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From blindingly bright and burning hot to pleasantly ‘candle-lit’, the first years of the universe would have been spectacular to see.
Scientists are beginning to understand why certain drugs and musical genres are natural partners.
How should pregnant women make sense of the diverse risks and benefits of caesarean versus vaginal delivery?
Scotland’s literary culture is dominated by a male perspective. So as Burns Night approaches, it’s time to give prominence to a female voice – written in both English and Scots.
The literary world is mourning one of science fiction’s greatest novelists.
Turkey’s priorities in Syria just don’t match the US’s – and its increasingly authoritarian domestic politics don’t help.
There are many examples of hierarchies in the animal world. Bees, for example, send males off to die after breeding season.
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Since its invention, the IQ test has generated strong arguments in support of – and against – its use.
The brilliance of stop motion technology tends to mask the raw talent Serkis brings to his performances.
To buy without owning, to pay rent on something that’s yours – the origins of leasehold ownership look increasingly out of place today.
Years before anyone conceived celebrity, the Scottish bard may have been the first to turn himself into a brand.
A new method of analysing underwater sound waves has led to the creation of a faster, more informative tsunami early warning system.
A new study has found a way to predict eruptions at Mount Etna within two weeks.
The evidence shows that PFI is always more costly relative to its publicly funded alternative – and by as much as 40% in some cases.
Desire haunts every sun-drenched frame of the Oscar-nominated film starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer.
Racist stigmatisation of Roma as socially ‘unadaptable’ has a long history across Europe.
A delicate truce between North and South Korea has been reached in the run up to the Winter Olympics. It’s a high profile win for an event which is struggling to remain relevant.
Poetry has a long history of depicting violent sexual behaviour against women.
Hailie Selassie thought his country’s gold could rival the biggest deposits in the world. He may be proven right.
With a single cut in donations to a UN agency, Donald Trump has abandoned another norm of US foreign policy. The consequences could be disastrous.
Understanding population density takes more than just arithmetic – that’s where mapping can help reveal which countries and cities are really getting cramped.
Materialism has an ugly face but it is here to stay. Rather than focusing efforts to diminish it we should utilise materialism to benefit wider society.
A history of inequality and division in society has reinforced a sense of separation – and it has benefited the far right.
The combination of changing your manager early enough and forking out on transfers could be the difference between relegation and Premier League survival.