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Robots address challenges care systems face – and could even provide companionship to those who need it most.
Ancient Egyptians believed shaving was associated with cleanliness but Greeks were proud of their beards, which symbolised authority and wisdom.
Meteorite impacts have fundamentally shaped the history of our planet.
The slaughtered tigers were not bred in zoos, yet their story should put captive breeding in general into question.
Five years on from the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, improvements have been made. But workers compensation is still to happen.
There’s also long been great social distance between the US national press and large swathes of the country, and Trump’s distaste for the former reflects the frustration felt by millions of Americans.
Star Trek’s groundbreaking interracial kiss between Kirk and Uhura was 50 years ago today – how have public attitudes to interracial and interethnic relationships changed in the years since?
It’s a slippery concept but academics have reached agreement on some of its fundamental elements.
A leaked version of the political declaration shows that Brexit is by no means ‘sorted’ yet.
As the divorce part of the Brexit negotiations approach their endgame, attention is turning to the future relationship between the UK and EU. The view from EU capitals.
There is still value in newsprint, but newspaper owners need to invest in their communities or face extinction.
First figures on the state of young people’s mental health in England in 13 years have been released.
Emotional barriers to organ donation and why they’re so tough to crack
As societal habits change so too does language and metaphors.
Even Samuel Johnson found some of Shakespeare’s violent scenes unwatchable.
It’s time to stop shifting responsibility onto individuals, and start supporting deprived communities to live healthy lifestyles.
Seemingly innocuous security chips could enable companies to monitor employees in more sinister ways.
Research shows sport is commonly a bastion for male dominance and privilege.
From witching equality to what we’d see if we looked in a real Mirror of Erised, researchers explore the magic of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
The life-or-death drama of the lion pride will captivate viewers, but the show may not go on without funding to conserve these species.
The visa waiver scheme saved thousands of Jewish children from persecution – but at a huge cost.
From small towns, through a complex global production network, wool products have become tricky to ‘place’.
MIT researchers have built ion thrusters with no moving parts pave the way for silent drones.
Analysis of bones from over hundreds and thousands of years ago suggests that our skeleton today is more fragile than that of our ancestors.