‘Someone likes me.’
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Many of us complain about the stress of being ‘always on’ – here’s what life could be like, if you actually disconnected.
AI can definitely help us monitor floods and could perhaps even deliver more accurate early-warning messages in the near future.
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There is a science to the art of the scam. If you can spot the fraudster’s ‘tells’, you can avoid becoming a victim.
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There’s a new Prince album coming out, two years after his death. Would the artist approve?
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Mosquitoes are transferring microplastics eaten in water into birds and other non-marine animals.
FC Barcelona’s Jordi Alba celebrates with his teammates after scoring in the La Liga match against SD Huesca in September, 2018.
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It’s not all about tiki-taka football. Our new research revealed how a unique philosophy, excellent coaching and cutting edge sports science help FC Barcelona get the best from its players.
Diego Garcia, as seen from space.
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The UK is increasingly isolated in its claim to the Chagos Islands. If an international court finds in Mauritius’s favour, the implications could be huge.
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Is yogurt as healthy as you think?
Are we clear?
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You think you’re receiving tablets of stone, but really they’re more like custard.
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Many millions are in need of short-term credit to supplement poor and exploitative pay.
Put down that bleach.
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A sanitised environment can mean fewer helpful bacteria. That has some surprising consequences for the health of children.
More fruit could be left to rot in the fields.
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A new report by the Migration Advisory Committee on the impact of EU migration on the UK has highlighted the reliance of farms on migrant labour.
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Scotland’s commitment to providing all students with free monthly supplies is showing the world how period poverty can be tackled.
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Austerity policies cut Britain’s brief recovery from the financial short and brought recession, stagnation and growing poverty.
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Gadgets that tell too many people to go to the doctor are a worry, but the growing enthusiasm for health monitoring should be encouraged.
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Will we soon no longer be able to discern which videos are real and which are fake?
Labour’s Diane Abbott and Shami Chakrabarti during a visit to Yarl’s Wood detention centre in February 2018.
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Labour’s immigration plans are progressive, but could still get bogged down in red tape.
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Perfectionism-driven social anxiety means young men will also be susceptible to ideological scripting of behaviour on TV.
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Students, manage your stress with these top tips.
In the corridors of power: Russian president Vladimir Putin with Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller.
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Armed and backed by some of the world’s largest known oil and gas reserves, Gazprom would be more powerful than US mercenaries such as Blackwater, and also closely linked to the Kremlin.
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Your field of view is how much you can see without turning your head. When things are closer to us, they take up more of our field of view, which makes them look bigger.
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We humans have a tendency to avoid making decisions when we’ve got a lot of options and when we fear being blamed for our choice. Sound familiar?
Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharpe in ITV’s Vanity Fair.
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Many viewers think that the recent adaptation of Vanity Fair plays fast and loose with Thackeray’s novel. But the writer was surprisingly modern.
Electron microscopy image of 1918 influenza virus particles near a cell.
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Pandemic and bird flu viruses are more deadly than seasonal flu. Scientists may have finally discovered why.
Storms Florence, Isaac and Helene on September 9.
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An ‘ex-hurricane’ will hit the UK and Ireland for the second consecutive year.