Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness in Agatha All Along.
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When Agatha Harkness was created by Marvel in 1969, the comic code prohibited vampires, ghouls, werewolves and horror content.
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How do plants communicate, and how does it differ from us?
252 million years ago, there was only one supercontinent: Pangaea.
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We modelled the climate during this period and discovered episodes of intense ocean heating.
Okinawa, Japan is famous for having one of the highest concentrations of over-100s in the world.
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Saul Newman’s research suggests that we’re completely mistaken about how long humans live for.
Scavengers feeding at Chobe National Park.
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You might expect scavengers such as vultures to have a diet high in dangerous bacteria. Our study investigated what defences these animals have to help them stay healthy.
Being flexible can help reduce your risk of injuries.
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Flexibility is crucial for keeping your body in top shape.
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Millions of people across the world receive chemotherapy each year – and it’s likely to increase.
Dickson Fjord in August 2023. Just a few weeks later, a large chunk of the mountain would slide into the ocean.
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This tsunami, triggered by a melting glacier in Greenland, is a sign of things to come.
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Projections suggest that an extra 480,000 jobs will be needed in the care sector by 2035.
Combined strength and endurance workouts improved several of the risk factors associated with cardiometabolic diseases.
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A combination of strength training and endurance exercise was shown to be the most beneficial for post-menopausal women.
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And why it’s harder than you might think to evolve knees.
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A study of Arctic microalgae could benefit everyone from farmers to astronauts.
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A fentanyl vaccine is going to human clinical trials after showing promising results in rats – but here’s why it’s no cure-all for the opioid crisis.
Will there be gain after the pain?
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Morale might be at a new low – but there could be opportunities for development too.
Humpback whales can grow up to 20 metres long.
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Baleen whales include the blue whale, the largest animal ever known.
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Some social media users are trying to stay awake for as long as possible – here’s why it’s a terrible idea
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For a long time, political scientists have assumed politicians will do anything to avoid blame. But that’s no longer how they operate.
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We all have a right to a safe, healthy, and pleasurable sex life – but some people face more barriers than others.
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El Niño tends to cause heatwaves and droughts in southern Africa particularly.
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New theory forces us to rethink some deeply ingrained concepts, such as life, death and disease.