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Pegging slurs as a gimmick or banter, not only dishonours those who have died fighting against racism. It dilutes the violence racial slurs carry.
News headlines tell you little about the realities of divorce for most couples.
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Huge legal bills are the exception not the rule, and there isn’t much data about how couples decide to split their assets when a marriage breaks down.
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Orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees seem to enjoy the buzz of getting dizzy.
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Instead of simply applauding nudges, journalists should critically assess when and why governments use this tool.
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The largest review of evidence on brain training for ADHD suggests it might be time to try a different approach.
Tippi Hedren in Hitchcock’s adaptation of The Birds.
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Rereading du Maurier’s story of relentless devastation shows how the writer anticipated some of our most pressing environmental concerns.
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After Finland was recently named the happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row, it was suggested that positivity among the Finnish is related to their expectations.
The SNP’s former chief executive, Peter Murrell.
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The SNP faced unprecedented scenes yesterday when the husband of the recently resigned first minister was arrested at their home.
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While there are some benefits to the free trade agreement, the UK would be better off striking a deal with its neighbours.
The experience of feeling a presence can be unnerving.
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It is deeply connected to sleep paralysis but that can’t explain everything.
Finland is the happiest country in the world for six years in a row.
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Finns have good schools, public transport, and the difference between the highest- and lowest-paid is quite small. These are factors in high levels of happiness.
Intensive or efficient?
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Why ‘local’ and ‘natural’ food isn’t always good for the environment, and ‘industrial’ or ‘intensive’ farming isn’t always bad.
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The UK retail bank business model has allowed banks to make significant profits as interest rates have risen over the past year.
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The COVID pandemic has left lingering consequences both for people receiving adult social care and support in England, and for the workforce delivering it.
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Life may be using quantum mechanics to its advantage.
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US regulators are beginning bringing more enforcement actions against crypto firms, with the latest targeting top exchange Binance.
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Taking part in sport can lead to a sense of belonging.
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Chimpanzees have been the focus of primate research for decades. But their close cousins, the bonobos, can offer us important insights into human nature too.
Loyal customers?
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Research shows what happens when people are forced to swap their favourite shops.
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Why diversity and not anti-racism?