The United Nations’ climate change body may unintentionally be eroding public trust in science because of the way it communicates risk, new University of Essex research shows.

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It discovered that youngsters faced with a strict teacher were more likely to rebel, their well-being was affected, and they were less likely to reveal they were facing problems – like bullying.

The “s” and “k” being interchanged in “aks” and “ask” is an instance of what linguists call metathesis – a process which is very common. For example, wasp used to be pronounced “ waps ” but the former ...

“The truth of the matter is people like bankers and accountants are highly capable and have power in society - perhaps we should try not to upset them and stereotype them as boring!” ...

Stories of those caught up in the 16th and 17th century witch trials that affected communities in Manningtree, St Osyth, Harwich and Walton-on-the-Naze have been brought to life for the first time ...

“In addition to preventing avoidance of scary situations and addressing one’s thoughts, trauma therapies in children should also address how trauma’s impacts on one’s body, sense of self, ...

Biography Dr. Anirban Chowdhury is a Lecturer in Neural Engineering and Robotics, School of ComputerScience and Electronic Engineering (CSEE), University if Essex (UoE) and a member of the ...

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“However, an excess of poor health in deprived coastal communities is a conundrum and a concern,” added Dr Murray. “Our findings suggest that strategies to level up the health of the English ...