Households will feel the effect of rate rises as the Bank of England tries to slow inflation.
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The latest on the UK base rate rise and how it might affect your finances
A group of construction workers on site.
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Despite being a major contributor of global carbon emissions, concrete remains a popular construction material. Research suggests this needs to change.
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The southern hemisphere is more likely to be hit by space debris than the northern one.
Protests in Nairobi as Maasai activists deliver a petition to the Tanzania High Commission, in Kenya, 17 June 2022.
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Just over 100 years ago, Maasai in Kenya were moved into reserves, where they could be more easily taxed and controlled, to make way for white settlement.
New research shows the negative impact gender norms can have on UK savings goals.
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Research shows differences in how people set savings goals that could contribute to a wealth gap between men and women in the UK.
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Some leadership contenders seem to have big plans for a smaller state.
What tasks lie behind the door to 11 Downing Street, the official residence of the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer?
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As the Johnson government ends, here’s what lies ahead for a new UK chancellor
Realistic colour view of Jupiter’s moon Europa.
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There may be life on Jupiter’s moon Europa or Saturn moon’s Enceladus.
Bisakah Tuhan melakukan perjalanan lebih cepat dari kecepatan cahaya?
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Jika Tuhan dapat melanggar hukum fisika, mengapa kita tidak melihat bukti bahwa hukum pernah dilanggar di alam semesta?
Brands have several tricks up their sleeves to convince ad viewers their products are sustainable.
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Ads use music, colour and emotion to stress the sustainability of what they’re selling: even when the reality isn’t as attractive.
La Lune est couverte de poussière et bénéficie de peu d'eau, d'oxygène et de lumière pour faire pousser des plantes.
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Les futurs colons pourront peut-être faire pousser des plantes sur la Lune… mais pas n’importe où.
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Video calls with younger relatives can be awkward - but only if we let them.
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A personal finance expert on the steps you can take now to prepare for a possible recession.
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Phallic graffiti was more than just funny in Roman Britain.
Gaia mapping the stars of the Milky Way.
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New data may settle dispute about the universe’s true expansion rate.
The Haitian revolution was the first by a former slave colony and was to inspire other emancipation movements across the New World.
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Yes, dinosaurs really did survive in snow – we simulated the Cretaceous climate to prove it.
Rishi to the rescue?
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The UK chancellor is giving a one-off payment of £1,200 to the most vulnerable households, while U-turning on a windfall tax for energy companies.
More countries are discouraging fossil fuel use, but the industry is still pumping.
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A study found $1.4 trillion in oil and gas industry assets would be at risk if governments follow through on their pledges to deal with climate change.
A panorama stitched together from about 100 individual Curiosity images. The ‘door’ is circled, and is tiny and hard to see at this scale.
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We should not be surprised that some of the innumerable rocks on Mars have weird shapes, because many have been sand-blasted by wind erosion for billions of years.