Social media and protest – a battleground for freedom of expression.
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An expert on social media explains how she proved she was being shadow banned – and how you can too.
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Artificial intelligence helped identify the blood proteins that are the best predictors of dementia.
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This key fertiliser ingredient is subject to sudden price spikes.
Pliny the Elder suggested medicinal uses for black henbane seeds.
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Roman medicines derived from black henbane treated everything from earache to womb pain.
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Chronic wasting disease has a similar cause to mad cow disease, a fatal disease in humans.
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Scabs, ear wax and eye crusts might sound, and even look, gross but they do essential work keeping our bodies clear of infection
The Tridentinosaurus counterfeit
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A lizard fossil that was thought to be the best preserved ever has turned out to have fake skin.
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Men will go to almost any length to increase their length. Mostly with disastrous consequences.
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Putin’s argument that Russia has a historic claim to Ukraine stretching back to the Middle Ages relies on some very doubtful sources.
A miniature of the Erythrean Sibyl, writing.
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While the wider literature tells us that medieval women were silent and passive, their letters and embroideries tell a different story.
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England’s new ‘biodiversity net gain’ policy is ambitious, but researchers have identified flaws and loopholes.
Spice is the name given to a diverse group of drugs called ‘synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists’.
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Spice has been nicknamed the ‘zombie drug’ due to the debilitating effects it can cause.
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There’s no guarantee that the bill will even make it onto the floor of the US House of Representatives.
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The two countries watch each other’s policy shifts very carefully and respond accordingly.
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Psychedelic drug takers are sharing advice on Reddit on how to end a bad trip. Some of the advice is highly suspect.
Nottingham is one of the biggest councils to issue a section 114 notice.
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The government’s latest funding package isn’t enough to solve this structural problem.
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Understanding how the ageing of sperm works in other animals is more important than ever as human male fertility is in decline.
Maternal mortality in the UK is the highest for decades - as a barometer for a nation’s health, this is a statistic we cannot ignore
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Too often government policy is not designed with the long-term in mind. Instead, short-term economic outcomes and political gains are prioritised - to the detriment of public health.
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Lenten traditions emphasise fasting, prayer and charitable giving. This aligns with tarrying as central to communal spiritual life.