Oil price uncertainty.
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Alongside the global economic outlook, Russian supply and Chinese demand are contributing to ‘a cocktail of uncertainty’ for oil prices.
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Children with an anxiety disorder are likely to miss more school and get lower grades than those who do not.
The ready availability of clay pipes meant that they were sometimes used for other activities other than smoking.
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A pipe in the hand could end or save a life.
Claudio Caridi
An article written for Time Magazine, but never published, could have rewritten the history of how DNA was discovered.
HPV
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Oropharyngeal cancer has now become more common than cervical cancer in the US and the UK.
Amazon rainforest, Brazil: a Yaulapiti man rides a motorcycle.
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It’s quite common to see whole Indigenous families on bikes – including pets and tiny children.
Using your phone when you’re on the toilet is a horrid habit.
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Your mobile phone is 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat. Here’s what to do about it.
Even solitary animals, like the octopus, learn survival tricks from other animals.
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How the social lives of animals help them survive.
Connected: Facebook is by far the most popular social media platform in Libya with more than six million users.
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This researcher found that even in traditional Arab communities, social media is a better way of reaching people than using family networks.
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Young people are more likely to consider some form of open or non-monogamous relationship.
Self-Portrait with Vivex One-Shot Camera by Yevonde (1937).
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Yevonde was a celebrated portraitist, innovative colourist and advocate for women in the profession. In short, a pioneer.
Africa is plagued by paramilitary militias and foreign mercenary groups.
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Armed group, mercenaries, mining, power struggles. It’s a familiar story in Africa, sadly.
Cooking can generate harmful indoor air pollutants.
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We’re all exposed to harmful air pollution when cooking – but retrofitting our homes to save energy may complicate matters.
The aftermath of the 1991 bombing in Omagh, which killed 29 people.
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The long-term legacy can be linked to poor mental health, high levels of suicide and alcohol and drug problems – but also innovation.
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Extreme weather is a threat to the UK’s electricity system – and climate change is likely to make it even worse.
Images of the snailfish seen at the Izu-Ogasawara Trench.
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The snailfish was recently found living at depths believed physically impossible.
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Calling media organisations ‘government-funded’ risks turning people away from reliable sources of information.
The Tempest’s Caliban was said to voice the fury and distress of the people forced from the Fenlands which were being drained and enclosed.
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Worrying environmental issues dominated the time of William Shakespeare as they do now, from depleted fish stocks and food shortages, to overpopulation and animal exploitation.
Philip II portrait by Titian.
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Philip II is the forgotten king of England. Here’s what ‘consort’ really means.
Family liaison officers are a vital part of murder investigations in the UK.
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The Stephen Lawrence inquiry and subsequent Macpherson Report led to changes in how police deal with the family of murder victims.