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Jocelyn Timperley

Jocelyn Timperley

New Statesman

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A 'haunting voice from the deep': The moment the world discovered whales sing

A 'crackling, haunting voice from the deep': The moment the world realised whales sing In 1970, the release of the best-selling nature album...

18.09.2026 40

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Jocelyn Timperley

Good at maths and into jazz: Nine extraordinary things you probably didn't know about sharks

Good at maths and into jazz: Nine extraordinary things you probably didn't know about sharks Humans have more in common with these elite ocean...

14.07.2026 30

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Jocelyn Timperley

The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour

The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour A mysterious 5,000-year-old decision led directly to how we still count time today. In October...

23.03.2026 40

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The quirky ways people woke up before alarm clocks

Knocker uppers and candle clocks: The quirky ways people woke up before alarm clocks From candles that drop metal pins every hour to the knocker...

07.03.2026 100

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The overlooked benefits of real Christmas trees

The environmental pros and cons of Christmas trees go far beyond the climate impact of "real or plastic", scientists say. So what's the best choice...

07.12.2025 20

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The personal climate actions that actually work

A rising body of research is trying to quantify the impact of personal climate actions. The results show the most powerful impacts may come from some...

02.10.2025 50

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The overlooked benefits of miniature urban forests

Grown using the Miyawaki method, fast-growing miniature forests in the middle of cities can bring surprisingly big benefits for people and the...

12.09.2025 40

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How we got the dodo so absurdly wrong

The extinct flightless pigeon has captured imaginations for over 400 years. Experts and artists are now revealing how much we have distorted what the...

16.07.2025 50

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