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Governments fail to imagine how worst-case scenarios can come about – much less plan for them. But there are things we can do.
Fashion has changed a lot more than the tube since 1906.
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It’s hotter and more crowded on the Underground but some things have got better for commuters.
The Ganges delta spans India and Bangladesh and is home to more than 100m people.
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Sea levels are rising, while deltas are being starved of sediment by upstream dams.
MRI scan of the brain.
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One day we will have a science of consciousness, but it won’t be science as we know it today
A memorial for Grenfell Tower.
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The public inquiry into Grenfell makes its first report – but those responsible for the circumstances leading up to the fire are yet to face the consequences.
Having better access to mental health support could be one reason for lower self-harm rates among Danish teens.
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Researchers found that between 2008 and 2016, self-harm rates among Danish teenagers actually decreased.
Looks can be deceiving.
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Vampire bats form social bonds similar to human friendships – and they’re good friends to those in need.
Eddie Jones and the England rugby team in training at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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How sports coaches can inspire their team to defy the odds and win.
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NICE guidelines suggest that boys who come to come to A&E because of self-harm should be admitted to hospital. Often, this isn’t happening.
Focus on the fire service.
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It will take time to digest the details of the 830-plus page report from phase one of the inquiry, but there are clear improvements to be made.
Ebenezer Scrooge is confronted by the apparition of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley.
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Sometimes the unknown is more appealing than the truth – and it has kept ghost hunters in business for generations.
Construction underway of a new port at Lamu, Kenya.
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A new push to focus development efforts on big infrastructure projects could have unitended consequences.
A study claims the first humans lived in a wetland around what is now northern Botswana.
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It’s likely our species doesn’t actually have a single origin.
England’s Owen Farrell in action during the Autumn International match at Twickenham Stadium, London, 2018.
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The historic sporting rivalry between England and South Africa has often been marred by political protests and controversy.
The UK has signed a number of trade deals to keep trade flowing in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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The UK has signed 15 trade agreements, covering 46 countries. Most fail to cover human rights issues.
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The wonderful changeable skeleton.
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New research reveals remarkable evidence of a copper-mining bonanza in Wales that was so productive the metal reached France, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
Resistance happens when bacteria change to protect themselves from an antibiotic.
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Unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions are not only wasteful, but may also have unintended consequences for a child’s health.
Don’t expect the future to turn out like popular 1960s TV show The Jetsons.
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To address the climate and ecological crises, we need a vision of the future. But some of the most popular ones out there will only propel the planet more quickly towards destruction.
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New research shows how chemical elements mix in the universe. Without this process, you wouldn’t be here.
The Motzfeldt deposit in southern Greenland.
Exploration of ancient magma chambers in fossil volcanoes has the potential to provide new sources of metals that will facilitate environmentally friendly technologies.
John Heffernan as Jonathan Harker in Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s Dracula.
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Ever since Dracula was born in the late 19th century, every age gets the vampire it deserves.
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With a further extension the EU hopes to facilitate the ratification of the withdrawal agreement and thus ensure an orderly Brexit
If this sunflower was treated with sulfoxaflor, the bumblebee pollinating it has something to worry about.
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Regulators are still licensing insecticides without properly assessing whether they harm the wildlife on which we rely.
Without a trace.
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Airbnb now has 7m listings in more than 100,000 cities, making it larger than the eight biggest hotel groups combined.