Self Portrait as St Catherine of Alexandria by Artemisia Gentileschi (1615-1617).
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Gentileschi’s self-portrait is an astonishing work of confidence and serenity by an artist who has become a beacon of feminist empowerment.
They could go anywhere.
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When organs are in the wrong place, misdiagnosis is a risk.
England’s captain Harry Kane (top left) may need to inspire his team-mates to his levels, not be brought down to theirs.
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The theories behind building a strong team performance.
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It could be argued that teachers who have remained committed to the profession are the ones who most deserve a reward, not new entrants.
Map from drone mission search for the Encephalartos Woodii in the Ngoye Forest in South Africa.
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The plant has been propagated worldwide, but every surviving specimen of Encephalartos woodii is a male clone – and without a female, natural reproduction is impossible.
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Government policies can affect how many people arrive, what rights and protections they have in the UK, and what happens to those who arrive without permission.
Analysing the environmental DNA of rivers could transform our understanding of what lives in them.
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Our research suggests environmental DNA analysis could transform traditional ways of monitoring freshwater ecosystems.
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Astronomers Vicent Martínez and Bernard Jones explain the mystery of the Hubble tension, and why it matters so much for our understanding of the universe, on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
There are steps all users can take to make banking apps as secure as possible.
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Cybercrime evolves quickly, so banks have to move at pace to keep their apps secure. But users have a role to play as well.
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These so-called ‘mega polls’ all give Labour massive majorities – but all of different sizes. What’s going on?
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The comedian Vic Reeves said that 88.2% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Good liars can easily bypass classic lie detection stereotypes.
Rishi Sunak launches the 2024 Conservative Party manifesto.
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The current Conservative government has not met actual housing need in England. The proposals in the party’s manifesto are not likely to either.
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Researchers have been estimating the vast numbers of insects, including many pollinators, migrating at one location in the Pyrenees. But climate change and habitat loss could affect their abundance.
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A mouse-model study shows how the smell of menthol can reduce inflammation in the part of the brain associated with memory.
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You can choose where to look during your daily commute.
The high-altitude AGAGE Jungfraujoch station in Switzerland is used to take measurements of Earth’s atmosphere.
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HCFCs were a temporary replacement for CFCs, the initial subject of the 1987 Montreal protocol.
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Spending a lot on elections isn’t a bad thing in itself. But when voter confidence is so low, there should be complete transparency around the costs involved.
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Aquaponics could help feed Martian colonies in the future and offer a sustainable food system on Earth.
Hamstring tears typically happen because of overstretching.
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It isn’t just powerlifters who are at risk of a muscle tear – they can happen to anyone.