Leonardo da Vinci had a seemingly inexhaustible imagination for innovation.
Engineer, artist, mathematician, thinker: Leonardo da Vinci was all these and more.
Asteroids known as ‘S-type’ contain a lot more water than we thought.
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New research demonstrates that the solar system is wetter than we thought.
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The question of whether heightened testosterone confers an advantage for some female athletes remains contentious.
Marcantonio Raimondi’s 1505 engraving may show Leonardo da Vinci playing an instrument called a lira da braccio.
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A lot has been said about Leonardo and music, much of it speculation. But what do we know for sure?
There is a growing sense that the British authorities would rather forget their weapons testing history.
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Avoiding certain foods risks malnutrition.
No place for young people.
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Parish council elections are a vital part of democracy – so why are people put off getting involved?
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UAE woman Munira Abdulla is fully conscious after 27 years - but reports of her “miraculous” story are misleading.
A meeting organised by NGOs in 2016 in Jaipur demanding a law making the state accountable towards its citizens.
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India has become a difficult place for NGOs to operate.
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Cialis may be able to stop heart failure worsening and even reverse some of the disease.
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Tackling the gender pay gap must take into account the way that part-time workers are treated.
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The current system drives social injustice and environmental destruction, a new approach to address both is called for.
Notre Dame circa 1475.
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The coercive Christian rule under which Notre Dame was sanctioned drove a wide exploitation of nature. Let it stand as a reminder of our environmental sins and a call to action.
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History is replete with examples of what happens when the idea of a nation being humiliated is allowed to fester.
Nobody likes a plot-spoiler.
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Even before blockbuster films and television, readers and writers hated reviewers plot-spoiling.
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A legacy in fossil fuels is likely to help even in the era of renewable energy.
The beluga whale was reportedly very friendly.
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Russia isn’t the only nation suspected of training marine mammals for military use – the US, UK, and Ukraine have all done so in the past.
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The law on medicinal cannabis in the UK changed. Not that you’d notice.
Moral injury was also found to be one of the greatest challenges faced by UK journalists covering the 2015 refugee crisis.
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A recent review found moral injury was experienced by a wide range of people in different professions, including journalists, police, teachers and soldiers.
A 2018 protest against rape and violence against women in India.
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This is transcript of part four of the India Tomorrow series from The Anthill podcast, on women and gender politics in India.
🎧 Part 4 of India Tomorrow digs into what life is like for women in India.
Children are growing up hungry across Britain.
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British children left angry and bewildered by food poverty.
Members of Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Guard watch the border with Colombia. February 24, 2019.
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Despite its rhetoric, the Bolivarian Revolution is betraying Venezuela’s indigenous people.
Could a machine do better?
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Artificial intelligence is being used to diagnose breast cancers from early mammogram tests.
High Life: where slow cinema is concerned, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Slow movies have until now been largely confined to arthouse cinema, for film aficionados only. Not any more.