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Five things I wish everyone knew about weight loss – by an expert in nutrition

Losing weight is hard – and it’s not just about willpower. Biology, environment and inequality all play a role.

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Black Grape: It’s Great When You’re Straight… Yeah at 30 – one of music’s greatest comeback stories

Black Grape somehow fused rock, hip-hop, acid house, melodic pop, dub, reggae into a dazzling psychedelic whole.

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Nature’s underground engineers: how plant roots could save harvests from drought

Plant roots don’t just take from soil; they shape it.

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Did the Sun boycott make Liverpool more leftwing? My study indicates it may have shifted views

The boycott caused the percentage of people who said they supported the Labour party to increase by about 16 percentage points.

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Our DNA analysis of 75,000-year-old bones in Arctic caves reveals how animals responded to changing climates

More than 6,000 bone fragments were found and dated, giving a rare ecological snapshot of the last ice age.

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From arthritis to nausea: five ways ginger could benefit your health

Ginger does more than spice up your stir-fry. Research shows it may ease nausea, reduce inflammation and even support heart health.

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Virtual Beauty exhibition – is our sense of beauty changed by new technologies?

How technology has changed how we craft our digital selves is explored in this exhibition.

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When US and Japanese troops stopped fighting to talk, eat and pray together

Eighty years ago, this remarkable event showed a rare glimpse of humanity on both sides of a bitter conflict.

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Plastics and human health: what’s at stake in the global treaty talks in Geneva

Lobbyists and petrostates want to avoid a strong focus on human health in the impending global treaty on plastic pollution.

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Fear built the nuclear bomb – only trust can ensure it is never used again

If the nuclear bomb was born out of fear, then ensuring it is never used again requires replacing fear with trust.

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