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The construction of hundreds of fountains was a social movement that transformed London’s public spaces.
Scammers are blending different types of fraud to persuade people to hand over their cash.
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‘Pig butchering’, fake apps and missing person scams and conning people out of huge amounts of money.
Tzeltal Maya women attend a mass wedding celebration in Zinacantan, Mexico, in March 2023.
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Sociolinguists suggest that within the next century, 90% of the world’s languages will disappear, due largely to colonial languages dominating economies, education and governance.
Contrary to popular belief, we may actually be more likely to drink in excess when we’re happy.
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The study found that people were more likely to binge drink on the days they were in a good mood.
People shopping in downtown Shanghai, China.
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China is trying to revive its economy to reach pre-COVID heights but future growth rates might be closer to developed economies like the US and UK.
Seagrass meadows are an important part of the UK’s marine environment.
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Seagrasses need light to remain resilient to marine heatwaves – water pollution disrupts that balance.
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A machine learning algorithm was able to accurately predict those with preclinical Alzheimer’s disease based on their gut microbe composition.
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Our research found a multi-million pound scheme to boost maths learning was under-used and had minimal impact on practice.
Sweaty and ferocious – welcome to the world of hot yoga.
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Sweating it out can be beneficial for maintaining fitness and good mental health, but it’s not right for everyone.
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So much international trade happens in dollars that it would be very difficult to turn the tide against the currency any time soon.
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Tracking data suggests individual chickens have very different movement patterns.
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AI can quietly work in the background as a sophisticated technological tool that delivers better results and performance for people.
Iranian women are still ditching the hijab despite buital punishments for women who disobey laws over head coverings.
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Iran’s savage use of executions and prisoner rape has failed to quell the “women, freedom, life” movement.
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These models could help us better understand infertility and early pregnancy loss.
LGBT activists in Moscow protest against anti-gay legislation in 2020.
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Putin’s anti-queer campaign is just part of his continued manipulation of information.
People at a vigil at St Peter’s church in Nottingham after three people died in an attack in the city’s centre.
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When an attack affects a whole city the grief members of the community feel is complex.
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Some pharmacies are selling ‘generic’ semaglutide online, despite the drug still being under patent protection.
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A journey through McCarthy’s work is not for the fainthearted, nor the weak-stomached. But these tales of society’s outcasts and misfits are hugely rewarding.
The keto diet is very low in carbohydrates.
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The diet was shown to accelerate onset of a severe wasting disease.
While North Koreans starve, dictator Kim Jong-un launches missiles.
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After three years of isolation under a strict COVID lockdown, North Korea could face another terrible famine.