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Nicolás Maduro cracks down on civil liberties as Venezuela prepares for its presidential election.
Larry David, the creator and star of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Larry David has called time on the misanthropic cult TV comedy classic after 12 seasons and 120 episodes.
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And why earthworms are careful to select a mate of the same size as themselves.
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Rihanna’s cover for the Spring 2024 edition has come under fire for being sacrilegious and distasteful – but it’s devilishly divine at exposing the misogyny and hypocrisy of organised religion
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As droughts become more widespread in tourist hotspots, research finds that timers in showers help tourists and university students shorten their showers and save water.
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Leaving the ECHR would not free the UK of the obligation not to send people to a place of harm.
Pepper the robot bows after it preached to visitors during a demonstration of funeral ceremony with a Buddhist priest in Tokyo in 2017.
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Stereotypes can creep in if ‘culturally sensitive’ robots are not designed with great care.
Sperm whales are endangered - new measures aim to protect cetaceans like this in the Pacific Ocean.
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A new treaty could help protect cetaceans in the Pacific, but more needs to be done internationally.
Enzo Mari in front of his works, The Nature Series. Left is No. 1: La Mela with Elio Mari and right, No. 2: La Pera (1961).
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The exhibition is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to get close to Mari’s design process.
Beth, lead singer and accordionist of band NoGood Boyo.
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Wales has a rich musical heritage, and the next generation is ready to take centre stage.
Flamingos in Lake Nakuru, Kenya.
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New research shows increased rainfall due to climate change is threatening the birds’ food supply.
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Sugar-free chewing gum has been promoted for its oral health benefits for years.
Strong defender: a mural in Tel Aviv depicts US president Joe Biden as a superhero defending Israel.
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In recent weeks, as thousands died and the threat of famine settled over Gaza, the relationship Israel and its western allies had started to fracture. Iran’s attack appears likely to change that.
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A new study reveals the extent of the COVID pandemic’s effect on headteachers, including high workloads, stress and exhaustion.
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Iran’s attack on Israel may have failed, but its timing was orchestrated to create maximum division.
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Hobbies can increase wellbeing in retirement but it can be daunting choosing what to do,
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Women’s increased participation in high-impact sports is often seen as cause for celebration – but this progress comes with costs to brain health
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In 1908, the English philosopher J. M. E. McTaggart published an important paper on the logic of time.
Death by algorithm: increasingly AI is being used to identify targets, as in Gaza.
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Revelations by an investigative journalist that Israel is using AI to identify and target suspected Hamas members have shone a light on a frightening new aspect of warfare.
Up or down?
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A gap has opened up between inflation in the US compared to other regions like Europe and China.
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Great tits being studied at a woodland near Oxford are adjusting the timings of their breeding season as the climate changes.
The new Royal Courts of Justice in London, opened in 1882 and photographed here between 1897 and 1899.
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Architectural models are an effective way of showing the public what new major buildings will look like.
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People with personality disorders more likely to have a bad trip on psychedelics.
Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984).
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POV shots can be extremely effective, presenting an entirely new way of looking at a character, or their motivations.
Seagrass meadows are a hugely important store of blue carbon - and so is the rest of the ocean sea floor.
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Blue carbon is stored in mangroves, seagrass and sediments. Discussions at the UN Ocean Decade conference reiterate the importance of preserving existing sea floor habitats, before it’s too late.