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We assume that people in Nordic countries have a better standard of mental health than anywhere else, but that assumption is based on a limited way of measuring it.
Protein tangles have been blamed for causing Alzheimer’s – but drugs that target them keep failing.
Top tips to improve your email use based on academic research into email best practice, productivity and stress.
Turning down tasty treats sometimes requires more than just the strength to say no.
YouTube channels are increasingly targeting children, but research shows these young viewers may not understand when they are being sold to.
The prime minister has told her MPs that if they back her deal, she will leave office before the next stage of the Brexit process begins.
Elizabeth Holmes conformed to a myth of entrepreneurial success. This was ultimately her downfall.
The foundational economy has largely been overlooked in public policy but it could provide shelter from the Brexit storm for the UK’s deprived regions.
China is funding global infrastructure projects to expand its influence and capacity for economic growth.
Researchers have developed a simple way to detect early stage oesophageal cancer using anitbodies in blood.
Lessons from the British 19th century protests over electoral reform about the significance of crowd sizes.
Children’s body mass index is only measured twice in primary school. This is not enough, new study suggests.
How parliament and executive came to be locked in their Brexit impasse.
The LHCb experiment at CERN has discovered three new ‘pentaquark’ particles being created in high energy particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider.
Possessed of one of the most distinctive voices in pop music, Scott Walker’s avant-garde aesthetic and skill as a composer made him an enduring and influential artist over more than 40 years.
Science fiction has made us vigilant of ‘killer robots’ in our midst, but they’re far closer than many of us realise.
What is the Common Market 2.0 proposal, also known as Norway+ and what would it mean in practice?
The idea of swarm robots has been around for some time but researchers are now looking more closely at nature for robot design inspiration.
The former Israel Defence Forces chief of staff is taking ‘tough guy’ politics to a new level.
At worst, more lethal aid could escalate the conflict further. At best, it will continue to keep alive a conflict that has already claimed more than 10,000 lives.
Most fossil fuels are consumed not by individuals, but by and through large faceless technological systems.
Despite growing trade between the EU and India, talks stalled in 2013 after 16 rounds, only resuming in 2018. Some in Brussels blame Britain.
The marketisation of higher education is just a symptom of what’s wrong with universities.
Amid the insect extinction crisis, some species are actually increasing. Here’s why that’s not necessarily a good thing.