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Dominic Bliss

Being struck by lightning isn't as rare as you might think. Here's why it happens – and how to avoid it.

28 July 2021. By Dominic Bliss

New islands can be natural or artificial. Both can be problematic.

15 July 2021. By Dominic Bliss

Extremely accurate time is increasingly critical. This place is in charge of keeping it.

18 June 2021. By Dominic Bliss

Does heading a football lead to brain damage? It's complicated

16 June 2021. By Dominic Bliss

In Cornwall, ruinous tin and copper mines are yielding battery-grade lithium. Here's what that could mean

28 May 2021. By Dominic Bliss

The psychology of crowd control – and why the UK may see violence escalate before lockdown ends

27 May 2021. By Dominic Bliss

Environment and Conservation

The clocks are changing again - but is change afoot for this century-old ritual?

23 March 2021. By Dominic Bliss

How a Nepali climber with a “freakish physiology” stormed the world of high-altitude mountaineering

16 January 2021. By Dominic Bliss

Mountains

Meet the 'shadow lovers:' three men who have each witnessed more total eclipses than anyone

11 December 2020. By Dominic Bliss

Environment and Conservation

A 'self-destructing' plastic has helped define a new British Standard for biodegradability. Here's what that means.

26 November 2020. By Dominic Bliss

A world apart: eerily deserted images of the ISS give unique insight into humanity in space

10 November 2020. By Dominic Bliss

International Space Station

How a new frost-resistant grape could make British red wine come of age

13 October 2020. By Dominic Bliss

Secrets and spies: Behind the doors of the UK's most enigmatic government agency

5 October 2020. By Dominic Bliss

Environment and Conservation

This vision of food's future could have legs – but rather more than you might like.

18 August 2020. By Dominic Bliss

From ancient history to Hollywood: A brief history of Chinese martial arts

17 August 2020. By Dominic Bliss

What does it take to make a maze amazing? More than you might think

23 June 2020. By Dominic Bliss

The mission to raise the anchor from a shipwreck – as a monument to the generation it brought to Britain

17 June 2020. By Dominic Bliss

Universal Basic Income is gathering support. Has it ever worked – and could it work in the UK?

20 May 2020. By Dominic Bliss

Environment and Conservation

British wildfires are getting more frequent. Here's what that means

27 April 2020. By Dominic Bliss

What will be the psychological legacy of quarantine? History may have answers

16 April 2020. By Dominic Bliss