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Fast furniture is a burden on our waste systems.

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There’s no good way out for Ukraine, but it’s not yet in a desperate enough position to accept Putin’s terms.

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Gout is no longer a disease of kings and queens, this painful joint disorder can affect anyone.

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Amazon has the means required to reboot Bond and spend lavishly on production and top talent.

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Of those polled in mid-January, 58% either strongly or somewhat support deploying UK troops as peacekeepers.

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China is less afraid of Trump’s tariffs than it was in his first term.

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Meet the Scottish colourists, stop and smell the flowers and follow the story of the cancer-journey influencer who was a fraud, as we bring you this week’s cultural highlights.

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There are also domestic reasons why the government may want to go down this route.

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It was previously believed that our pupil size was only affected by three things: light, focusing on nearby objects and cognitive effects.

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Until recently, the far right was consistently excluded by mainstream political parties.

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In an anniversary year, the legendary school of design has fallen foul of the AfD’s divisive rhetoric.

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When that concept failed, the founders opened the site up to any type of video – and transformed the way we consume and create media.

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Fernanda Torres gives an outstanding performance as a woman whose husband disappears under Brazil’s repressive dictatorship of the 1970s.

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The temperature of a sea turtle’s nest controls the sex and survival rate of their offspring.

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The ‘great negotiator’ Trump appears to have conceded several key points to Putin before the talks proper have even started.

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Porton Down’s archive was opened up for a study into the health of the human volunteers in the nerve agent testing programme.

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The new leadership appears to have ultra-conservative ideas about women’s role in society.

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High energy prices, a weak labour force and low productivity growth are behind the ailing German economy – and voters are feeling the pinch.

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Climate change need not be a taboo topic at the dinner parties, like politics and religion.

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Donald Trump’s threat to take back control of the Panama Canal harks back to decades of US intervention in Latin America.

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The environment is less of a priority to German voters than it used to be.

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Entering Flowers, you might think that you have just walked into a supersized florist’s shop.

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The 2022 peace deal would have left Ukraine completely at Vladimir Putin’s mercy.

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Roller derby, the kick-ass punk-inspired women’s sport, is enjoying a surge in popularity – but its players may also see a surge in foot injuries.

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If every car was electric, every single power station in the UK could be devoted entirely to powering them and it still wouldn’t be enough.

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The sleep behaviour of dogs explained.

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There has been an 830% rise in online child sexual abuse imagery since 2014 – and AI is fuelling this further.

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The discovery of Thutmose II’s original burial site is one of Egypt’s last missing royal tombs.

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Our very own Anna Turns will be giving a free webinar on our work, in partnership with the Association for Journalism Eduction. Find out more and register here: tcnv.link/b5Ftlfu

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Development economist Jostein Hauge talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the winners and losers from tariffs and protectionism.

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From space, scientists can track everything from sea levels or greenhouse gases to infectious bacteria or water stored underground.

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Reading is where many bilingual pupils with special educational needs and disabilities fall the furthest behind.

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Ne Zha has successfully created both an emotional and patriotic bond with Chinese audiences while boosting China’s cultural confidence.

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Bolsonaro and 33 others have been formally charged over an alleged plot to seize power in 2023.

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Without appropriate management, seaweed farming programmes could be dangerous for marine biodiversity and the benefits that humans get from the ocean.

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Refugees have launched shops, mobile phone charging stations – even cinemas.

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Since 1990, trust in government has been declining in democratic countries across the world.

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Everyone in today’s democracies could use a few lessons in free speech – and the Trump team tops the list.

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Tariffs will not be good for the US economy, despite what Donald Trump’s team thinks.

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A style born from post-war optimism and trauma, brutalism’s impact on culture, rebellion, and urban life remains deeply felt.

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EMS machines are a popular option for managing PAD – but a vascular surgeon explains why they should be a supplement to standard treatments and not a substitute

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How stress leaves its mark on plants.

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If Trump turns towards oil and gas, it could affect the minerals needed for the clean energy transition.

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We asked members of the public how to restore trust in police – here’s what their answers revealed.

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Does the controversial company really want the transparency demands that come with a listing?

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Grief is not about building a new life without the person you’ve lost but about finding new ways of incorporating them into your ongoing reality.

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Wales introduced a minimum price for alcohol in 2020 and a recent review shows it has reduced the availability of cheap high-strength drinks.

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These planes need a lot more fuel as they experience significantly more drag beyond the speed of sound.

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Who will be chancellor and will the AfD enter government?

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