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Type 5 diabetes is a newly recognised disease – here are all the types of diabetes you need to know about

A guide to the different types of diabetes, including the latest type to be officially recognised – type 5.

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Could gravity be evidence that the universe is a computer simulation? My new study suggests so

Suppose the law of gravity is simply a byproduct of the universe operating under a computer-like code.

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Lim Cosmic Rhapsody: this orchestral journey to outer space aims to deliver hope amid global crisis – but falls short

The concerto closed with a rock-inspired number celebrating human-alien hybrids

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What do bacon and faeces have in common? They can produce the same feeling of disgust

Disgust is a primal emotion – and it could be the key to eating less meat.

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Viking pregnancy was deeply political – new study

Despite its central role in human history, pregnancy has often been overlooked in archaeology.

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Keir Starmer’s immigration plans: research shows you don’t beat the far right by becoming them

In a speech to launch his tough new immigration plans, the prime minister parroted the right’s rhetoric.

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From Zoo Quest to Ocean: The evolution of David Attenborough’s voice for the planet

Attenborough’s filmography has shaped how we perceive the natural world.

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UK’s India trade deal offers wider access to a surging economy – and could make food imports cheaper

The UK’s biggest bilateral trade deal since Brexit will have implications for businesses and workers in both countries.

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Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World should be read in tandem to understand today’s troubled times

In an era when all sorts of systems of control limit our freedoms, many don’t quite fit the template that Orwell or Huxley imagined – but combine elements of both.

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The Moomins drift through time like a myth – that’s why they resist meaning and endure

Tove Jansson’s gentle Moomin creatures reflect something ancient and ever-changing: a mythic rhythm of wandering, belonging and becoming.

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