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Imagine building a dam across the Strait of Gibraltar and draining the Mediterranean in order to generate vast amounts of hydroelectricity and create fertile new lands.
Universities have put their boxing gloves on.
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The decision by the university membership body to campaign for Britain staying in the EU has implications for academics.
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New research claims banning trans fats could save thousands of lives. The reality is we’ve already moved on.
Still going strong.
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How old you are depends not so much when you were born but how your clock is ticking.
Not quite true.
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Severe allergies are on the rise – could our diet be to blame?
Temptation.
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A new survey shows that we’re healthier than we give ourselves credit for. But could our pessimistic perceptions actually be bad for us?
Scientists are searching for collisions between different ‘universe bubbles’ in the cosmic microwave background.
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The idea that our universe is just one in a ‘multiverse’ of parallel universes is increasingly gathering attention from cosmologists. But can we ever test the theory?
Help may be on the way.
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Scientists seem to have cracked the code behind the heritability of obesity.
Health staff think they can spot the signs but what do they do next?
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Trafficking victims have contact with the NHS but staff need more knowledge about how to refer them for support.
The Conservatives aren’t stopping their academies drive.
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The gap is growing between the best and worst chains of academies, according to new research.
Identical batches of A*s.
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Children who tend to do well in one subject tend to do well in others, largely for genetic reasons.
Taking a look at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant.
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Iran’s path back to nuclear acceptability is now set out. Let the real work begin.
Extra effects.
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Researchers have been investigating the link between smoking and psychosis, here’s what they found.
Unnecessary worry?
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Screening may save lives but it comes with a cost - and sometimes unbearable decisions - that shouldn’t be underestimated.
A bad business.
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Brazil is being rocked by a graft scandal of titanic proportions. Could it bring down Dilma Rousseff?
Guys, let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
EPA/Alexander Zemlianichenko
As Greece and Europe struggle to come to an agreement, is Russia offering the Syriza government a viable alternative?
Paleo-no diet for me but burger diet not too good either.
Lord Jim
Our bodies are more adapted to modern living than some diets make out.
Mixed feelings.
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From the UK, to Canada, Australia and the states – our opinions about the military are usually wrong.
The need for human contact is a less discussed side of the sex trade.
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The nordic model fails people who have limited options for sexual fulfillment.
Turkey’s big day.
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