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While the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to push cases in the UK ever higher, other variants are continuing to make their way around the world. The lambda variant, which was first identified in Peru, has already spread to 29 countries. Tara Hurst, an expert in how viruses evade immunity, explains what we know about how dangerous lambda is likely to be.
Is a pescatarian diet much better, ethically speaking, than a carnivorous one? Fish are living beings after all, just like cows, chickens and pigs. But philosophers who’ve pondered this question throughout history have often made a distinction. By and large, they’ve sided with the pescatarians.
Plus we learn the potentially greener alternatives to bitcoin that could prosper as concerns mount over how much energy the cryptocurrency uses.
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Clint Witchalls
Health + Medicine Editor
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Tara Hurst, Birmingham City University
The lambda variant ripped through Peru and is now spreading globally. But there is little evidence that it is more dangerous than the original variant.
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Martin Cohen, University of Hertfordshire
Pescatarians might frustrate purist vegetarians, but the issues surrounding fish are quite different to meat.
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Sankar Sivarajah, University of Bradford; Kamran Mahroof, University of Bradford
Some alternative cryptocurrencies, called 'altcoins', demand far less electrical power than bitcoin.
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Health + Medicine
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Laetitia Rispel, University of the Witwatersrand
The first step of any public health response must be prevention. Preventing new infections and containing the pandemic protects health systems from getting close to collapse.
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Simon Kolstoe, University of Portsmouth
So long as vaccines are readily available, vaccine passports can be made to be fair.
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Politics + Society
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Paul Webb, University of Sussex; Tim Bale, Queen Mary University of London
Switching political parties is fairly common in Britain. But does that mean parties are being shaped by entryism?
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Katy Hayward, Queen's University Belfast
There's little good faith left in the UK government's handling of the Northern Ireland protocol
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Education
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Alexei Vernitski, University of Essex; Alexander Partner, University of Essex
New research shows that secondary pupils who take maths past 16 have higher levels of a chemical that boosts brain plasticity and learning in general. What other teaching can provide this?
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Business + Economy
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Karen Middleton, University of Portsmouth
Pinterest is the first social media brand to ban weight loss advertisements. Should other companies follow suit?
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Arts + Culture
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Una Roman D'Elia, Queen's University, Ontario
After a year of pandemic social distancing, we know touch is a much-desired privilege. In the Italian Renaissance, people longed to touch not only each other, but also religious sculptures.
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Environment + Energy
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Daniel Skerritt, University of British Columbia
The WTO is set to wrap up negotiations on harmful fisheries subsidies This could help rebuild the oceans' fish stocks, and support the communities that rely on them.
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Featured events
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Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Cardiff [Caerdydd GB-CRD], CF10 3BA, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Cardiff University
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Whiteknights House, PO Box 217, Reading, Reading, RG6 6AH, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — University of Reading
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University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — University of Essex
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