EPA
With the rebels on the back foot and the US sidelined, other major players hold the keys to Syria’s future.
Ten Muslims but none with exactly the same beliefs or values.
BBC
Reality television is never going to properly portray the true experiences of Muslims in Britain.
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You might be familiar with Article 50, but Article 127 of another European treaty could be as important when it comes to Brexit.
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Understanding how bullying evolved may help us deal with it in modern society.
Mario Draghi, ECB president.
EPA
Quantitative easing cannot single-handedly save Europe.
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For the first time, parliament plans to ban a right-wing extremist group, called National Action.
Andreas Schleicher, the man in charge of the global education numbers.
EPA
The direct line between world education policy and Donald Trump looks like this.
All shapes and sizes.
Didier Descouens
New research uncovers the role of the primate baculum and may explain why humans don’t have one.
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Jan Martin Will
A generation of ‘new media’ sites is challenging traditional news organisations when it comes to reporting the environment.
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It’s all very well to be intimidating, but China needs to win people over too.
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Will the evidence finally convince polluted cities to clean up their act?
Alright with the alt-right?
PA
The ‘alternative-right’ has used social media to become a hugely influential movement in global politics. Where is the left’s version?
Human rights activists demonstrate waterboarding on Capitol Hill in 2007.
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Psychologists have developed evidence-based interrogation methods that could be used as alternatives to torture.
Looking the right way?
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Despite the growing threat from far-right groups, deradicalisation programmes have been largely targeting Muslims.
Deaths after leaving custody are often ‘hidden’ from proper scrutiny.
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New research suggests 400 people have died from suspected suicide within 48 hours of leaving police detention in the last seven years.
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A handful of countries have introduced anti-doping measures in high-street gyms. Let’s nip it in the bud.
Switzerland’s Grimselsee dam.
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We’re working on a project to map all of Europe’s waterways and dams.
The aftermath of the December 10 car bomb attack in Istanbul.
EPA/Sedat Suna
Westerners consistently misunderstand and overestimate the threat of terrorism, and often gloss over the specific reasons behind attacks.
A face in a crowd in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation.
Big brother is not watching you … yet.
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Star Wars offshoot Rogue One was originally intended to be darker – but it looks like it might be rather vanilla.
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Back in 1663, it was all about staff getting the day off, now it’s all about boosting the coffers of the major stores.
Presenting personalities.
BBC
There are 16 contenders for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award… But who is the best athlete?
Lightspring
Media misinformation is hardly new. But social media amplifies it and makes it harder to correct.
Goaty McGoatface.
WilleeCole Photography
Sorry kids, these gift ideas are closer to home.
Mysterious gas giant is about 1,000 light years away.
Mark Garlick/University of Warwick.
Ruby and sapphire clouds may be hovering over exoplanet HAT-P-7b.