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AI advancements can learn a lot about us from our tone of voice – which could have dark consequences for the future of personal privacy.
The tombstone, revolver and grim reaper imagery of the 1980s and early 1990s have cast a long shadow.
Scientists manage to boost brown fat in mice with a molecule called BMP8b. Could this be the future for treating obesity?
For the first time the UK has a working definition for Islamophobia.
The UK’s “illegal” backup power subsidy scheme effectively subsidised fossil fuel power generation. Lets use the hiatus to build a more flexible, low carbon energy system.
McQueen’s choice of genre raised eyebrows in the movie establishment, but similar ideas run through all his films.
Since 1997, the ways people in the UK define their nationality has rapidly changed.
Academics from different disciplines come Head to Head in this series to tackle topical debates.
Scientists have predicted four supercontinent scenarios - but which is the most likely?
Games have come a long way since their genesis in the 1970s. Today, games designers consult with ecologists and other experts to create worlds that feel alive and real.
Child undernourishment rates are worse in India than in Ethiopia.
A Chinese scientist claims to have edited human DNA to make us more resistant to HIV. Here’s why that’s not good news.
There is a gap in most people’s knowledge – experiential poverty – about how to deal with death.
The PM has shown time and again that her political judgement is way off base, yet she claims to know that her deal is the best option.
Why a No Deal option shouldn’t be on the ballot in any second referendum.
Extreme climatic events are harming plant communities in the Arctic. The resulting colour change is bad news for the region’s carbon storage.
Reports of the death of radio are, as ever, exaggerated – but it could re-engage with younger listeners.
More than 800 students told researchers what they value most in their friends.
Theresa May could game Conservative MPs by placing them into a ‘prisoner’s dilemma’.
Mean annual air temperature on Everest is –13°C at 7,000 metres elevation, and yet the ice in its highest glacier is only –3.3°C.
The link that Ronald McDonald House creates between itself and sick children is not just positive, it is sacrosanct.
Cultural heritage establishes closer ties between a community and the land it lives – and relies – on.
Expect more member states to ‘do a Spain’ once future relationship talks commence.
The education system needs an urgent re-think to give children from disadvantaged backgrounds a better chance in life.