. As the effects of climate change become more severe, many structures face risks ranging from shaking and cracking to termite invasions. And actor Michael Sheen says there is a class problem in the arts. He’s not wrong, and he’s doing something about it.
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Miriam Frankel
Science Editor
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Can you really fake a covid test with soft drinks?
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Mark Lorch, University of Hull
There's a way for parents to spot the fraud.
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Ran Boydell, Heriot-Watt University
Structures are built to withstand a normal range of conditions. But what's 'normal' is changing rapidly.
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Actor Michael Sheen.
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Dave O'Brien, University of Edinburgh; Mark Taylor, University of Sheffield
Research has found that the arts industries are lacking working-class representation and that the barriers to entry start early in life
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Health + Medicine
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Alex van den Heever, University of the Witwatersrand; Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand; Martin Veller, University of the Witwatersrand; Shabir A. Madhi, University of the Witwatersrand; Willem Daniel Francois Venter, University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa has clearly suffered the consequences of poor strategic decisions to this point. It doesn't need to continue along these lines.
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Sunit K. Singh, Banaras Hindu University
Delta plus might reduce the efficacy of the vaccines currently in use. But we can't be sure because we’re yet to see good data on this variant.
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Education
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Xanthe Whittaker, University of Leeds; Jennifer Tomlinson, University of Leeds; Kate Hardy, University of Leeds
From nursery closures to families self-isolating, COVID has disrupted children's access to pre-school care. This impacts their development, and their parents' ability to work
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Politics + Society
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Parveen Akhtar, Aston University
Relief for Keir Starmer as Labour retains seat in what was billed as a referendum on his leadership.
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Business + Economy
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Anthony Kent, Nottingham Trent University
A sales and marketing formula based on a broad range of clothing for all ages at reasonable prices over many years is difficult to change.
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Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Bond University
Our study, measuring heart rate, skin conductivity and emotion in controlled conditions, shows the effects of office noise are very real.
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Environment + Energy
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Christian Jakob, Monash University; Michael Reeder, Monash University
Rain near Japan triggered a heat wave in North America. To know our future, we have a lot to learn about what drives extreme weather.
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Arts + Culture
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Timothy Gabrielli, University of Dayton
Amid controversy over US bishops' plans to deny Communion to pro-abortion rights Catholics, a scholar of sacramental theology explains the importance of the ritual to members of the church.
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