Up, up and away.
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When you consider the market Ryanair is entering, there is every reason to believe its private jet service will be popular.
Feeling the burn.
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It can take the body up to three weeks to fully recover from the strain of running a marathon, so here’s some foods that are scientifically proven to help aid recovery.
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We asked two academics to check the claim by Michael Gove that the EU court has been grabbing power.
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Prince revealed the fault-lines in commercial music making – and he didn’t hesitate to prise them open.
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A new show offers viewers the chance to be a fly on the wall at the Beatles recording sessions.
No one predicted the tech company’s move into the flag business.
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In the decade since its founding, Twitter has built a disproportionately large influence over many aspects of society.
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Mathematicians have long been revealing the beauty in the one of nature’s most mysterious numbers.
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And it’s not all down to David Beckham…
Is there a Dr in the house?
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It is possible – with just a couple of awkward provisos.
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Women sellers are receiving on average about 80 cents for every dollar men earn when selling the same product, according to new research.
Big data, what can it do for us - and when?
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We need the skills to put big data to use before others leave us behind.
There must be another way.
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With the theatrics of the Kirchner years finally over, Argentina and the Falklands can start to defrost their relationship.
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Climate change makes extreme weather more likely – but we also have the power to make our flood responses smarter.
Not so distant echoes.
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If we listen to the songs of displaced Syrians, just as we listen to the songs of victims of the Holocaust, we connect to displaced communities’ creativity, ingenuity and imagination.
Valery Spiridonov, the man who would have the first head transplant.
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Italian surgeon, Sergio Canavero, claims that he is ready to perform the world’s first head transplant. But does the science stack up?
Primes: here be magic.
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The largest known prime number has been discovered. But what does it all mean?
British PM John Major gets his hands dirty.
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Overshadowed by the terrible conflicts to come, this short operation was nevertheless a significant global event.
Happy customer.
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Crowdfunding has produced start-ups such as Oculus Rift and Pebble watches … but it’s not a success story for everyone.
The sun has long set on the commodities boom.
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Anglo American has announced it will cut 85,000 jobs worldwide, as profits slump and mining communities bear the brunt of the commodities crunch.
Let’s think about our healthy ageing.
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New research suggests Britons are living longer and in good mental shape – but it’s not good news across the board.