Richard Stephens

1 month ago | progress.org.uk | Richard Stephens |Jonathan Sher

Hardly a day goes by now without anxiety-laden news about falling birthrates across the globe. These are routinely accompanied by dire warnings about the anticipated long-term economic and societal consequences of too few babies. The main worries are a depleted workforce, reduced consumer spending, inadequate care for the elderly and declining tax revenues. Even nations at odds with each other are united in decrying this current trend.

1 month ago | progress.org.uk | Joanne Delange |Richard Stephens

Male fetuses and adult sons of women who smoke while pregnant exhibit more changes in gene expression than females. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen conducted two studies – they analysed livers of fetuses from women who had elective pregnancy terminations, and they also investigated the longer-term effects of maternal smoking using data from the UK Biobank.

Apr 25, 2024 | elrenotribune.com | Richard Stephens

El Reno will again celebrate holding the record for the world’s largest onion burger at the 36th Annual Fried Onion Burger Day Festival on May 4. The day-long affair runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and…Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription.

Feb 27, 2024 | nature.com | Peng Luo |Sarah Wolf |Shivajee Govind |Richard Stephens |Dong Hyup Kim |Cindy Chen | +1 more

AbstractEnabled by surface-mediated equilibration, physical vapour deposition can create high-density stable glasses comparable with liquid-quenched glasses aged for millions of years. Deposition is often performed at various rates and temperatures on rigid substrates to control the glass properties.

Mar 27, 2023 | rivieramm.com | Richard Stephens

Tonnage tax has now been in place in the UK since 2000 and has benefitted greatly from a generally consistent, stable approach from government with few legislative changes. The current government has often expressed its support for the concept of tonnage tax, especially following Brexit, and has appreciated the benefits the system brings to the UK’s shipping cluster. The announcements in the recent budget were as welcome for repeating that message of support as for the positive changes made.