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Are dating apps destroying men’s self-esteem?
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Historically, there have been numerous cultural manifestations of austerity that shed light on its enduring appeal.
James Gillray’s ‘Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! - or - an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air’ from 1802.
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Sir Humphry Davy was the Professor Brian Cox of the 1800s.
Bakhshali manuscript.
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High school students can blame ancient India for quadratic equations and calculus.
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While every other social media platform seeks to tie users in through content-rich profiles, the transient nature of Snaps means the company needs to find a new hook.
Which are you?
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Margarine has long been mocked as a symbol of poor taste.
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Few thought she’d go the distance when she first came to power. That was more than a decade ago.
This bit explains what happens if we break up…
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Cohabiting couples can sign an agreement to avoid legal uncertainties in the case of a relationship breakdown.
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As despotic personality cults go, Stalin’s example still leads the pack. But North Korea’s ruling family have taken it to a new extreme.
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Our behaviour is far more selfish than we might like to believe.
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After three rounds of talks, what has been agreed and what are the big sticking points?
Make yourself at home.
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Scientists have just discovered an unusual symbiotic relationship between crabs and living corals.
Delegates entering the Geneva conference.
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America’s indigenous tribes put themselves on the map in 1977. Now they’ve got Donald Trump to contend with.
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Turning zero from a punctuation mark into a number paved the way for everything from algebra to algorithms.
A poster protesting against a hard border in Killeen, Northern Ireland, near the Irish border.
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Since the Good Friday Agreement, political dialogue has opened up along the Irish border.
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Angela Merkel is on course for victory but she will need to form a coalition, and there’s more than one way to make that happen.
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The world has much to learn from the maturity, restraint and negotiation skills of one small country facing two superpowers
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The artist’s figures are alone and vulnerable.
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The power of apocalyptic thinking isn’t to be underestimated.
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Northern Ireland has a tourist circuit steeped in death and disaster – is this a good thing?
‘Smile for the birdy.’
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Parents can cause privacy problems by oversharing their child’s pictures online.
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Here’s how we can change the system of approval for new medical implants.
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Before CETA fully comes into effect, it must be ratified by each EU member state. Greece might have cause to stop it.
Getting it wrong: the ICC’s headquarters in The Hague.
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Why would the US and UK want to suppress the work of a post-war human rights effort?
‘I’m called what?!’
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The latest UK baby name data is in. But a name is more than just a noun, it can reveal who you are and where you come from.