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How do different species have sex? Medieval illuminated manuscripts contain some surprisingly varied depictions.
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Strangely behaving galaxies force scientists to rethink whether the universe really is uniform.
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If England eliminates hepatitis C, it will be the first country to do so. But how feasible is it?
Cambridge launched a campaign against harassment and sexual misconduct in 2017.
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Staff and students came forward after Cambridge launched an anonymous reporting tool in May 2017.
British values are being undermined, warns chief Ofsted inspector, Amanda Spielman.
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Amanda Spielman claims extremists are targeting schools to ‘pervert’ education and ‘undermine’ British values.
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E L James’ BDSM fantasies and Chaucer’s 14th-century story raise the same age-old questions.
Tennis should be a more regularly accessible sport for more children. That’s where we find more Johanna Kontas, Heather Watsons and Andy Murrays.
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It’s widely accepted that young people living in children’s homes or foster care are vulnerable to mental illness, but new research shows that social media can actually help.
Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto.
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The North American Free Trade Agreement forced Mexico into a crisis that turned into an opportunity. Could the same happen again?
The offending work: John William Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs (1896).
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The decision to remove a 19th-century painting because of its portrayal of naked women was a heavy handed way of making a valid point.
Votes for 16 protest in London, 2016.
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The UK doesn’t have enough evidence to back votes for 16 and 17-year-olds.
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Reforms to the judiciary are a threat to democracy – and that affects us all.
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Wales’s intimate piercing ban takes away bodily autonomy for under 18s.
End of life care isn’t just about dying, it’s about living too.
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Half of all patients diagnosed with cancer in the UK still die of the disease.
Is it time to stop outsourcing?
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Problems at government contractor Capita and the collapse of Carillion are part of the same story of outsourcing gone wrong.
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An unlikely combination of artists, medieval historians, philosophers and scientists have converged to create an exhibition of glass artworks.
Kurt Cobain’s song lyrics were loved by many.
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New research shows that people with depression use words such as ‘always’, ‘nothing’ or ‘completely’ more often than others.
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What the EU and UK agree and disagree on when it comes to the transition period after Brexit.
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New research shows the size of man-made earthquakes is linked to how deep industry wastewater is injected into the ground.
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IKEA has strategically exported Swedish cultural concepts like ‘fika’ and ‘lagom’. But what about feminism?
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This vote should be about the morality of letting women suffer.
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Compulsory participation could solve Wales’s political disengagement problem.
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Hollywood has long had a problem with diversity. But thanks to services like Netflix women have found a place for their stories, compelling Tinseltown to change.
Firms run with the long term in mind can aim to provide social, environmental, and financial returns.
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More CEOs and investors are looking to long term value over short term profits – an approach that may net them both.
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If you communicate carefully, big retailers will listen.