Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Yale University
Religion has helped science, as well as hindered it.
Gove: staying for now.
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And why it’s not enough to be against the Withdrawal Agreement.
UN envoy Philip Alston hears from people in Newcastle.
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The UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty has given a damning indictment of how austerity has hit the UK. A former UN envoy explains why his calls to uphold social rights are so crucial.
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Researchers have found a way to boost damaged spinal cord nerves – in some cases permanently.
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The prime minister’s office has promoted tweets in favour of the Brexit deal – why that’s a problem.
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While one of the most contentious Brexit issues, politicians forget the essential human aspect of the border as a place that is lived in and loved.
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We’ve had 90 years of those famous ears.
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There are many things to consider when choosing when to have a child.
Doing her best.
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Controlling immigration was the most important concern for Brexit voters and May’s deal does that.
Gyps fulvus gliding out from les Rocher des Aigles ornithological centre, France, carrying bio-logging tag.
Hannah Williams
Even when birds are not flying in a flock, they may observe each other to sense the world around them.
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The movement to kickstart a radical transformation of our society has begun. For the sake of our children – and their children – it must succeed.
The Snark – the beastly figment of imagination created by Lewis Carroll.
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Like Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem, the Brexit target was a figment of everyone’s imagination.
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How science can resist in times of Bolsonism.
Norman Geras was clear in his work that revolutionary violence should be a last resort.
Eugene Delacroix
The University of Reading wrongly judged that Geras’ essay, which discusses political violence, might fall foul of the government’s Prevent strategy.
Remembering Amal Fathy in Carlisle.
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Amal Fathy spoke out about sexual harassment – and is now languishing in jail. She is not alone.–
Christopher Boyce
I wanted to connect the happiness research I’d been doing over the years with what was happening, or indeed not happening, in the world.
Artist’s impression of quasar W2246-0526.
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A number of surrounding galaxies are slowly being devoured by the most luminous object in the sky.
Divided Britain.
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Theresa May’s Brexit plan has crumbled on contact with the reality of UK and EU politics.
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As the US excludes nations from the established system, China is offering them an alternative. And America will pay the price.
In the firing line.
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We need to learn to coexist with wildfires the way many ecosystems do. We won’t protect lives in the long term by trying to stamp the fires out.
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From terrorism to drug smuggling and theft, the hostile insider is an often overlooked threat to airport security and safety.
Dean Mangurenje
Huge progress has been made, but safety issues and environmental concerns mean plans are still up in the air.
Deal in hand.
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Academic experts explain the key details of the draft Brexit deal agreed by UK and EU negotiators.
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Don’t mix your statins with grapefruit, or leafy green vegetables with warfarin.
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People should be a bit more careful when signing off their emails and text messages. Not everyone wants a kiss.