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Why altruism is in shorter supply than the industry wants you to believe
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Our brain processes the fear of regret in the same way as actual regret, making us reluctant to make changes in life.
Learning to climb.
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Encouraging your baby to be active can improve their health in other areas too.
Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Vice.
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Christian Bale is phenomenal as Dick Cheney, but that only makes it harder to capture his essence on film.
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Polar bears ‘invading’ a Russian village have renewed concern over climate change in the Arctic, but human-wildlife conflicts are flaring up everywhere.
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Linking household income, happiness, and alcohol-related depression, researchers have put a price on the intangible cost of drinking.
Women played a prominent part in Iran’s 1979 revolution.
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Hostility to Iran’s revolution from both the West and in the region is as virulent now as it was in February 1979.
The littlest robo.
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Soft robots printed in the home? Not as far off as you might think.
The pine marten – cute but cunning.
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We should welcome a native predators’ return across the British Isles, while at the same time being honest about the implications.
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Let’s worry about the future of Brexit, not its prehistory.
Tongue splitting: one of the procedures the defendant was convicted for.
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A body modification practitioner has been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent – even though he had the consent of the ‘victims’.
The Earth’s magnetosphere bangs like a drum.
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The Earth’s magnetic field has a beat, scientists discover.
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Many roses are grown in energy-intensive greenhouses, shipped long distances or treated with chemicals. Here’s what to ask your florist or supermarket.
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Mistaken links between the EU and the European Convention on Human Rights could be one factor that sees the UK losing out on these vital supranational laws.
A magical sight.
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The northern lights might look like magic, but they can actually be explained by science – here’s how.
Loneliness is being medicalised.
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By trying to tackle just the health impact of loneliness, scientists risk ignoring the underlying causes.
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Majority thinks Brussels is playing hardball – but a generational divide is apparent, as so often in the Brexit debate.
Illustration of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia,
showing lymphoblasts in blood.
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Seeing cancer in ‘high-resolution’ could improve personalised medicine.
Olivia Colman winning best actress for The Favourite.
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No big political statements this year but plenty of strong roles for women as two films emerge as firm favourites for Oscar Best Picture honours.
Cenota Samula sinkhole in Yucatan, Mexico.
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The effects of climate change above ground are well known, but what’s happening to underground aquifers which supply most of the world’s fresh water?
First page of Liszt's opera Sardanapalo, GSA 60 / N4. Photo © Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Should unfinished art remain so?
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A new study suggests that MDMA could be a useful therapeutic tool.
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Parliaments might argue more but they make democracy more stable and produce stronger economies.
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Brussels is certainly firm on its red lines, but it’s not as intransigent as many in the UK portray it to be.
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We developed the world’s first self-curving artificial cornea.